September / October 2019
View Digital EditionL&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.
Does Your Training Belong On YouTube?
Your employees may turn to YouTube for the latest cat videos or TED Talks, but is the site the right place to house your training?
AI Or Just Sci-Fi?
A look at artificial intelligence’s current and potential impact on training and the workforce.