Learning & Development
Why people quit (and how you can fix it!)
Brace yourself: 76% of full-time employed workers are either actively looking for or are open to new job opportunities. The job market wasn’t what it was five, or ten years…
Read MoreWhat Employees Want from On-boarding
Starting a new job feels like drinking out of a fire hose. There’s a whole lot of new being thrown at you all at once. New information, technologies and processes…
Read MoreConfessions of a Workaholic: How to Take a Step Back and Enjoy Time Off
I just got back from vacation and was so proud of myself that I only looked at my computer a few times during the week. As crazy and neurotic as…
Read More3 Tips to Make More Time for Learning
In any given week, employees dedicate about 1% of their time to learning and development. I did the math, during the average 40-hour workweek only 24 minutes can be carved…
Read MoreLearning: Keep it short, small and sweet!
Recently I’ve been thinking of a famous quote popularly attributed to Mark Twain and the French mathematician Blaise Pascal, which states: “I’m sorry I wrote you such a long letter;…
Read More3 Takeaways from ATD 2016
The ATD International Conference and Exposition is undoubtedly one of the best shows for learning and development pros to attend, and this year was no exception. Last month, I had…
Read MoreShining The Light: The Compliance Needs of Highly-regulated Industries
As I looked out my rain soaked window of Meridian’s headquarters, located in northern Virginia last week, I started thinking about the National Zoo and how hard it would be…
Read MoreSpring into Learning: 3 Tips to Jump-start Your Learning Goals
Spring is more than a new season, it’s a time of renewal. Days are longer, flowers are beginning to bloom, and the air is filled with the sound of birds…
Read MoreWhy Employees Aren’t Wasting Time on Learning
In a dream world, we’d all devote countless hours to our professional development. Who doesn’t want to brush up on old skills and learn something new? It would only make us…
Read MoreThe Nuts and Bolts of Creating an Engaging Training Program
It is no secret that today’s workforce is distracted. According to a 2013 Towards Maturity report, 88% of employees don’t have time, or make time, to engage with learning and…
Read MoreEmbrace Change or Fall Victim to Irrelevance
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that “Change is the only constant in life,” and that is true more than ever in business. The pace of change seems to be moving…
Read MoreHow to Build a Marketing Strategy for Your Learning Programs
A whopping 64% of learning leaders reported their people are not aware of the learning and development opportunities available in their organization. This scenario alone is enough to bring L&D…
Read MoreBinge-worthy Learning
I watched the first season of Narcos in less than three days. I’m not ashamed to admit it. Over the next week I’ll probably knock out the newest season of…
Read MoreHow to Inject Social Into Your Learning and Development Programs
Does social learning = a better trained, more informed and engaged workforce? In theory, yes. But are organizations actually doing social? According to Bersin, 80% of corporate learning…
Read MoreMaking the Move to a Corporate University
When thinking about the concept of a corporate university, we often first think of large corporations with famous universities, such as GE’s Crontonville University, McDonald’s Hamburger University or Disney University,…
Read MoreTop 7 Non-techie Tips for a More Productive Day
We all have those days when our to-do lists number in the double digits, and we feel like there’s just not enough time to get everything done. And we all…
Read MoreHow Training Creates Raving Fans and Loyal Customers
Is your learning management system (LMS) living up to its full potential? If you’re only using your LMS to train internal folks, it may not be! The benefits of…
Read MoreIYCMI: Every Day is Employee Appreciation Day
In case you missed it (ICYMI), today is employee appreciation day! If you’re like me, you’re probably thinking: “Wow, there’s a holiday for everything nowadays!” and “Shouldn’t every day be…
Read MoreIf you grow them, they will stay
Here’s a not-so-dirty little secret: If you don’t invest in your employees’ skills and development, they’re going to look for it somewhere else. We recently sat down with Kris…
Read MoreThe Power of a Doodle
How doodling sparks creativity and increases knowledge retention in individuals and teams. Doodling isn’t child’s play, though history may argue otherwise. Doodling has long been described as a…
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