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Elevate Your Training Program with Marketing Strategies
Today’s Learning and Development (L&D) practitioners regularly face the challenge of attracting and engaging learners. Did you know when...

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Jan 5, 20243 min read


Navigating the Future of Learning and Development
In an era marked by rapid technological advancements, evolving job roles, and the increasing need for remote collaboration, the landscape...

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Sep 8, 20233 min read


What Drives Motivation and Learning in the Workplace
Companies that prioritize employee learning and growth gain a natural edge. But do you know what gets employees motivated to learn? Let’s...

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Jul 26, 20233 min read


The Cost of Attrition
Replacing an employee can cost between 50% - 60% of that employee's salary with overall losses to the company ranging anywhere from 90% -...

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Jul 6, 20221 min read


Provide Effective L&D
Though the majority of surveyed employees were overall satisfied with their company’s training options, a small but critical minority...

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Jun 13, 20221 min read


Training Creates a Competitive Advantage
Focusing on your employees’ professional growth and development is vital for business success. It is also a good career growth strategy...

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Jun 7, 20223 min read


Training for Retention
One of the best ways companies grow is by retaining core talent. Employee retention is highly valued because it costs time and money to...

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May 26, 20221 min read


Life Skills Training & Support
Strong life skills go hand-in-hand with strong mental health. After the pandemic, companies understand the need to proactively address...

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May 16, 20221 min read


L&D By Generation
There are four generations—Gen-Z, Millennials, Gen-X and Baby Boomers—working and learning side by side so it’s important to create...

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May 8, 20221 min read


Is Training Needed? Checklist
How do you know whether training is the right solution—even with a defined performance gap? Needs analysis is one way to determine...

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Oct 11, 20212 min read


11 Benefits of Training Employees
Training is of the best ways companies can enhance the knowledge and skills of their workforce. And the effort doesn't necessarily have...

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Jul 26, 20211 min read


3 Simple Solutions to Support Field Teams
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when faced with numerous obstacles related to supporting team members out in the field. Fortunately, the...

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Apr 20, 20216 min read


The Importance Of Staying Connected
In the "office-optional" business model, top organizations know it's critical to achieve meaningful communication, a feeling of...

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Sep 10, 20206 min read


Managing Training Project Expectations
If you're an instructional or media designer for training projects, you're probably very familiar with requests to develop quality...

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Sep 10, 20204 min read


Mastering the Art of SME Management
As you know, building strong subject matter expert (SME) relationships during the training development process doesn't just happen like...

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Sep 10, 20209 min read


Dealing with Difficult SMEs
Even with all your diligence, planning and commitment to the project, you may encounter SMEs who don't meet their obligations. What do...

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Sep 10, 20205 min read


How Much Time & Money is Needed to Develop a Training Program?
How much time does it take and how much should it cost to create custom training? Regardless of whether you develop training in-house or...

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Sep 10, 20202 min read


Healthy Communication Habits for Remote Teams
Working from home (or simply away from your office) can provide a great amount of freedom and flexibility in your job. More and more...

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Aug 16, 20203 min read


Standards To The Rescue
There's a challenging phenomenon currently taking place in the Learning & Development (L&D) field. Unfortunately, many L&D departments...

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Aug 16, 20203 min read


11 Quick Tips to Sync eLearning to Company Goals (Infographic)
Ever consider how your training program relates to the bigger picture? The best custom eLearning developers do! Next time you develop...

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Aug 1, 20201 min read
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