Learning Management & Talent Development Insights
Latest trends, ideas and reports in the world of talent development, learning management and edtech
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Effective eLearning For a Multi-Generational Workforce
Corporations and organizations are facing a significant challenge when it comes to training their employees—how to train across the generations. Now, more than ever before, there are employees who span the generations coming together in one work environment. A primary reason is because an increasing number of older workers are holding off on retiring, as […]
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Why Leadership Training is a Good Employee Retention Tool
Leadership is more than just a title; it is a skill that can be developed and honed. As organizations grow and evolve, strong leadership becomes increasingly important. A company’s success often depends on the strength of its leaders and their ability to motivate and inspire their teams. But what happens when a company lacks strong […]
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20 Ways to Improve Mandatory Training
How can employees be challenged to change their attitudes about mandatory training, How can you train people who don’t want to be trained? Finding the answer to these questions has been the source of multiple research studies over the last two decades, spurred by the growth of the e-learning industry and globalization of the workforce. […]
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5 Tips For Facilitating Effective Leadership Training For Top Management
Leadership is the cornerstone of any successful organization. Strong leadership drives the company’s vision, motivates employees, and enables businesses to grow and succeed. However, developing great leaders doesn’t happen overnight. It requires a combination of innate qualities, skill-building, and continuous learning. That’s why effective leadership training is essential, especially for top management. In this blog […]
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Utilize Leadership Activities to Strengthen Your Entire Organization
Investing in leadership development is an important and strategically beneficial decision for business owners and operators. There are many different styles of leadership training, but they all serve an essential purpose: to enhance current leadership and grow the next generation of leaders to take over.
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The Essence of Gamification
The Essence of Gamification for E-Learning Game mechanics are employed to engage users, create extended periods of interaction and to reward engagement in order to ensure loyalty. This is the essence of gamification. We encourage you to utilize these game mechanics when you are designing or creating any training or e-learning content applications:
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May 2014 E-learning Survey Results
Our May 2014 PowerPoint and Spreadsheets survey results are in and they are an eye-opener into how organizations utilize tools like PowerPoint, Excel, Spreadsheets, LMS’s in conducting training. We continue to be surprised at the number of respondents who do not track their training efforts but are encouraged that companies are putting forth creative ideas […]
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Efficiency as a Leadership Quality, and How it Helps a Business Become More Productive
When the average person reflects on the word “leadership,” he or she will often think of sports figures and military commanders. The most obvious reason for this is how these leaders are depicted in the media, as well as other entertainment sources. For instance, countless Hollywood movies depict passionate speeches by football coaches, Army generals […]
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Be Proactive and Invest in a Leadership Development Program
How many times have you heard the phrase “leaders aren’t made, they’re born”? Probably plenty, as this expression is common in our society. What this maxim alludes to is that leaders become leaders because they have a specific personality that others will follow. However, that does not mean leadership development is impossible. If leaders were […]
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Big Courses Delivered In Small Chunks: Hottest 2014 Training Trend
While breaking big courses down into small chunks is one of the hottest e-learning trends in 2014, the concept originated nearly 60 years ago. In 1956, George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist at Princeton University, suggested in a research paper that the average human can retain seven items in his or her working memory at […]
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Why your Company Needs a Chief Learning Manager
American companies spend more than $130 billion a year on training their staff. Despite efforts by employers to give their workers the chance to learn new skills and absorb more knowledge, only 30 percent of U.S. employees describe themselves as “engaged at work” according to a recent Gallup study. What is even more disconcerting is […]
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Why Cross-Training Through E-Learning Makes Corporate Sense
Today’s companies must respond quickly to sudden influxes of business and rapidly changing markets. Because of this, an increasing number of businesses are using e-learning to cross-train their employees so they are able to perform several jobs within the organization. The trend started in service-oriented businesses such as restaurants and bars where three waiters or […]
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