CHROs and Predicting Future Skill Needs
The number of Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) using predictive analytics to manage workforce issues has begun to rise, according to an IBM Institute for Business Value study, Redefining Talent: Insights from the Global C-Suite Study—The CHRO Perspective.
5 Factors to Consider for a Successful Virtual Instructor-Led Training (ILT) Event
These include: creating an equal environment; prepping the content, instructor, and student; and supporting the event.
Making Your MOOC
My hat is off to those who develop and deliver Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to participants scattered around the globe—and the IT professionals who provide technical support.
Top 10 Hall of Fame Outstanding Training Initiatives (Sept/Oct 2016)
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 Booz Allen Hamilton's "Tech Tank" and Farmers Insurance's "Bring the U to You."
L&D Best Practices: Strategies for Success (Sept/Oct 2016)
Training magazine taps 2016 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 Mariner Finance’s Manager Development Program for high-potential employees.
Put Your Gameface On!
From business simulations to charades, soccer/tennis, and the opportunity to whack the federal deficit, the games have begun at Henry Schein Dental Business Institute, Major League Soccer, and Brookings Institution. And they’re scoring big with both learners and leadership.
Are You Game For Learning?
Games and simulations give learners a fun, immersive way to learn the same lessons companies used to teach them in a traditional class.
Part 2: Employee Voice: Listen, Analyze, And Act
Tapping into your employees’ collective voice can directly affect your bottom line, improve effectiveness, and boost engagement.
The Roi Of Virtual Training
Virtual training offers organizations the opportunity to save on travel and facilitation costs while enabling employees to learn when and where they want. The question is how to quantify the intangibles to calculate an accurate return on investment.
Mentoring in the Digital Age
Mentoring—a seasoned expert guiding a newbie—is the oldest form of training. But some companies are finding ways to take mentoring to the next level with digital and online technology.