In the last two years, a record number of people have left their jobs. Some did so unintentionally — in the first year of the pandemic, unemployment soared to a level not seen since the 1930s — and some did so purposefully, leaving work in 2021 during the Great Resignation. While the... more
You put your heart and soul into your Learning and Development (L&D) program. You work hard to develop training materials that will interest your learners. You introduce technologies that should make accessing learning easier for them. You implement cultural changes within your organization that support training. Despite all of this... more
Over the past two years, movements such as #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, and #StopAsianHate have pushed companies to look at diversity and inclusion in a way that they never had before. Conversations that people used to steer away from at work were now becoming front and center. Topics such as race, sexual... more
We’re making a list. We’re checking it twice. We’re going to find out who’s naughty or nice — and who has been taking workplace learning seriously this past year. While there are plenty of learners on the Nice List this year — we love engaged learners and supervisors who support... more
Prior to the pandemic, delivering learning to a highly dynamic and mobile workforce was already a daunting task. Now, organizations are spending significant time and resources trying to understand the best ways to help their employees continue to learn, upskill, and reskill for the future. It has become clear that... more
Learning & Development teams had to shift into high gear over the past two years, working to quickly upskill and reskill the workforce during a time of unprecedented change. The dynamics of the workforce and how employees interact with the company, technology, and each other changed dramatically. For instance, in... more
Learner experience is certainly not a new topic but it’s become increasingly important as the state of corporate training has changed. Learners have come to expect training to “do something” for them. It can’t just be another task to check off the list. It needs to add tangible value. For... more
What do learners want? It’s the eternal question, asked by Learning & Development (L&D) leaders throughout the industry. The answer is important because research shows that when learners are delivered learning that meets their preferences, they do better. Training Industry’s most recent Learner Preference Report found that training programs delivered... more
It’s college basketball playoff season in the US – otherwise known as March Madness, where the country’s top teams in men’s and women’s hoops duke it out for the champions’ titles. As such, it was irresistible to not make reference to “the way the ball bounces” in some clever way... 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, although there are some common misconceptions about what microlearning is, and how best to use it. No longer controversial or new, it’s fair... more
