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How to Cater To Different Types of Learners
Ask any educator, and they’ll tell you that there is no one learning style that works for every student. We all learn differently. No two employees learn the same way, even if some prefer similar methods. This is why it’s so critical that your organization’s training strategy must take into account and cater to the […]
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How Learning and Development Can Play a Key Role In Compliance Training
In a world that seems to be changing faster as each day passes, you must become efficient at focusing on the constants. You want to set yourself up for the lowest amount of risk possible. When you’re on the hook for compliance training, every portion of the process is going to be heavily scrutinized by […]
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Improving L&D Delivery to Increase Learner Engagement: Trends for 2021
Has your L&D engagement dropped with the move to remote work? You’re not alone. In fact, that lack of direct connection is one of the largest problems for learning and development initiatives around the world. Learner engagement has always been a great challenge for many organizations around the globe. Humans are social animals, and we […]
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Key Tips to Drive Social Learning in a Remote Workforce
Humans are social creatures. We are hardwired for interaction. That is how we learn best – from one another, in an in-person environment. As the world has been turned upside down due to the pandemic, we have found that the way we learn needs to change too. There’s a rise in social learning in a […]
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Custom Training: Can It Solve Your L&D Challenges?
Struggling to meet L&D goals? You are certainly not alone. Many organizations find achieving meaningful progress toward important learning and development-related milestones challenging. However, there is a solution – custom training. By allowing your learners to enjoy a degree of flexibility, it becomes possible to overcome those hurdles and accelerate your L&D initiative’s success. Of […]
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Understanding the Must-Have Gamification Elements for L&D Content
Creating engaging content that drives engagement and helps your learners master information and move forward can be very challenging. It requires a deep understanding of the topic area, mastery of content creation, and design skills that help present that information in an engaging, palatable way. Gamification elements are critical in that process. Gamification has become […]
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Employee Morale and Learning: Understanding How L&D Can Drive Morale
There is (rightfully) a lot of focus on employee engagement. It’s a critical measure of success and, without good engagement, it’s impossible to move forward as an organization. However, the same attention is not paid to employee morale, which is equally crucial for success and, in many ways, can be used as a barometer of […]
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The Top L&D Mistakes to Avoid in 2021
Ask any learning and development professional and you’ll get the same answer – L&D can be incredibly challenging to get right. That’s because there are so many missteps and mistakes that can derail your efforts. It’s all too easy to start strong, only to find that your learning and development initiatives completely miss the mark. […]
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How to Do L&D Right: A Guide for HR Professionals
Few initiatives are as central to business success as L&D. It’s a critical part of boosting morale and engagement, closing skills gaps, and developing your workforce. However, it’s also easy to get it wrong. This guide for HR professionals attempts to layout ideas L&D can take to improve their learning and development projects. Given the […]
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How Learning and Development Impacts Your Brand
Branding is an immensely complicated thing. Entire courses are taught on how to establish a brand and differentiate yourself from competitors. However, those usually focus on just one side of the coin – your brand as perceived by customers or clients. There’s another side to consider – your brand as perceived by your employees. This […]
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People Capability Development: Key Tips to Improve Your Results
What is it that makes someone admire a company? Is it the ability to turn a profit? Is it how a company sets a particular strategy? If you were to ask most people what they admire most about some of the leading companies today, chances are good that the answers would trend toward the other […]
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Understanding the Five-Fold Strategic Role of L&D
Learning and development is a critical component of a successful organization. However, leaders all too often neglect L&D because they fail to understand just how it slots into achieving mission-critical goals and objectives. Understanding the five-fold strategic role of learning and development within your business will not only help ensure that L&D initiatives are seen […]
