At Litmos, thinking “beyond buzzwords” has been a favorite subject of ours for awhile now. It’s our way of reminding ourselves and our community to focus on “what’s really happening out there,” rather than fixating on the latest shiny object in the L&D world. We’d retire the topic if we... more
The current environment has many of us feeling a bit disconnected. The global pandemic has moved a huge swath of the workforce into home offices. For many people, this is their first experience with remote work, and the longer we spend apart from each other, the more meaning the word... more
Click to see the full infographic The global spread of COVID-19 raises uncharted health and safety concerns for organizations. Many companies are choosing to keep their physical locations closed through at least the end of 2020. However, a percentage of organizations are beginning to re-open under strict new policies, as... more
The expectations of working from home are often not the same as the reality. Employees may imagine themselves getting up in the morning, pouring a cup of coffee, and productively working from nine to five, before exiting their home office to enjoy some personal time. In reality, however, they may... more
As human beings, we’re drawn to sources and research that tells us where our values lie, who we are, and what we need to reach our potential. This can range from checking our horoscopes to using the Myer-Briggs Indicator in the workplace. While some results can be based on stereotypes,... more
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the way many of us go to work has changed drastically over the last several months. According to an IDG survey released in April, 78% of employees have been working from home more than 60% of the time. That represents a big change;... more
The term “mindfulness” has been used a lot in the past several years – and not just in yoga studios and meditation classes. It’s made its way into the workplace with companies offering online therapy that includes mindfulness training – and no doubt it’s popped onto your podcast suggestions or... more
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work and learn, but it’s also changed another fundamental thing about the L&D community: how we connect. We’re halfway through 2020. By this point in a normal year, there would have been several major L&D conferences. We’d be connecting with our friends... more
Organizational learning is going through a seismic shift. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new world of remote workers, with no chance for in-person classroom training. Delivering digital learning to a dispersed workforce is a challenge most organizations have been nibbling at the edges of for years. Now, seemingly overnight,... more
As you may have heard, Disney+ recently released a filmed version of the Broadway smash hit, ‘Hamilton’. For those of you who aren’t familiar, ‘Hamilton’ is a musical created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, based on the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton. During its original Broadway run, tickets were impossible to... more
