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June 2025
Gamification in the Workplace
Gamification at work must be fair and aligned with the business’ goals. Simply adding leaderboards or points without a clear purpose can lead to disengagement or unhealthy competition.
Microlearning: The Key to Capturing Workforce Learning Attention
Microlearning gives learners a sense of progress, which keeps them motivated. Short lessons and quick quizzes make learning feel manageable and rewarding.
Writing Effective Multiple-Choice Questions: Lessons from NASBA Standards
These standards ensure that Continued Professional Education-eligible training programs—whether eLearning, virtual instructor-led training, or traditional instructor-led training—adhere to strict guidelines that enhance learning effectiveness.
Scaling Apprenticeships with AI: A New Era for the Workforce
Trained on the right knowledge, AI can offer insights much like a master craftsperson would, delivering the right suggestion at the right time for that specific situation to apprentices.
Radically Change Your Program Design with the ROI Estimator
This is a valuable tool to evaluate the effectiveness of training programs by understanding their financial returns and helping to ensure that every dollar spent contributes to meaningful results.
Agentic AI for HR and the Skills Needed to Harness It
Essential human-centered skills such as interpersonal communication, critical and strategic thinking, and creativity are key for both configuring and managing agentic AI.
Training Hall of Fame Outstanding Training Initiatives (July 2025)
Each year Training magazine requires all Training Hall of Famers to submit an Outstanding Training Initiative that we share with our readers. Here are the details of Birmingham Water Works’ Zero Harm Training Initiative and McCarthy Building Companies’ Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Advanced Commissioning Training.
Time to Take a Training Tool Inventory
Resist the temptation to buy brand new training tools just because they are new and different. Instead, take an honest inventory of what is already at your disposal and get better at using them.
AI Is a Great Tool—But It Won’t Replace Humans
As Daniel Goleman notes, “what AI is not so good at can be called ‘heart skills’, or more technically, ‘durable human skills’—basically human abilities largely in the emotional intelligence domain.”
Productivity Coach’s Corner: Deliver Content and Create Connection
Before every learning session, ask yourself: “What could happen here that couldn’t happen anywhere else?” It’s a reminder that the room doesn’t need a sage. It needs a spark, a mirror, and an invitation.