Learning: Keep it short, small and sweet!

June 21, 2016

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;…

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3 Takeaways from ATD 2016

June 14, 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…

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Shining The Light: The Compliance Needs of Highly-regulated Industries

May 24, 2016

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…

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Spring into Learning: 3 Tips to Jump-start Your Learning Goals

May 18, 2016

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…

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Why Employees Aren’t Wasting Time on Learning

May 10, 2016

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…

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The Nuts and Bolts of Creating an Engaging Training Program

April 27, 2016

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…

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Embrace Change or Fall Victim to Irrelevance

April 19, 2016

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…

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How to Build a Marketing Strategy for Your Learning Programs

April 13, 2016

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…

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Binge-worthy Learning

March 31, 2016

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…

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How to Inject Social Into Your Learning and Development Programs

March 29, 2016

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…

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