By Allan Harris - astd.org Infuse instructional design methods with practical project management principles. I was fooling myself. I truly believed my training and development projects were successful. However, "successful" meant something different for me than it did for my sponsors. I missed a few deadlines or...
By Tricia Heinrich - astd.org Working with ON24, Sodexo created a virtual learning environment to provide training and boost engagement. Food and facilities management company Sodexo worked with ON24 to create a virtual learning environment (VLE) for employee training and development. The VLE helps the company communicate...
By Kim Seeling Smith - Ignite-Global.com Whenever I talk about strengths (and I do a lot because research shows that your ability to play to your strengths within a job is the number one indicator of success) I inevitably get the question, “What about my weaknesses? ...
By Wendell Nekoranec, Dawn Fourrier - astd.org Use coaching strategies and communication best practices to support managers through organizational change. Today's organizations are faced with increasingly rapid changes in technology, customer demands, and the competitive landscape. To sustain growth, weather various economic conditions, and achieve better...
By Kim Seeling Smith - Ignite-Global.com Your parents were wrong! But it wasn’t their fault. Everyone has been taught that in order to be successful, more productive, more well-rounded and happier we need to learn to overcome our weaknesses. That’s why, if you brought home 3...
By Sara Bushman - astd.org An internal certificate program can help organizations fill skills gaps and develop talent strategically. Is your staff properly trained to achieve the organization's business goals? Is there a learning and development gap? If so, an internal certificate program may meet your...
By N. Dayasindhu - thehindubusinessline.com Focussing solely on cost-cutting may not get you through a recession. Evolving to meet the needs of changing times and pursuing learning opportunities are the key to success. In Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, authors Jim Collins and Jerry...
As more employees train outside work, there is the danger that development will get pushed aside By Debbie Andalo - guardian.co.uk The number of employees getting training in work fell over the last year. Photograph: Bloomimage/Getty Images / BloomImage RF On-the-job training and development for people working in...
By Jo Faragher - personneltoday.com It has brought Elvis and Sinatra back to life, but can holographic video work for internal communications and training? When the late rapper Tupac Shakur "performed" at last year's Coachella music festival in the US, the audience could barely contain its disbelief. Of course,...
by Ann Pace - astd.org E-learning is the number one technology-based learning and performance support method in which organizations will invest this year, according to recent research by Impact Instruction Group. The corporate training and development firm's 2013 Learning & Development Technology Report cites that...