At the start of 2013, we forecast that changes in people, technology, and business environments would drive three key corporate training trends. Now, at the midyear point, we see evidence …
Corporate Training Development: The Value of Planning
One of our corporate training development experts shares why a detailed plan is so important to keep a project on track.
Risk Management Association Wins Gold Omni Award for Web-Based Training in Ethics
Salt Lake City (January 29, 2013) – The Risk Management Association (RMA) has been named a Gold winner of an Omni Award. The award winning production, developed in partnership with …
How to Reframe the Problem and Raise the Bar of Performance Management
THE FLOP WAS A HUGE SUCCESS In the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, gold-medal high jumper Dick Fosbury reframed the problem of jumping over a bar by “flopping” backwards over …
AllenComm Recognized with 21 Awards in 2012 for Innovation in Training and Development
International Award Organizations Recognize Innovations and Expertise in Corporate Learning Designed and Produced by Allen Communication Learning Services. Salt Lake City, UT (January 24, 2013)- Allen Communications, industry leader in …
Gradeless eLearning
A couple of weeks ago I found myself musing over the theories behind gradeless colleges. What could I as a corporate instructional designer learn from their rationale and their alternative …
Instructional Design Tips: Measuring Quality
We recently did a quality campaign here at Allen, and it got me thinking about what quality is and how we measure it. In my work as an Instructional Design …
How to Embrace Limitations in Corporate Training Initiatives
I’ve been looking for a solar charger for my gadgets for camping and power outages. Perusing the options at Amazon or REI, everything is too small, too big, too delicate, …
Storytelling and Corporate Training
We are addicted to stories because stories are compelling and useful in corporate training. Corporate Training Needs Storytelling Stories entertain us. Stories inform us and tell us right from wrong. …