Good training helps companies develop happy and productive workers. If organizations are going to spend thousands of dollars on conducting training for their employees and thousands more in lost productivity from taking employees away from their jobs for training, t... More »

Learning & Development

Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Training and Development - General

Many education leaders have implemented terrific learning events and completed Level 1 and Level 2 evaluations. However, very few have truly obtained Level 3 and Level 4 results. This Level 2 plateau keeps many educators from wearing the crown of business partner in the... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Coaching and Mentoring , Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Engagement , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

It was a warm day in May as my slide projector motor ran hypnotically. I was in a frenzy trying to make a particular course interesting. (You try discussing cationic versus anionic polymers to nonchemists on a warm spring day.) One student, always the same student, was ... More »

Learning & Development

Coaching and Mentoring , Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Engagement , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content , Social Learning , Training and Development - General

Executive onboarding helps accelerate the productivity of a new executive, and provides a new, unique, and challenging role for executive development practitioners. Without question, the most significant difference in working at the executive level is that everything is... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Career Development , Coaching and Mentoring , Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General

Here's an overview of six red flags that will impact your ability to conduct effective Kirkpatrick level 3 assessments. Consider the following situation: You recently designed, developed, and delivered a blended learning workshop. The pre-work was online, and participan... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Measuring and Evaluating , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General