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

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

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