Learning Management & Talent Development Insights
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The Most In-Demand Soft Skills for Today’s Employers
For any organization to be successful, it is important for it’s employers to have most in-demand soft skills. There is a lot of focus on hard skills by employers, employees, and job seekers. That is natural, but it is only part of the bigger picture. While the ability to operate machinery or knowledge of today’s […]
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Closing the Soft Skills Gap: Tips to Help Leadership Identify Soft Skills Missing from the Workplace
Soft skills gap is an important factor to figure out. In the skills gap conversation, a lot of attention goes to so-called “hard” skills. That is logical, though. You need people with the skills required for specific roles in place throughout the organization. However, too often, that leads to overlooking soft skills. We spend so […]
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What You Need to Know about Conducting a Coaching Skills Workshop
Creating a successful on-the-job training program requires the right components. One of the most critical is having skilled coaches in place to handle training. In fact, without the right coaches, your program is likely to fail. The question then is how do you ensure you have skilled coaches in place? Answering that question requires several […]
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Your Guide to Creating and Maintaining a Safe Workplace
A safe workplace will always ensure the success of an organization. Workplace safety is a critical consideration, whether you run a warehouse or operate within an office building. Creating a safe workplace can be challenging, though. It requires the right combination of training, awareness, and strategy. With that being said, it is not an insurmountable […]
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How to Get Employees On Board with Workplace Safety
Struggling to get your employees on board with workplace safety? Whether they fail to wear the required PPE, continually clutter up their workspace, fail to store chemicals safely, or something else, it all adds up to big compliance problems. That’s not just a black mark against your company – it means major risks for your […]
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Assessing the Trainers: Ensuring Your Trainers Can Achieve OJT Success Stories
Assessing the trainers might sound strange, though, as most organizations simply assume that other employees are willing and able to provide accurate OJT for new hires or are capable of training other employees in what they do. That is not always the case. One of the most crucial aspects of a successful on-the-job training program […]
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The Art of Setting Learning Objectives: Creating Measurable, Actionable Goals for Employees
Learning and development without objectives is fruitless. Objectives give meaning and context to the learner’s journey. They help organizations define the value of and ROI needed for L&D initiatives. However, setting learning objectives can be challenging. It requires understanding not just of the employee’s current role, but their existing knowledge, what they need to know, […]
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Expanding Your Toolbox: Integrating Other Learning Tools with Your LMS
Some additional learning tools with LMS can make the learning experience way better. The modern learning management system (LMS), is a critical component of your learning and development initiative. It brings all your training together in one place, making it available to learners both in the office and working remotely, and provides administrators with tracking […]
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What You Need to Know about Training Needs Analysis: Connecting the Needs of Learners and Businesses
In the wider discussion surrounding learning and development, there’s a lot of focus on the business’s needs and goals. That’s natural – the organization is at the center of the process. Or is it? A Training needs analysis is to look for company’s overall goals and milestones before making efforts on areas of training that […]
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OJT Success: Building the Support Team You Need
On-the-job training or OJT is often seen as an informal process. In truth, it can be, but it does not have to be. In some cases, informal OJT efforts are all that might be needed – introducing a new employee to their daily duties does not require much in the way of formality, for instance. […]
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The Power of Social Learning in Today’s Workplace
When you think of learning in the workplace, chances are good you picture something formalized. An employee uses the learning management system to complete a course, for instance. Or maybe you think of a new hire shadowing someone more experienced as they learn the ropes. Humans have always learned through social means, and that is […]
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Addressing Your Organization’s Skills Gap: A Guide for Businesses
The term “skills gap” has become something of a catchphrase today. However, that does not rob it of its meaning or value. Many industries are seeing a shortfall of critical skills necessary for business processes and success, and are facing organization’s skills gap. There is a very good chance that your business falls within that […]
