What can kiteboarding teach us about high-performance learning strategy? As high performers such as Sir Richard Branson discovered, harnessing the forces of wind and water with the right preparation, equipment and skills can lead to excellent results. Organizations also need to equip their employees with the right knowledge, skills and tools to lead to high […]

So, you’ve recognized the need to modernize corporate learning. Now what? Well, we’re not going to lie. This is a big ship to turn. And a quick-and-dirty, rip-and-replace approach won’t cut it. Taking your learning ecosystem to the next level involves getting all your stakeholders on board. Then, building a solid strategy and plan that […]

9 Ways to Assure Your LMS Implementation has a Happy Ever After The implementation of a learning management system (LMS) can be a daunting journey to undertake. Thoughtful planning needs to go into every step of the process — and ideally will begin before the RFP is even provided to potential vendors. Many enterprise technology […]

The idea of digitizing your high-value training materials may seem like a daunting task. But in fact, there is a road of best practices that you can follow to make it seamless. The key is to start small – perhaps with PDFs and securely delivering them – and work up to interactive material with analytics […]

We get it. You’re used to running L&D programs a certain way. So why change now? Well, the way we see it, you really don’t have a choice. The way businesses and employees work has changed. And, quite frankly, many L&D departments haven’t kept pace. Your people are employees who need to perform, not students […]

Today’s workforce is much more diverse than 25 years ago and continues to change as technology and societies develop. Organizations should be concerned with how they can get and keep the right talent and how they will prepare midlevel managers for more senior roles, particularly since organizations have historically prioritized executive development. In this webinar, […]

Harvard Business School Professor Michael Wheeler will explain the central role that emotional intelligence plays in successfully closing deals and resolving disputes. He will present key lessons from his own ground-breaking research. He’ll also draw on materials from Negotiation Mastery, his online course recently launched on HBX, Harvard Business School’s digital learning initiative. In this […]

60-year careers, the decreasing half life of skills, and digital disruption have many organizations rethinking, and maybe even struggling with how they develop their employees. “Fifty-six percent of current workforce skill sets do not match the changes in their company’s strategy, goals, markets, or business models.”  — ATD, Bridging the Skills Gap, 2015 Finding success […]

It’s simple. Investing in front-line supervisors and managers pays off.  This webinar provides the business case for investing in first time managers who, when well prepared, can help you drive meaningful results, improve performance on key metrics and aid in the retention of your people assets. We know that skill development doesn’t happen by accident […]

As learning continues to shift away from formal to informal, its ecosystem now includes a much broader spectrum of learning experiences. Information on any topic or skill is literally a click away for an employee with a smart phone. Google searches. Blogs. YouTube videos. Books. Podcasts. Articles. Expert advice. Information is ubiquitous and informal learning […]

Studies show that 45% of employees are only partially engaged in their work and 26% are completely unplugged. Low engagement leads to low performance, which leads to lower profits for your organization. So, what is engagement anyway? And how do we get employees to truly engage? In this webinar, Bridge by Instructure Product Marketing Manager […]

Being a learning leader today is not easy. Learning strategies must be aligned to business goals. Critical decisions need to be made with incomplete information. And impactful learning solutions need to be developed, launched and measured. It feels like chief learning officers and talent executives may need super powers. In this webcast, learn how you can prepare to […]

Transform learning into a competitive advantage with adaptive technology. Behavioral and performance data can be used to optimize every single moment in a learning experience, allowing firms to deliver the most efficient and effective training possible. In this session, explore how adaptive learning personalizes the pursuit of mastery and, in the process, unlocks performance for […]

True leaders understand that leadership is not about promoting the self, but about the team they serve.  Today's leaders possess certain qualities needed to be successful in today’s fast-paced, multi-generational, multi-cultural business environment.  They are intuitive, dynamic, collaborative, and grounded in the ability to make connections with those they lead regardless of position or generation. […]

We’re hearing it everywhere: today’s workers are learning every day, in a variety of ways, on and offline.  In fact, more than 70 percent of workers surveyed say they learned something useful for their job from an article, a video or a book in the last 24 hours. Yet at the organization level, very little data is […]

With more than 3.5 billion Google searches made daily and the average adult looking at their personal device 150 times a day organizations have a challenge to get their employees attention and keep them engaged. We all know video training is an important piece of keeping our workforce engaged, but how do you do it […]

We've heard about advances in brain science and how they can apply to learning but how do we put this into practice?  And how can it be used in courses online?  What exactly do we mean by brain science anyway?    Join us to hear practical examples from the world's largest retailer, Walmart, and D2L, a […]

The modern employee has 1% of their week to focus on training. What can they do with that roughly 24 minutes a week? Turns out, a lot. Armed with digestible and easily accessible microlearning experiences, we can create meaningful changes in behavior across our organizations. Along the way, we can help elevate the role of […]

Raised on a steady diet of video and online role playing games, The Millennial approach to work is radically different from their Generation X and Baby Boomer counterparts. What if you could use Gamification as a Management Tool—managing your cross-generational teams in the same way Gamers approach a Mission? Brad Szollose will lead this highly […]

Digital transformation is happening everywhere and has left many organizations asking, how can we better support and enable workers with better learning experiences? As the demands of the workforce continue to shift, a new model of learning is emerging where content is curated and the users drive the experience. Join MetLife’s VP of Vice President, […]

Retail associates. Forklift drivers. Food service employees. Plant workers. These deskless workers have one thing in common: They’ve all been underserved by L&D. Yet, these are the employees who are at the greatest risk for workplace injury, interact directly with your customers, own the manufacturing and distribution of your products and, ultimately, have the power […]

In part one of this webinar, hear from the senior leaders of “Visa University” on how they are driving a world class learning culture that enables skill development and increases their overall competitiveness in the highly disruptive, payment technology space. Visa will highlight some of their strategies for leveraging big data, aka learning fitness, to […]