The Show Must Go On!
The sickening crunch of my ankle hitting what I thought was pavement but turned out to be black ice was the first indication of bad news.
L&D Best Practices: Strategies for Success (March/April 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 Farmers Insurance’s ProjectexChange, an approach for chasing the elusive 70 percent of learning that happens via experience, and IBM’s adaptive learner approach of building innovation skills through instructional design.
Orlando Magic
There truly was magic in the air—and learning opportunities everywhere—at the Training 2016 Conference & Expo held February 15-17 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort.
The Art of Content Curation
With reams of multimedia content such as videos now easily available online, companies are combining ready-made and custom content to suit their training needs.
Training in Developing Countries
When training in developing regions, it’s important to take cultural and geographic factors into account as you design and deliver the program to ensure it meets the diverse needs of each employee group.
We Talk the Talk, But Do We Walk the Walk?
A survey by Training magazine and Wilson Learning finds that while there is a strong desire to be more strategic, for the most part, L&D organizations and leaders are not doing what is needed to be recognized as strategic leaders.
Great Expectations
Meeting your boss’s expectations in the training programs you create requires material that teaches the lessons your employees need to learn to keep the company profitable. But it also includes cultivating an engaged workforce in the process.
What Can L&D Learn from the Presidential Race?
With the presidential campaign in full swing, candidates are challenged to remain relevant, stay in the race, and advance their agendas in an environment overwhelmed by candidates. L&D leaders often experience the same challenges when engaging with the C-suite.
What Do Employees Think About Their Training?
Employers don't necessarily have to provide lengthy training programs for employees to believe they are getting valuable learning, according to a BizLibrary survey of 1,800 employees.
Dividing the Workload
Left unaddressed, issues such as fairly divvying up workplace tasks can fester and worsen. The solution lies in a conversation that features active listening and a willingness to be open to others’ perspectives.