The internet is teeming with statistics about how much information learners retain based on the type of learning they’re engaged in—reading, hearing, doing, etc. You’ve probably seen a version of …
Cutting to the Chase: How Performance Mapping Can Keep Training on Track
As learning solutions professionals, our initial approach to training is a process of targeting training to goals—we look at where we want our learners to be and how we can …
Custom Training vs Off-the-Shelf Training [Infographic]
More than $160 billion is spent on training every year and companies also provide each employee with an average of 54 training hours per year. With so much time and …
Why Leadership Training Fails (and How to Avoid It)
Leadership training is an enormous industry within the business world today. And for good reason: the need for new leaders is constant in a developing business. Almost two-thirds of a group of …
Why Brand Training Matters to Every Employee
Every employee needs brand training. Here we list the reasons why and how best to approach each learner with brand training that works to strengthen the organization.
Why You Can’t Afford Bad Onboarding
Dan, a recent college graduate, was excited to start his new job as a marketing analyst for an online retailer. He had just moved from Chicago to Salt Lake City, …
Evaluate Impact and Communicate Success
If you started with the end in mind, you began your project with a holistic set of metrics linked directly to your organization’s strategic objectives. Each component of the project …
Cascade Your Training Project Rollout
Need help with your next training project rollout? We’ve gathered the best tips and strategies here.
A Motto for Corporate Training Design
A professor once told me his secret principle to design: “Get it to work. Get it to work well. Get it to work pretty.” Maybe not the best grammar, but …