Training alone can’t keep pace with today’s speed of change—and relying solely on ADDIE and traditional training models keeps L&D stuck in a cycle of rework, long timelines, and limited impact.  

The Challenge: Sales enablement is under more pressure than ever: sellers are drowning in content, managers are stretched too thin to coach, and leaders are demanding proof that enablement drives real revenue outcomes, not just training completion. Meanwhile, buyers have changed, sales cycles have changed, and the proliferation of tools has made it harder (not easier) to execute consistently.  

The best stories stay with us long after they end. Like our favorite characters, movies, or TV shows, because they stir emotions and create lasting memories. Scenario-based learning can deliver the same impact when designed thoughtfully. It lets learners make meaningful choices, experience realistic consequences, and form emotional connections.  This checklist focuses on three core elements for effective scenario-based content:   Branching architecture - multiple outcomes driven by learner decisions Relatable character design - to evoke genuine emotion  Intentional scene composition - to set tone and immerse learners in their roles.  Use it to evaluate tools, write creative briefs, audit existing content, or guide your team, and start building engaging learning experiences that feel as captivating as a great story.

Leadership programs often look successful. Engagement is strong. Feedback is positive. But a few months later, under real operating pressure, decision patterns look much the same. Leaders can explain the model — yet their choices don’t shift in meaningful ways.  

For learning and development professionals, trainers, and organizational leaders, a well-positioned book is more than a personal milestone — it’s a powerful tool for credibility, influence, and career advancement. When done strategically, a book can clarify your point of view, elevate your expertise, and position you as a trusted authority inside and outside your organization. In this session, you’ll learn how to turn your professional knowledge into a book that strengthens your leadership presence and expands your impact.  

How can we engage Gen Z learners with DOS-based mainframe systems, alien to a generation raised on Windows? In this session you’ll learn how to transform dry, technical topics into lively, learner-friendly experiences by leveraging storytelling, quirky characters, unexpected surprises, and interactive design.  

Learning leaders are under pressure to prove learning actually moves the business. As skills shift and organizations rethink how work gets done, the old model—build courses, launch programs, report completions—isn’t enough. The Top 5 Things Learning Leaders Must Get Right in 2026 explains why the traditional L&D playbook is running out of road and what learning leaders need to do differently. This research brief outlines five shifts shaping the future of learning leadership, from building capability instead of more courses to using AI for practice and performance support. It also explores how skills data should guide workforce decisions and why learning must connect directly to business outcomes. Download the ebook for practical ideas learning leaders can start applying now.

Most training fails for one simple reason: learners don’t actually know how they learn. Metacognition—our ability to notice, monitor, and adjust our thinking—is the single most powerful (and wildly underused) neuroscience strategy for creating durable learning and real behavior change.  

The role of leadership has never been harder, or more important.  Face it, the expectations we place on leaders continues to ratchet up.  Are you giving your leaders at all levels the chance to succeed now, when you need them most and their job is harder than ever?  

New research shows that 46% of organizations cannot demonstrate a clear ROI from their AI investments in learning and development. The problem isn't AI itself: it's the fractured, unstructured data that feeds it. Instructor-led training is especially vulnerable, with critical information scattered across disconnected tools, spreadsheets, and institutional knowledge that exists only in people's heads.  

You've heard that stories are great for training. But what does story-based training really look like? In this webinar, you'll see how Instructional Story Design humanizes every step of the instructional design process from the first stakeholder conversations to final delivery.  

AI is being implemented across organizations in countless ways, but usage alone doesn’t guarantee value. To justify its cost, AI must deliver measurable impact and maybe a positive ROI. But is it working for you? And if not, what can you do to change it?

Whether you’re leading your own team, or helping people in your organization be more coach-like, staying curious and asking great questions helps solve challenges. But people want more than solutions—they want to be seen, heard, and encouraged.  

AI isn’t coming. It’s here. And it’s changing how work gets done - fast. In this report, four top industry thought leaders share what they're seeing on the ground. Their focus? What leaders can do right now to help their team perform in an AI-shaped workplace. If your organization feels like the workplace is shifting beneath your feet, this report will help you reset expectations and build the clarity and confidence your teams need to thrive.  In this report, you'll learn how to:  Redefine performance around clarity, not activity Build judgment and AI fluency side-by-side Evolve training fro madding more courses to building the right capabilities Protect, support, and engage your managers for the good of your entire organization Work is changing whether we're ready or not. The good news? You can prepare for it. Download the report and start building a workforce that's ready for what's next. 

Most leaders believe they are facing an accountability problem, when the real issue is a lack of self-accountability. Teams often fall into a "powerless" mindset shaped by blame, excuses, and the belief that outcomes are outside their control.

For decades, expertise has been the gold standard of performance at work. Today, its shelf life is shrinking. In a world shaped by rapid change, AI, and constant reinvention, the ability to adapt is increasingly more valuable than what someone already knows. The challenge for learning professionals is not just building expertise, but helping people avoid Frozen Expertise—when past success quietly limits future growth—and develop the capacity to learn, unlearn, and relearn in real time.

L&D leaders are navigating growing pressure to adopt AI quickly, often before the right questions have been asked or the right foundations are in place. This guide explores how learning leaders can take control of the AI conversation by slowing down in the right places, surfacing hidden assumptions, and making decisions they can confidently explain and defend.  Download this guide to get a practical framework of questions that help L&D leaders stay grounded, move deliberately, and ensure AI is introduced in a way that strengthens their operations rather than complicating them.

Innovation and creativity are crucial to your org's success. Discover the brain science that creates high levels of both and explore the behaviors of managers/leaders that damage or even kill innovation. Leave with new strategies to solve roadblocks and create a culture that drives impactful innovation across all functions.  

In today’s learning and development market, your portfolio often matters more than your resume. Yet many instructional designers, eLearning developers, and facilitators struggle to know what to include, how to structure it, and what hiring managers are actually looking for. The result? Overbuilt projects, unclear case studies, and portfolios that don’t fully reflect the depth of their thinking.  

International Employee Appreciation Day is Friday, March 6 and to give you a jump on that day, Dr. Bob Nelson is offering a webinar on Tuesday, March 3 at 12 noon PST/3 pm EST with ideas to better thank, praise, and recognize your employees. Created by Dr. Bob 30 years ago to celebrate the publication of his book, 1001 Ways to Reward Employees, and to remind managers everywhere about the importance of thanking their employees for the good work they do on a daily basis. That book is now in its 66th printing with over 2 million copies sold and has been translated into over 30 languages worldwide.  

Feedback is the lifeblood of learning, yet in self-paced environments, it is often reduced to a generic "Correct" or "Try Again." We know that true skill demonstration requires more than just checking a box; it requires open-text answers, confidence assessments, and critical thinking. Historically, scaling this level of assessment was impossible without an army of facilitators—until now.  

Personalization no longer means creating custom content. Today, it looks like the entire logic behind learning ecosystems. In this guide, we break down how that logic looks in practice and why this approach makes personalization invisible but genuinely useful for the business.

Join New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Stephen M. R. Covey for a live webcast to learn the principles to intentionally create trust.  

Employee recognition and engagement is the most important human resource issue in business today. Employees of different backgrounds spanning four generations have a direct influence on the customers they serve daily. As such, it is important for employers to maximize the full potential of their workforce with proper forms of recognition and engagement. Dr. Bob Nelson will show you how to create a culture of recognition, regardless of the size or type of business you are in. Based on his books The 1001 Rewards & Recognition Fieldbook and Recognizing & Engaging Employees For Dummies, this presentation will expand your thinking of what recognition really means and what you can do to build it into your culture.