New learning technologies are exciting. Sometimes they have great impact on how training is designed, and sometimes it only impacts those aspects of training that are generally hidden...

Training is all about culture. If you are delivering training somewhere with a “learning culture”, your training will be successful, almost no matter what you do. Conversely, if you are...

Its fairly common to externalize failure. Those with an internal locus of control attribute success and failure to their personal efforts, actions, and abilities, while those with an...

I have always loved learning new things (particularly about Instructional Design), and I like to think I am receptive to new ideas. Like most people, when I have something programmed into...

Unfortunately, seven out of eight employees are not engaged at work. But that doesnt mean its easy.Ultimately, the difference between companies with highly engaged workforces and those with...

In today’s age of lawsuit bingo, trainers (and those who design training) have to be more careful than ever about what they say and how they say it. I was recently looking at a short video...

My goal is to complete the development of a low-cost solution for filling the current 6.2 million technical job vacancies in the United States. We want to positively affect middle and high...

The smart ones ask when they dont know. Malcolm ForbesNo one wants to look stupid, naive, or as if they do not know what they are doing, which is why so many of us are reticent about asking...

Many of us have had the unpleasant childhood experience of teachers or other adults demanding we apologize to another child after a fighteven when we explained that the other person started...

When someone comes into your home, you welcome them, not onboard them. Just like if you were to fix up, remodel, or prepare to sell your house, when you revamp your onboarding program,...