How to Perfect the Skill of Listening
Coronavirus has changed the way American businesses operate, to say the least. And from work-from-home mandates to reopening strategies to locking down again in the face of virus spikes, it’s taken a...
View ArticleRemote Employee Training: 5 Steps to Creating Effective Microlearning Content
Keeping employees engaged in training is no easy task. This is especially true when asked to design remote employee training, where WFH distractions are almost unavoidable. You can host day-long...
View ArticleDigital Upskilling to Close the Generation Gap
The enterprise and the workplace are increasingly influenced by technology and technology-driven processes. With digital upskilling becoming an increasing priority, this often comes with a new level of...
View ArticleDeveloping a Training Program With Better ROI
Despite the economic downturn, training and professional development expenses in large companies rose from an average of $17.17 million in 2019 to $22 million in 2020. Similarly, small businesses also...
View ArticleShould You Cut Your Learning Budget in a Downturn?
At some point, every organization will face an economic downturn. It could be a global recession or a serious slump in one of the industries you serve. Regardless, too many organizations jump to the...
View ArticleEmployee Development: 5 Flexible Approaches That Work
Over the last three years, flexible and agile work models have been at the forefront of workplace disruption. Emboldened by work-from-home standards enforced during the pandemic, companies across...
View ArticleLearning Culture: Ideas for Nurturing Growth in a Hybrid Work Environment
At what point in a career does learning stop? Hopefully, never! Most business and technical professionals realize that becoming proficient in a job and becoming more capable over time requires...
View ArticleWant to Succeed at Upskilling? Lead With Hands-On Learning
Corporate learning and development (L&D) is at a crossroads. Today’s workforce desperately needs a skills update to prepare for the future of work, and old-school strategies aren’t rising to the...
View ArticleLearning Content in the Age of AI: Issues and Opportunities
These are exciting times for anyone involved in employee learning. As generative AI becomes mainstream, the learning content authoring possibilities seem endless. However, cool content tools don’t...
View ArticleDo You Train Employees for the Long Game?
Sponsored by FranklinCovey If you’re involved in hiring or managing people, no one needs to tell you that competition for top talent is still incredibly fierce. And keeping teams engaged and motivated...
View Article#WorkTrends: Mapping the Future of Workforce Skills
We’re learning that the term social distancing may not be precisely right — physical distancing is more like it. Socially, we’re finding all sorts of ways of staying close. The same is true with the...
View Article#TChat Recap: The Power Of Workforce Culture And Continuous Mobility
The balance of power is shifting in the employer/employee relationship. What does it mean for the future of work? The #TChat crowd weighs in The post #TChat Recap: The Power Of Workforce Culture And...
View Article#TChat Recap: Authenticity Is An Inside Job That Starts With Self
The balance of power is shifting in the employer/employee relationship. What does it mean for the future of work? The #TChat crowd weighs in The post #TChat Recap: Authenticity Is An Inside Job That...
View Article#TChat Recap: The “Be Different Or Be Dead” Show
The balance of power is shifting in the employer/employee relationship. What does it mean for the future of work? The #TChat crowd weighs in The post #TChat Recap: The “Be Different Or Be Dead” Show...
View ArticleThe Craft VS. The Art Of Leadership
I think it’s fair to say that I am an expert, or at least, very exper-ienced, in the realm of arts education. Since leadership is an art form of sorts, I thought I would weigh in with an artistic...
View ArticleThe Bravery Of Being Fearlessly Authentic
“We play the game With the bravery of being out of range We zap and maim With the bravery of being out of range…” —Roger Waters (musician and writer) Small craters pocked the desk around her laptop...
View Article8 Actions You Can Take To Survive A Shift
When do you know a shift is occurring that will significantly alter the competitive landscape and terms of play? There are some people who lead a shift and determine its direction. Steve Jobs...
View Article10 Ways To Escape From The Crowd
One of the more serious problems in society today is spacial separation; we are way too close to one another. We find ourselves almost in the living room of our neighbor. Students sit...
View ArticleStand-Out Leaders Putter At These 7 Things
Old school leadership is about control and pushing people to achieve results; setting and communicating objectives; delegating tasks; measuring results. Nothing wrong with old school, it’s just that...
View ArticleVirtual Reality Is Coming To An HR Function Near You
Ever heard of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One? It’s a novel that takes place in the year 2045. Human civilization is in a dark period, so people seek refuge in a virtual reality world called the OASIS....
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