3 Common Compliance Training Challenges

March 8, 2022

Compliance training challenges stem from the organizational culture and the nature of compliance. Compliance regulations are always changing, and sometimes those changes are swift, causing organizations to quickly churn out solutions to do whatever it takes to stay compliant. Most organizations rely on formal training to help them pivot quickly, enabling them to create a…

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2022 Corporate Training Strategies: Realignment

January 13, 2022

In 2022, we have lessons from 2021 combined with cautionary tales of catastrophic proportions from 2020. Looking ahead, we should take stock of what we can proactively build today to manage a future catapulted into the unknown. Planning for the future can often feel daunting. 2020 and 2021 accelerated the future, forcing many people &…

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3 easy ways to implement Design Thinking into your training program

December 14, 2021

In a recent webinar, “Human-Centered Learning: Leveraging Best Practices from Software Design,” Sean Osborne, our SVP of Product and Growth Strategy, along with our Lead User Experience Designer, Alan Underwood, introduced the concept of “Design Thinking” and how you can apply the concept and method to your training programs. The topic created a lot of…

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Benefits of Blended and Hybrid Learning

November 18, 2021

The corporate learning and development landscape has dramatically evolved in the past few years. As organizations grow, there has been an increasing need to deliver training that best meets the needs and capabilities of a diverse workforce. While many L&D professionals recognize that training cannot be a one-time event, they often run into time, cost,…

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The Corporate Disconnect Between People Strategy & Learning Strategy

October 26, 2021

There is a significant disconnect between what leaders intuitively know is important versus how we will get our future leaders to carry the torch. Leadership misses the critical importance of learning strategy in corporate training. Leaders often build their corporate strategy around areas that will help their business sustain profitability. Moreover, many corporations employ dedicated…

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Reimagining Work’s Future: Upskilling, Reskilling, and Retention

September 28, 2021

The future of work will require two types of changes across the workforce: upskilling, in which staff obtain new skills to help in their current roles, and reskilling, in which staff obtain new abilities that can prepare them to steer their career in a different direction. In a report by McKinsey, they stated that by…

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To change or not to change?

June 24, 2021

It’s human nature to resist change. Humans naturally prefer the status quo and stability over change and feel more comfortable when they don’t need to undergo changes in their personal or professional lives. While today’s world requires organizations to adapt to constant change and update their technologies, it is critical to take this resistance into…

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Does Your Learning Make an Impact on the Bottom Line?

April 8, 2021

Looking over the past decade or so, it is interesting to see how the focus of learning in organizations has shifted. A focus on technology, a focus on making that technology easy for admins to use, a focus on learners, a focus on content…it’s like a cat chasing a spot from a laser pointer. Of…

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Have You Outgrown your Homegrown LMS?

January 27, 2021

Why does every organization eventually mature past their homegrown learning platform?  According to Brandon Hall Group’s 2020 Learning & Development Benchmarking Study, 87% of companies currently use a Learning Management System (LMS) to support their Learning & Development— far more than any other learning-related technology—but only 11% of organizations are very satisfied with their current LMS.  Many organizations have opted to build their own learning management systems using internal resources over time. While they might have evaluated…

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Is it Time to Switch to a New LMS?

January 15, 2021

While 92% of organizations use one or more LMSs, only 9% are very satisfied and almost 20% are not at all satisfied with their current learning technology platform provider. (Brandon Hall Group, Learning Technology 2019). There are numerous reasons why these organizations are unhappy with their current LMS vendor. Modern organizations need to adapt their…

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