Social networking and the rise of mobile technology have opened up some exciting new avenues in the field of eLearning, but they have also left today’s learners overwhelmed, distracted, and …
The Four Ds of Strong Training
We’re happy to have a guest post today. Lotus Yon is an experienced human resources and organizational development professional with a focused passion in leadership and employee engagement. She’s held …
A Motto for Corporate Training Design
A professor once told me his secret principle to design: “Get it to work. Get it to work well. Get it to work pretty.” Maybe not the best grammar, but …
Overcoming Analysis Paralysis
Putting together training can be a lot of fun. Creativity blossoms when you’re coming up with jokes to warm up a room or developing exciting games to engage learners online. …
Improving Training with Marketing Techniques [Infographic]
Allen Communication partnered with Training Industry to create a survey and report about what roles marketing and training departments play in customer education and employee training. We surveyed 248 companies …
Tips for Designing a Comprehensive Training Evaluation Strategy
How do we know that training courses are working? How do L&D teams prove to their executive sponsors and other key stakeholders that training programs—and the sometimes hundreds of thousands …
Prove and Improve Your Training Program with a Pilot Project
Looking for ways to test out the benefits of a training project before you invest? Explore six ways to prove your training with a pilot project.
The Case for Combining Sales and Product Training
Discover the benefits of combining sales and product training. Giving salespeople all the tools they need to sell positively impacts the bottom line.
3 Ways Starting with the End in Mind Makes Your Training Better
Back in 2010, Jack and Patti Phillips asked CEOs how they measure learning success. Their top answer: business impact. How successful are L&D organizations at proving business impact? Not very, …