What will learning and development look like in 2021? While our focus is on moving forward this year, we can’t do that without looking back and acknowledging the myriad ways that 2020 changed the working world. More people than ever before worked from home. Customers needed additional support. Companies had... more
If there is one positive thing that can be taken away from 2020, it’s that you are capable of getting through anything. It was tough, but you made it! Well done. Welcome to 2021. Now, after the year we’ve just had, it’s pretty safe to say everybody is ready to... more
Back in 2019, very few businesses were expecting a pandemic. After all, epidemics were things of the past, relegated to the history books. We’d probably never live through one. There was no need for a strategic plan addressing business continuity in case of a pandemic, and no need to make... more
Chances are you left a lot of planning to the last minute in 2020. It’s hard to make long-term plans when the short-term future is so unpredictable. But I think this past year gives us a great example of why looking forward is always better than looking back. For the... more
The times they are a changin’ – and so are the technologies. Once a go-to application for everything from video ads to games to entire websites, Adobe Flash will no longer be supported in most Internet browsers after the end of this year. For those of us involved in the... more
Before the pandemic, if you bought a new iPhone from Apple, you could learn all about its newest features in a free class at the Apple Store. Since April, however, the in-store classes have been limited at Apple Stores. Instead the training has gone online. Apple isn’t the only company... more
In the TV show, Schitt’s Creek, there’s an ongoing inclusion of the song “The Best” by Tina Turner. It pops up in the form of an acoustic serenade, an endearing lip sync, and it even finds its way into a pivotal scene in the show’s finale. In our last Lenny... more
Learn more about hosted learning management systems To streamline the oversight and delivery of eLearning content, your organization will likely benefit from a Hosted Learning Management System. A Learning Management System (LMS) can be as simple or robust as you need. With many different LMS software options on the market,... more
The learning and development world has been abuzz about microlearning for some time now. It’s been a top trend on nearly every industry list for several years and has moved beyond being a passing fad to being a solid feature in the corporate learning landscape. What is microlearning? Exactly as... more
It’s the season for being thankful here in the US, and in this particular year, you might think that would be difficult. No lie — 2020 hasn’t been easy, and many of us have been working at home since March. The months in between have been turbulent and packed with... more
