Sticky Notes: Understanding Context and Where You Fit In
Before you can figure out where you fit in, you need to get a handle on the other pieces of the puzzle. Here are some questions you have to ask yourself, especially when you are new to any situation.
Productivity Coach’s Corner: Use Insight to Work Together…Better
Spend an hour this week studying you and the people you work with. And use that awareness to work together…better.
Partnerships & Alliances (Sept./Oct. 2019)
The latest training industry mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and more.
Turning the Spotlight on Video Training
Some 4 out of 10 respondents not planning to use video indicated they don’t think video is as effective as in-person training, according to a national survey of 100 Human Resources and business decision-makers about perceptions of video as a training tool conducted by Sonic Foundry/HR and CIO Dive Brand Studio.
Figuring Out What Sticks
Adaptive learning provides insight into what’s sticking with learners and what isn’t, allowing employers to better understand what employees find interesting and the content being retained.
Can Smart Tech Be Too Smart?
Technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) potentially can have a seismic effect on both the workforce and training and development.
Top 10 Hall of Fame Outstanding Training Initiatives (Sept./Oct. 2019)
Each year Training magazine requires all Training Top 10 Hall of Famers to submit an Outstanding Training Initiative that is shared with our readers in a print issue. Here are the details of Keller Williams Realty, Inc.’s new tech training; KPMG’s industry simulations; and digital upskilling at PwC.
L&D Best Practices: Strategies For Success (Sept./Oct. 2019)
Training magazine taps 2019 Training Top 125 winners and Top 10 Hall of Famers to provide their learning and development best practices in each issue. Here, we look at ADP’s best practices for building a retention strategy and how SE2 overcame the challenges of upgrading its learning and development offerings.
Games People Play—To Learn
Law firms Hogan Lovells and Littler Mendelson use liveaction simulations in their leadership development and workplace respect programs, respectively. KPMG leverages a gamified, Web-based learning app to help new and current employees understand what, exactly, the audit, tax, and advisory services firm offers clients. Verizon helps store managers know what to do during a robbery via a virtual reality simulation. The games may be fun, but they have a serious side—providing employees with the vital information and skills they need to do their jobs.
Game Gains
Advancing technology continues to help organizations create games and simulations that make training both effective and fun.