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.  

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.  

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.  

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.

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.  

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.  

AI can automate tasks. It can optimize processes. It can even simulate conversation. What it cannot do is influence human behavior.

Game-based learning is everywhere, but is it effective? Does it move the needle on performance and outcomes? Too often, games are added to learning experiences with the hope that engagement alone will lead to better outcomes. Hope is not a strategy. Game-based learning only moves the needle when it is intentionally designed around authentic practice, feedback, and decision-making tied directly to real-world performance.  

Most people blame themselves for Zoom fatigue when the real culprit is a sucky medium masquerading as "normal." In this free webinar, we’re blowing up the auto-pilot rituals that make online meetings dull, forgettable, and downright soul-crushing. You’ll see exactly why your audience zones out, why you lose steam, and why so many virtual presentations feel like slow death. Then you’ll learn how to fix all of it with clear, decisive shifts in how you show up on screen.  

This session looks specifically at the technology of assessing clients' readiness for change.  Readiness requires both competence and maturity.  Competence is about ability - the knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed for change. Maturity is about methods and consistency - the degree to which processes, behaviors, and decision-making are well-established, repeatable, and continuously improved. 

Too many eLearning courses are packed with slides, information, and explanations—but still fail to change behavior. Why? Because content alone doesn’t create learning.