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Are You One Organization

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Internal communications and branding are rife with the image of people and teams pulling together as one, but for many organizations, this image is inaccurate. More »

Best Practices in Learning Analytics Series Introduction

Knowledge Advisors

This highlight reel introduces the KnowledgeAdvisors case study series, with clips from learning leaders like Beth White Marshall of Procter & Gamble, Leigh-Anne Voigt of Microsoft and Allyson Carter from McDonald's discussing how they've used learning analytics fro... More »

Accomplish Two for One With Action Learning (Podcast)

By incorporating a stretch problem into a leadership development program, you’re able to solve an important business issue while building the skills of emerging leaders. More »

Building a Seat at the Table for Design

Judy Unrein

In last week's post, “What Unintended Messages Do Your Learning Solutions Send?", I raised a challenge for designers to push back on stakeholders and clients who wanted to make inappropriate design decisions, urging designers to "not be afraid to bring your expert... More »