Learning Management & Talent Development Insights
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Understanding Common Mistakes When Developing Custom Training
Pre-made learning content can be an invaluable asset. It allows you to get your L&D efforts off the ground quickly, without the time and expense involved with creating custom training. However, despite that value, “boxed” content is only good up to a point. Eventually, you will need to create custom content for your learners. When […]
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Build a Stronger Brand with Training for External Stakeholders
Today, most organizations have in-house learning and development efforts. The vast majority of leaders understand the need for L&D and see the value of training their employees and managers. However, no business exists without the help of others outside the organization. Manufacturers work with suppliers and distributors, as well as retailers. Software developers work with […]
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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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How to Tell If Your eLearning Content is Engaging and What to Do If It Isn’t
eThere’s a great deal of focus on “engagement” within eLearning initiatives today. There’s a good reason for that – engagement is a critical consideration for success. If your eLearning content is engaging, learners are more likely to complete modules faster, retain information better, and be able to apply it in the real world. On the […]
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Content Creation and eLearning Success: What Makes “Good” Learning Content?
2020 saw eLearning really come into its own. With most teams working remotely, a modern, cloud-based LMS has become an even more critical element for businesses. However, no amount of connectivity or mobile-friendliness can make up for low-quality learning content. Quality content is vital for eLearning success, but this is where many L&D and HR […]
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How to Loop Employees into Career Path Development
The employment landscape has changed a lot over the past few decades. We’ve seen the end of an era – when employees worked for one employer for decades, to eventually retire with a pension. We’ve seen the rise of something new and arguably better – an era where employees are unafraid to jump ship if […]
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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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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 […]
