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Guide Employee L&D by Asking the Right Questions
Struggling to get your employees on board with learning and development? Not sure how to create learning paths that offer value, traction, and rewards for your learners? You’re not alone – it’s a common challenge, but it doesn’t have to be your fate. There are quite a few ways that you can change how L&D […]
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Employee Learning and Development Trends for 2021
While it seems like 2020 has lasted for several years, we are finally closing in on the end. It’s been quite a rollercoaster, and we have yet to return to the previous “normal”. That may never happen. As we approach the final weeks of 2020, what does the future hold for employee learning and development? […]
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5 Tips to Increase Employee Engagement through Learning and Development
Employee engagement is one of the most critical metrics for managers to consider. It affects everything from performance to retention, and everything in between. Increasing engagement can bolster profitability, success, and more. Of course, increasing engagement (free white paper) can be incredibly challenging. One tool at your disposal that you might not have thought about […]
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How L&D Can Help You Build a Sense of Psychological Safety in Times of Uncertainty
We live in very uncertain times. Most businesses are still operating remotely. COVID-19 continues to rear its head. The stock market is up, then down, then up, then down. If we focus on those things, it’s easy to feel lost, unsure, even in danger. The good news is that it’s possible to create a sense […]
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Designing a Weekly Developer Check-In for Learning and Development
Usually, check-ins and conversations relate more to performance management than to learning and development. However, they’re actually two sides of the same coin. You can’t have one without the other, and when you get right down to it, the lines that separate the two tend to blur when looked at closely. That makes it natural […]
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Learning and Development: 5 Tips for Setting L&D Goals
Learning and development has always been an important part of business success. Mandatory corporate training, professional continuing education, and mandatory upskilling all play into that. However, L&D can be so much more and it starts with setting the right L&D goals. With the right approach, you can use your learning and development platform to build […]
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How the Coronavirus Is Reshaping L&D: Nothing Exists in a Vacuum
It’s tempting to think that your L&D efforts will emerge from the pandemic largely unscathed and unchanged. That’s particularly true if you’re already using a robust LMS. After all, the system is designed for remote use, right? Your employees can already log in, complete their training, and advance all from the comfort of their home […]
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How Learning and Development Can Improve Resilience in the Workplace
What would you say are the most important qualities of a successful team member? Professionalism? Knowledge? A willingness to go the extra mile? These are certainly important, but you cannot neglect resilience, particularly today. In the age of COVID-19, resilience – the ability to roll with the punches – is absolutely crucial. Why, though? And […]
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Your Guide to Instituting Self-Development at Work
When we talk about L&D in the workplace, we generally think of things like mandatory corporate training, or professional upskilling. However, we cannot overlook the fact that human beings are singular organisms. There is no “work side” and “personal side” to us. We’re one individual. The immediate upshot of this realization is that self-development can […]
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How to Maintain a Learning and Development Focused Mindset While Working Remotely
It’s tough to maintain a mindset focused on learning and development in a socially distanced, remote-work world. It’s much easier to feel disconnected, cut-off, and alone. For leaders, managers, and decision-makers, that’s a terrible situation in which to find yourself. However, it doesn’t have to be your truth. There are ways to ensure you’re able […]
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Struggling with Learning and Development? The Key Is Authentic Caring
Is your company struggling with learning and development initiatives? It’s pretty common. You can provide all the resources necessary, preach the importance of continued development and growth, and even mandate some types of training. However, if your team members don’t commit to changing and showing a little compassion, it probably is not going to happen. […]
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Using Learning and Development to Improve Work-Life Synergy
Once upon a time, we used to talk about work-life balance but we really should be talking about work-life synergy. It was a term that implied we had two sides to our lives – personal and professional. The goal was to help ensure that each side occupied roughly the same amount of our time. Work-life […]
