Learning Management & Talent Development Insights
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Learning through Volunteering: Going beyond the LMS
Employee development requires an intentional strategy and the right tools. A modern, cloud-based LMS will be central to your success. However, there are times that you might need to go beyond your learning management system to deliver meaningful, timely development options to your employees. One such example is learning through volunteering. What Is Learning through […]
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The Types of Performance Measures to Gauge Performance and Progress toward Development Goals
The entire point of your L&D initiative is to help employees develop and grow. However, without a way to measure progress toward those goals, it is impossible to gauge success or determine if the employee needs a helping hand. The good news is that there are simple, effective ways to set goals and guide the […]
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10 Tips to Accelerate Employee Development
Employee development is the foundation of success for your entire organization. This is how you close skill gaps, retain key talent, and help people grow into new positions. However, it can be a slow, laborious process at times. You must put in place a plan to accelerate employee development if you want to be able […]
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Looking to Boost Employee Engagement? Use Your LMS
Employee engagement is vital, but it can be challenging to raise. When we talk about it, much of the discussion focuses on things like wellness programs, regular performance-focused check-ins, and one-on-ones, or changing your company’s culture. Those are important steps, certainly. However, you may be overlooking one of the most critical weapons in your arsenal […]
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Skill Gap Identification: The Key to Strategic Employee Development
What is the single greatest hurdle your organization faces? For most, it is the prospect of undiscovered skill gaps within the workforce. Without the right talent with the required skills, it becomes impossible to move forward. While some organizations don’t take this seriously employee skill gap development can a powerful catalyst to propel your organization […]
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How to Become a Growth Organization
There is a lot of discussion today surrounding employee strengths and weaknesses. However, we need to turn our attention to the organization’s strengths and weaknesses, as well. The wrong structures and processes in place can dampen growth and drive away needed human talent, resulting in stagnation, or even regression. So, how does an organization become […]
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Sighting the Target: Employee Development Best Practices
What is the key to running a successful organization? The right product? Great marketing? A thorough understanding of your competitors? Those are important, certainly, but they are not the most critical thing. That title goes to your employees. Without human talent, your organization does not exist. It’s as simple as that. When seen in this […]
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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 […]
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Cross-Training: Preparing Your Organization for the Unexpected
When it comes to learning and development (L&D), many companies take a “less is more” approach. If yours is one that focuses primarily on ticking the boxes for regulatory compliance and ensuring professional CE is completed, you know precisely what we mean. To some extent, that is understandable, but it can be unfortunate, as it […]
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How to Create a Personal Development Plan
Learning and development (L&D) initiatives are critical to overall business success. However, all too often, we forget that L&D should actually focus on the learners rather than on preferred business outcomes. Yes, you need to teach X so the business can achieve Y, but your learners are the reason, the motive power within the organization, […]
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The Impact of Self-Directed Learning on Employee Engagement: Building a Better Organization
Most organizations take a similar stance to learning and development. That is, employees follow a structured path forward, marked by pre-defined milestones. It seems like a logical thing to do, and it ostensibly makes it easier to track progress for in-house and compliance needs. For many organizations, self-directed learning is the way to go as […]
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Turning In-Person Training into Virtual Training: A Guide for L&D Teams
Despite the lingering effects of the novel coronavirus, training and development must go on. Many organizations initially paused those efforts at the onset of the pandemic, but as the new paradigm has evolved, it becomes apparent that they must be restarted. Remote work is the new normal, and we must find ways to change and […]
