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Training magazine taps 2013 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 onboarding games and simulations and social learning strategies.

In this fourth installment of the Skills Gap series, we look at how technology can help bridge skill gaps, available technologies and how to choose the right ones for your organization, and how to determine the training budget for these technologies.

By Sean Glaze Although they often are mistakenly used interchangeably, there is a huge difference between team expectations and team goals. Most leaders are familiar with goal setting. There are dozens of programs, books, and suggested methods of setting smart and compelling goalsfor your organization. Goals are your main objectives and the ultimate success that you visualize achieving.

Excerpt from “What It Takes: Seven Secrets of Success from the World’s Greatest Professional Firms,” by Charles D. Ellis (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013).

By Andrew Graham, President and CEO,The Forum Corp. A workplace culture that fosters learning and innovation is a lot like a well-tended garden. Constant nourishment and attention will yield brilliant blooms that your neighbors will envy. But neglect those rose bushes, and the promising buds will die on the vine.

By Dave Basarab Managers are ultimately responsible for having properly trained employees, but they often don’t have time to properly spearhead training initiatives. For decades, companies have hired professional trainers, taking this task off managers’ plates. There are pros and cons to this approach. On the plus side, professional training offers:

By Maria Mazursky, CEO of TourDeFIT.com

By Kapil Bhasin, Senior Vice President, Learning, Indecomm Global Services Many independent training companies, as well as internal training departments, find themselves in the position of reacting to their clients’ needs on a one-off basis, making revenue growth and planning a challenging proposition. To overcome this, we in the learning services industry must redefine and evolve the nature of our relationships with our clients. This, in turn, will change the nature of our business from that of an occasional provider into a strategic partner.

By Julie Winkle Giulioni, Co-Founder, DesignArounds Have you ever noticed that the first four letters of the phrase, “career development” spell “care”? Coincidence? I think not. Because even beyond words on a page, care is at the very core of authentic and effective development. Unfortunately, career development doesn’t receive the care many employees need to feel valued, satisfied, and like they’re moving forward. As a result, too many organizations see engagement and results suffer.

By Ken Comée, CEO, Badgeville To nurture top performers,leaders need to borrow from the many user experiences and shifts in employee motivation that social media culture has surfaced. Some tips: