Managing the Learning Function

A company must invest time and effort to transition its learning and development (L&D) function into that of a strategic partner. Unfortunately, efforts are often met with misunderstandings and resistance from people outside L&D. These can sidetrack and disappoint the ...

What’s being learned, how people are learning, and where learning takes place have evolved dramatically, and how we manage training delivery has also changed.Your training delivery managementmay need alignment with what your business actually needs. Read on for tips to ...

There’s been increasing buzz the past few years about employee experience—how it is the key to recruiting and retaining talent in a historically competitive labor market. As talent development professionals, we have always understood that delivering excellent learning resources is ...

Do you remember John Travolta's bewildered character in Pulp Fiction? He entered the lounge and threw up his hands, not knowing what to do next. This might look familiar if you’ve ever conducted training for your company. Unfortunately, most newbies ...

Instructional designers will tell you: The basis of successful training programs is to prioritize the learner experience. Therefore, whatever the type of training, whichever modality you choose, the learner experience should be the central priority. Learner experience design (LXD) is ...