Lots of employees dread company education. They dread it because often we, as educators, don’t create compelling or engaging programs. Nor do we explain the reasoning behind the materials we use in those programs. Sometimes employees feel they’re being force-fed management’s agenda without any apparent connection or value to their … Read more
On Friday, the Daily Mindflash hosted yet another #TrainChat on Twitter, in which we posed the question: What skills do learning and development pros need now? Mindflash contributor and L&D pro Bill Cushard helped guide our discussion. Here’s a recap of the discussion that followed (please excuse the Twitter-ese grammar). … Read more
In learning and development, as in every area of business, it isn’t simply enough to produce results. You also need to measure those results to prove you’re beneficial to your organization and get recognition (and support) for your efforts. There’s no doubt you need numbers, but are the numbers you’re … Read more
On Friday, the Daily Mindflash hosted yet another #TrainChat on Twitter. This time we spoke with special guest Jay Forte, who discussed his recent article, “Four Ways to Ensure Your Training Fits Every Learner.” Here is a condensed version of our chat. And be sure to tune in every Friday … Read more
Corporate IT is being transformed by the phenomenon known as BYOD, or “Bring Your Own Device.” Used to using smoothly functioning, good-looking consumer products at home, the argument goes, workers are increasingly demanding they be able to access these gadgets and tools at work, whether or not IT is totally keen … Read more
