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The old model of knowledge dumping on learners has proven time after time to produce little success. Seeing employees be more productive through on-the-job, contextual training versus when...

In prior articles, we reintroduced the eight principles of Learnertainment. Those eight principles and their associated action steps are: Principle one.

Has a client ever told you that their managers and supervisors need leadership training? If you answered yes to any of these questions, or maybe, all of them, you are not alone.

And so, we turn to data to show the impact of what weve built and find ways to improve our learning programs.Sometimes, when trying to use data to improve learning programs, it can feel...

Employees who have a best friend at work are seven times more engaged than those who dont. Shasta Nelson, Author of The Business of Friendship, and I discussed how to cultivate a healthy...

Everyone has been under enormous stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic changed how we work and interact with others while working from home and created new norms for...

From Twitter and Facebook to YouTube and Instagram, social media use broadens exposure to costly risks. Controlling social media has become increasingly challenging, with millions working...

Employee development should result in improved performance for organizations, whether that be more inspiring leadership, increased capability to deliver results, or greater retention of...

As a TD professional, it is your opportunity to advocate for the needs of the business. Named after Socrates, this method of questioning when used in an educational setting encourages the...

What do these three activities have in common? Getting management to stay enthusiastic about a mentoring program (youre five of 12 months in and they are already concerned about their...

First, I want to say thanks for the many strategic contributions you have made to the profession over the years. The concept of using action verbs has been around as long as Blooms taxonomy...

Many equate the work of learning and development professionals with leadership development, supervisory skills, and compliance training programs. However, the need to revisit the how to do...

Many were shocked a few weeks ago when we learned that eight people, including six Asian women, had been shot and killed in a mass shooting spree. The shooting came in the wake of reports...

When it comes to group coaching, we usually default to instructor-led lectures or e-courses. This article will explore the best practices of micro-adaptive learning design, key components...

Props are a valuable but often overlooked, tool in any presenter’s arsenal, especially during the Zoom era.

Why concern yourself with effective writing? Because every email, text message, tweet, post, and document you write reflects on your professionalism and your organization’s credibility.

Is empathy an in-born personality characteristic, a skill that can be learned, or both? Neuroscience research demonstrates that our minds are more empathetic to those who are like us.

From more simplistic 2D video games to the most complicated 3D games that occupy vast in-game worlds, an infinite number of possibilities to create or convert existing content into learning...

However, as experts in how people learn, what drives performance, and best practices in design, you should try to partner with your client in a consultative way to fulfill the request but...

In prior posts we introduced the eight principles of Learnertainment. Those eight and their associated action steps include: Principle One: Emotion creates memoryo Associated action step:...