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.  

You've rolled out the platforms, delivered the technical training, and spent the budget. Yet adoption stalls. While technical teams race ahead, your broader workforce struggles. The barrier isn't lack of digital skills—it's a fundamental cognitive mismatch between AI systems (which operate 94% in analytical thinking mode) and the diverse thinking styles of your talent.  

Unlock the full power of Articulate Storyline by learning how to design interactions that think before they act. In this live demonstration-style webinar, we’ll walk through the process of building conditional triggers that adapt to learner choices, by evaluating the states of different objects. You’ll see how to scaffold logic step-by-step so your triggers fire only when you want them to, creating more polished, responsive, and intuitive learning experiences.  

What if creating polished, on-brand designs didn’t require starting from scratch every single time? In this session, you’ll see how to pair Canva’s Bulk Create feature with ChatGPT (or your AI tool of choice) to move from "I don’t have time for this" to "Why didn’t I do this sooner?" You’ll learn how to design once and scale your content across multiple formats, audiences, and use cases without sacrificing quality or consistency.

The Secret to Being Heard and Remembered for Sales & Marketing Professionals.  Over half of global recruiters—55%—rank verbal communication as the top skill for sales and marketing hires.  This session introduces the 6-Second Method: a quick pause to read the room, gauge the people and situation, and plan the right words and delivery for real results. Master the habits top performers use for meetings, calls, and presentations—taught by an expert coach trusted by leaders, sellers, and industry influencers. 

Creating plausible choices and distractors is one of the most challenging aspects of writing scenarios—options need to be realistic, and wrong answers should reflect mistakes someone might actually make, not obvious throwaways that learners can easily guess. AI can help augment your writing to make writing choices and consequences easier.   

Have you ever stared at a blank PowerPoint slide, unsure about how to start a new presentation? Have you ever looked at a first draft in frustration, knowing it could be better—but not sure how to get there? Subject-matter expertise isn’t always enough. Deep knowledge and good intentions don’t always result in great content.  

When people think about L&D, most think about content. Courses. Job aids. Videos. Guides. For decades, content has been the center of our work. Now the landscape is shifting. Priorities are changing, time is limited, and AI is making content available everywhere. With barriers to creation falling fast, we must take a hard look at how L&D is perceived across the business.  

Is your team drowning in spreadsheets, manual registrations, and repetitive admin tasks that take time away from supporting the business? Learn to automate your L&D workflow and save your team!  

Learning and development team members are often in the spotlight where every word counts—whether they’re launching a bold new program, firing up a group of new hires, or leading online webinars. How these leaders come across shapes how their ideas are heard—and whether they are retained. This session delivers a transformative, easy-to-master framework that empowers anyone to take command of every stage, classroom, and conversation.  

We're all improvising. You're using Slack as a knowledge base. Someone else is stitching together Storyline templates to mimic personalization. Another team is creating AI videos because they need something faster. It works, but is it sustainable?  

Most training still leans on information delivery, even though we know that real learning shows up through action. This session introduces a practical way to shift from content-first to experience-first design. We’ll walk through how to use gamification, game-based learning, and core Learning Experience Design principles to build training that people want to participate in and can immediately apply.