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 »

Evaluation Challenges for 2012: Notes from the Field

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Holly Burkett

As 2012 begins, evaluation professionals can play a key role in helping organizational leaders recognize and capitalize on economic, technological, and demographic trends that are transforming todays workplace. Several significant trends and implications for evaluat... More »

A Partnership Between Training and Marketing

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Rebecca Doepke

The human resources and training departments are common partners in corporate initiatives. It is also not uncommon for marketing and sales to join forces to meet certain business objectives. However, most companies overlook the culture benefits that come when traini... More »

LMS Contract Advice

Craig Weiss

You have finally selected an LMS after wading through the marketing materials from multiple suppliers and demoing individual tools and features. It is time to green light a selection and sign a contract. But wait. Here are some issues to consider before sealing the deal... More »

The Purposes and Benefits of Evaluation

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Donald V. McCain

Why do we conduct an evaluation of a learning experience? Many times, we do not use the information or only give it a cursory review. Are there real benefits to conducting training evaluations? Some of the purposes for conducting evaluation include: To build relationshi... More »