The ups and downs of training content are all good. By “ups” I mean the business elements that are increased or improved because of online training. And the 5 “downs” of training are the business elements that are reduced or eliminated, because of elearning being implemented with a cloud-based LMS.... more
Hiring employees for your training team is probably one of the most difficult parts of being a training manager or director of training. A candidate’s skills and experience are important but they also need to fit into your company’s culture. And there are all the other obvious factors like compensation,... more
We need more cowbell! Wait, I mean video! And by “we”, I mean YOU! It’s time to start seriously thinking about your enterprise video strategy for 2017. Video has always been preferred by learners. The instructional design community has often lowered the value of video for learning as a passive... more
I’m not talking about creating a training course about employee engagement and happiness. I believe the training department can directly impact employee happiness and satisfaction by empowering employees to teach. And you need a cloud based LMS platform to do it. Employee engagement is a hot topic. There’s a lot... more
You are an experienced instructional designer and you’ve even got some tech chops. The creative solutions you provide for your business are good, but you know there is more you can do. There is a big quarterly review meeting coming up and you’ve been invited. Now what? Your graduate education... more
In today’s L&D Talk cohost Ajay Pangarkar (@bizlearningdude) shared the acronym RADAR. It’s a fantastic set of questions that you either need to ask, or be prepared to answer when talking to executives, or other stakeholders in the enterprise. It can also be a good reminder before we start any... more
Training departments have always had to do more with less. Today, getting more done with fewer resources is much easier. Technology can easily handle the operations side of running a training department. That is, if you have the right technology. Everything we’ve learned over the last 25 years has led... more
From 20 to 200! This is how fast hundreds of small businesses want to grow. Like those currently attending the SaaStr Annual Conference in San Francisco. And in today’s environment, that growth needs to happen fast. But that can be a huge challenge. Not only for the leadership of the... more
When should I use ILT? When should I use eLearning? When should I use both, or neither? In a perfect world we might have unlimited resources to create perfect training solutions. But we all know how unrealistic that is. If things were so utopian every training project would be created... more
What do executives expect from their training departments? They know each of their departments are spending their money and so they expect something in return for that investment. The training department is no different. As the leader/manager/director you’ve got a responsibility to not only make sure training is happening, but... more
