A New Broom Shouldnt Reinvent the Wheel

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Melissa Westmoreland

We’ve probably all heard the expressions “a new broom sweeps clean” and “don’t reinvent the wheel,” but all too often, we do not heed this advice. More »

Driving Through the Mentums

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Corey L. Jamison

Everybody gets stuck. It happens to organizations as well as individuals. It doesnt matter how exciting the change effort is, or how many people are on board. Enthusiasm flags. Internal change leaders flame out. Efforts start to wander off strategy. The prob... More »

Case Study: Integrated Learning in New York State Government

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Nancy Y. Nee

By leveraging an integrated learning framework, organizations can develop a training and performance program that helps employees apply learning immediately, teaches workers how to share and transfer knowledge effectively, and aligns learning initiatives with overall bu... More »

A Challenge for Small Businesses: How Do You Train When There Is No Trainer?

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Jeff McElyea

In companies with fewer than 100 employees, owners and managers must participate in the delivery of products or services and train new employees at the same time. These small businesses usually do not have human resource or training departments. Consequently, any traini... More »

Scheduling Successful Learning Events

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Robert W. Lucas

The obvious goal of any learning event is to provide or enhance attendees knowledge, skills, and attitudes. In preparing to do this, you need to do your homework and decide many things related to the format, content, delivery, location, materials needed, and much more. ... More »