Learners are the focal point of everything we do as learning and development (L&D) professionals. Oftentimes, our attention is placed on providing them with content that is relevant and engaging. While several of our most recent blogs have focused on ways we can make L&D easy for our learners, we... more
It’s an oft-quoted saying in IT: 80 percent of customers only use 20 percent of the features in the software they’ve bought. This may sound like an exaggeration, but let’s do an experiment: how many of your phone’s features and pre-installed apps do you actually use? How many more would... more
There’s much talk about the extended enterprise today. For businesses with suppliers, partners, customers, and other important stakeholders, relationships extend beyond the boundaries of the organization. Consequently, so do organizational responsibilities. One of those responsibilities is learning and development (L&D). With that in mind, this blog will explore how training... more
Learning is a lifelong process. The experiences we have while learning play a crucial role in shaping our understanding of the world around us. In this blog post, we will explore the concept of learning experience, why it matters, and how learning leaders can design more effective learning experiences to... more
Your sales team is the backbone of your revenue-generating organization. They are the face of your brand. They are experts when it comes to your customers and to your products. With that much responsibility for your brand and your revenue, it makes sense that you would invest in your sales... more
The technology industry can feel like a whirlwind at times. Things change at a breakneck pace. What was cool yesterday is passe by next week. And, competition is fierce. There’s no such thing as sitting back and enjoying a leadership position in the market. We need to keep pushing and... more
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has risen to the top of many organizations’ priority lists. It’s a critical initiative that will do more than improve people’s experience and ability to participate and contribute in their work environments. Yes, those are incredibly important and positive outcomes, but there are ripple-effect benefits... more
The following paragraph(s) may be lost on some of our younger readers and will surely date me. But for those of us “of a certain age,” do you remember when business solutions were almost always notably worse than popular consumer apps? It’s still somewhat true today and I have my... more
Off-the-shelf content for learning can be a great way to accelerate access to learning and many learning teams embraced it as they increased their adoption of digital learning because of the pandemic. Fosway research shows 60% expect to increase their adoption of digital learning content in the year ahead. So,... more
The new year is well underway and you have big plans for your learning program. You want to stay on top of upskilling the workforce, increase the agility of your program, and grow your learning library. These are all great goals, but as we move into what might be a... more
