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Promoting Diversity in the Face of Tradition
This year’s Academy Award season has been marked by more than excitement about which of the year’s films will end up receiving one of cinema’s highest honors. Indeed, debates about whether or not Brooklyn is more deserving than Spotlight or Matt Damon is more deserving than Leonardo DiCaprio have been eclipsed by debates about the […]
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Are Wellness Programs Good for Business?
Today, businesses large and small are embracing workplace wellness programs in an effort to lower healthcare costs and raise productivity and workplace morale. While the technology sector was an early adopter—with many companies offering on-site gyms and organic juice bars decades ago—today, wellness is finding a home in a growing range of workplaces, even those […]
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AT&T Asks Employees to Buy into Training
Asking employees to buy into training is by no means unique. Many of the world’s most successful companies recognize that training existing staff to take on more high-skilled positions is good for employees and good for business. Ikea, for example, has long worked on the premise that all employees should be trained for multiple positions […]
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How to design a modern, innovative workplace for productivity and wellbeing
Office design has become an essential part of talent management strategies. With a modern innovative workplace design, employees tend to be more productive, show more initiative, and have better overall health and well being. Modern office designs also have a positive impact on visitors, including partners, vendors, and clients. While mega-national corporates like Google may […]
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5 Types of Professionals Who Create Online Training
Online training has grown so much in recent years and as a result, there has also been a rise in learning management system functionalities and features, many of which are aimed at making it easy to rapidly create and launch content. Even with little to no technical experience, training managers can turn to an LMS […]
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Exploring Informal Learning and Its Role in the Modern Workplace
What is Informal Learning? Informal learning refers to the skills a person learns in an informal setting. In the workplace these skills can come from talking to other people, on-the-job experiences, working alongside more experienced employees, or even through trial-and-error. Learning professionals estimate, people learn only about 10 to 20% of their workplace skills from […]
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Don’t Wait to be Sorry: Service Industry Training
If you love…or used to love…eating at Chipotle, you’re not alone. In recent years, Chipotle has emerged as one of America’s most popular fast food chains. Part of its success has been rooted in its apparent commitment to using fresh and “natural” ingredients. Indeed, despite the fact that McDonald’s was an original investor, Chipotle has […]
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An MIT Dean’s Proposal for 21st-Century Learning
Professor Christine Ortiz, a respected Dean at MIT, recently announced that she is leaving her esteemed post—at least for a year—to found a new research university. Separating Ortiz’s institution from existing institutions is her plan to put project-based and virtual learning at the center of the institution on every level. If anyone is well positioned […]
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Information Overload: What It Is, Its Consequences and How to Avoid It
Information Overload in a Digital World Information overload is something not just employers are facing, but it’s becoming a problem in people’s everyday lives as well. When you’re dealing with too much information, it impacts your ability to make decisions and remain productive, but with a constant barrage of emails, communication, social media, and more, […]
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Do Your Customers Need Software Training? If So, Here Are Tips To Make It Work
The Advantages of Customer Training Customer training has many benefits, and with the rise in the availability of e-Learning and learning management systems, it’s more affordable, efficient and simple to deliver training. Customer training can be of particular importance as it pertains to companies selling software solutions. When your software company backs its products with […]
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Creating a Data-Driven Culture and How It Impacts Training
The Big Data Landscape Big data is no longer an obscure term, seen as exclusively reserved for multinational corporations. Thanks to the rise of a multitude of software options, even very small businesses now have the opportunity to incorporate data into the way they do business on a daily basis.
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Yahoo! Rumors, Lawsuits and Low Morale
If you haven’t already heard the news, Yahoo, one of the nation’s top tech companies, is downsizing. CEO Marissa Mayer is scaling down Yahoo’s operations in an attempt to save money and protect the company’s bottom line. While there is nothing unique about a company scaling back its operations for budgetary reasons, the problem with […]
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