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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 […]
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Do You Need to Integrate Social Learning into Your L&D Strategy?
Social learning might not get the same attention that other L&D components do, but there are some pretty compelling reasons to make it part of your overall strategy. What is it, though? How does it work, and why should you be concerned with integrating it into your learning and development strategy? While we recommended, you […]
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How to Create an Environment That Supports Self-Directed Learning
Are you striving to create a sustainable learning culture within your organization? It can be quite challenging. One of the most important supports for that culture is self-directed learning, or SDL. Self-directed learning can drive numerous benefits and support L&D success across your initiatives. It can also lead to several other important benefits. However, creating […]
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How to Implement Content Curation in Your L&D Strategy
How much time, effort, and money go into creating your L&D materials? If yours is like most organizations, the answer is, “a lot”. It can be a significant investment, and it can also be quite challenging. After all, your team must balance content creation with other responsibilities, and there is a lot required to create […]
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L&D Content: How to Drive Engagement with Learning and Development
Engagement – it’s the holy grail of business growth and development. High engagement levels drive improved performance, enable a better ability to compete, and help create a positive corporate culture. Low engagement levels, on the other hand, can destroy productivity, lead to high turnover and increased churn, and drive talent away, reducing your ability to […]
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The Post-Pandemic Learning Landscape: How L&D Must Evolve
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on virtually every facet of our lives. Businesses large and small have been forced to adapt to new, remote work situations in many instances, and employees have faced unique challenges in working from home, reducing their social interaction, and limiting their movements. Even learning and development (L&D) […]
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The Role of L&D in Becoming an Employer of Choice
The right talent is critical for business success. Your people deliver insight, innovation, and the skills you need to succeed. However, if you cannot attract the right candidates, it becomes impossible to grow and move forward. Learning and development (L&D) should be part of your organization’s culture. This ensures you’re recruiting and developing the right […]
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Encouraging L&D Success: Turning Employees into Lifelong Learners
Learning and development (L&D) too often takes a backseat to performance management. The truth is that they’re two sides of the same coin. You cannot improve performance without learning and growth, and development does not occur without performance management. Employees who are lifelong learners will inevitably translate their experience and knowledge to productive outcomes for […]
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Instructional Design Models and Their Impact on Your L&D Success
When it comes to learning and development (L&D), eLearning has proven to be incredibly effective. That’s truer than ever as we remain socially distanced, working remotely, and training remotely. However, eLearning isn’t a magic wand that you can wave and automatically ensure that your learners can master new material and progress through the levels. The […]
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Innovation and Creativity Zones and Their Impact on Your L&D Efforts
“Innovation” – it’s one of today’s hottest buzzwords. However, it’s more than that. It represents the goal to which so many organizations aspire, and yet somehow fall short. Often, a lack of innovative capability stems not from missing in-house talent, but from the wrong culture. It also comes from not supporting employees through the right […]
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Are You Missing a Critical Part of Your L&D Strategy? Understanding Strengths Discovery
Your learning and development (L&D) strategy is critical. It speaks to the organization’s ability to compete by developing in-house talent. It addresses crucial skill gaps and helps ensure improved employee retention over their lifecycle. However, despite that importance, there is a good chance your strategy is missing a key component: strengths discovery. It is a […]
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Workplace Resilience: A Key Factor for L&D Initiatives
When you think about characteristics and qualities vital for success in the workplace, what comes to mind? Chances are good you think of having the necessary hard skills, or perhaps it’s doggedness that speaks to you. While employees need a host of different skills and aptitudes to thrive in today’s work world, resilience is perhaps […]
