Editor’s Note

Analytics has permeated every facet of businesses today, and learning and development (L&D) is no different.There seems to be some momentum gathering regarding the role of the learning & development function and what it needs to do to justify its existence. The underlying principle must be about how an organization can more clearly connect its business goals and strategy to the learning solutions being offered.

Come On L&D, Use Analytics To Build Credibility: 8 areas to focus

There seems to be some momentum gathering regarding the role of the learning & development function and what it needs to do to justify its existence. For me the underlying principle must be about how an organization can more clearly connect its business goals and strategy to the learning solutions being offered.

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Online Learning: 5 Tips To Bring That ‘Aha’ Moment - Learn to pause and check what learners expect

"Not again", sighed Ben as he saw the results of his recently completed online certification course.  He got 68% while he needed to score 75% to be certified on the new CRM tool mandated by his organization. 

Technology-Enabled Learning: More Than eLearning - Part 1

The term “technology-enabled learning” is used almost interchangeably with eLearning today.  However, if you broaden your perspective, technology can be used in many ways to optimize all types of training and learning. 

Hire A Temporary Learning Consultant Or Outsource To A Team?: Making the right choice

If you want to remodel your home, sometimes hiring an individual, such as an electrician or a plumber, is the right thing to do. However, if you have a larger project that requires a team effort and lots of coordination, then you will likely want to hire a contractor and a crew.

Training Bottom-Up, Not Top-Down: Key to retain knowledge from walking out the door

Turnover has long been a costly problem for businesses, as it not only leads to lost productivity, but the time and financial cost associated with finding, hiring and training new employees weighs heavily on most businesses’ bottom line.

Top 4 Mobile Learning Trends For 2017: Impact of mobile phones and speed of net connectivity

The use of mobile phones and the speed of internet connectivity is rocketing. They have impacted the mobile learning environment leading to a variety of new learning trends. Let’s take a deep dive into four popular mobile learning trends for 2017.

How To Help Sales Managers Successfully Coach After SKO - Part 2

In this second part of our post-sales kickoff meeting (SKO) series, we’re talking about how to make sure all that great sales coaching your preached about during SKO actually gets implemented. We’re diving into how to tell if your sales managers are even good sales coaches, how you can give them the right boost, and how to track their success. In case you missed it, part one covered how to make sure your sales reps have the right tools they need to succeed.

Empowering Employees: Leverage Your Knowledge Base - Using tools at your disposal

Empowering employees is an important step that all smart business managers take sooner or later. There are countless times when workflow gets disrupted, as people are not in a position to get in touch with a higher authority to receive a green light about a certain question or decision.