When we hear about corporate education, the first thing that comes to mind is employee training. This is the most common type of training since it has an immediate and direct impact on company perform...
This article was originally published in eLearning Industry on July 11, 2022. When employers assess the rationale for a skills development program, they usually focus too much on the business need to ...
This article was originally published in eLearning Industry on July 26, 2022. In today’s fast-paced corporate world, employees are looking for companies that take into account their needs and preferen...
Keeping your company compliant is essential, and not only because it’s mandated by law. Non-compliance costs businesses $1.6 million per year on average, according to CYPHER’s 2024 compliance report. ...
Communication is essential to a smoothly running business. Organizations know this, and yours makes no exception. Or does it? Communication problems in the workplace are a lot more common than you thi...
If there’s one word that sums up the reality of managing today’s workforce, that word is challenging. The latest PWC report found that 65% of employees are looking for a new job. Furthermore, 88% of e...
Roughly ten years ago, the telecom company I worked for as an L&D specialist, decided to extend its portfolio with a satellite TV service. It was a new and exciting project that promised to bring high...
What’s one of the best ways to empower employees? Cross-train them. That’s right. Cross-training employees can take an unproductive, way-less-than-satisfied workforce and turn it into a happy, high-ac...
If you’re using a learning management system (LMS) to support your training activities, whether you’re an instructor, manager, or the head of the L&D department, you know how important it is to collec...
A version of this post was originally published in Entrepreneur on April 6, 2022. Even just a few years ago, coaching in corporate environments was often a face-to-face exercise. Coaches or managers m...
For the past few decades, successful company leaders have shared a few common traits: bold vision, ability to simplify complex situations, the power to inspire others. They are all excellent qualities...
A version of this post was originally published in Entrepreneur on February 1, 2022. I’ve been in the education business for decades as a senior lecturer, trainer and CEO. When people ask me about the...
If you’ve been in the corporate learning field long enough, odds are you have witnessed a training program that failed despite its great premise. Even organizations with a sound system in place someti...
Corporate training evaluation focuses mainly on information retention and skills acquisition. The goal is to determine how successful a learning intervention has been. This involves measuring the posi...
A recent McKinsey study “reaffirms the strong business case for both gender diversity and ethnic and cultural diversity in corporate leadership [...] The most diverse companies are now more likely tha...
In the era of continuous disruption, it makes perfect sense that individuals take ownership of their own careers. It's important to be self-aware, figure out your goals, and work towards them efficien...
