Hiring is slow right now. Trust is scarce on both sides of the table. And the safest hire in your organization might already be on the payroll. This ebook makes the case for looking inward before looking outward. AI has made resumes harder to believe and interviews harder to trust. The job market has frozen to the point where almost nobody is moving. And the skills your teams need are shifting faster than any job title can keep up with. Inside, you’ll find: Why AI has turned hiring into an exercise in mutual suspicion, and what the data actually shows What "low-hire, low-fire" means for your hiring strategy right now, not five years from now A practical framework for deciding when to build a skill internally versus hire for it externally The real reasons internal mobility programs stall, even when leadership says they support them What the highest-performing organizations do differently, backed by data from LinkedIn, Gallup, and more A starting point for building skill-building and internal mobility into how your organization already works If your next hire is already inside your organization, this ebook shows you how to find them.

In this guide, you'll find a stakeholder map template to help you see who influences what early on, as well as 10 key questions for project kickoff to clarify goals before you start building.

Do you know what your organization is really spending on learning? Your primary learning platform may only tell part of the story. Additional vendors, one-off purchases, reimbursements, technology, and administrative costs can quickly add up. Understanding Your Total Learning Investment helps L&D leaders uncover fragmented spend, assess return on learning investment (ROLI), and identify opportunities to consolidate, improve access, and get more value from the learning investments they already have.  Download OpenSesame’s guide to get a clearer picture of where your learning investment is going and how to make it work harder for your organization.

AI is changing the way we work, but for many employees, embracing it isn’t simply a matter of learning new technology. It can mean letting go of familiar routines, hard-won expertise, and a sense of certainty about the future. How can leaders help their people navigate that transition? In this article, FranklinCovey Senior Consultant and AI Advisor Kwesi Johnson explores the often-overlooked grief behind resistance to AI—and why leaders need to meet it with both empathy and action. Discover how understanding what employees fear losing can help leaders build trust, turn resistance into forward momentum, and bring their teams along into the AI future.

Organizations invest heavily in leadership development, yet turning learning into lasting behavioral change remains a major challenge. Training programs often deliver valuable insights, but without continuous reinforcement, those insights rarely translate into measurable business results. What if AI could bridge the gap between knowing and doing? This white paper explores how AI-powered nudging transforms traditional leadership development into continuous, personalized performance improvement. By delivering timely, context-aware recommendations directly within everyday workflows, AI helps leaders turn knowledge into meaningful action. Discover how Blended Leading® enables organizations to maximize existing HR and learning investments, provide individualized leadership support through Microsoft Teams®, and reinforce positive leadership behaviors at scale. The white paper highlights the science behind behavioral change, the benefits of AI-supported nudging, and practical steps for implementing a scalable solution that connects leadership development with measurable business outcomes. Ready to turn leadership insights into lasting impact?

L&D leaders know that leadership development can’t end when the course does. Once leaders return to packed calendars, urgent demands, and constant pressure, even valuable learning can be hard to recall and apply. This guide explores how organizations can close the leadership capacity gap by bringing proven leadership practices closer to the work, using AI as a support tool without handing over leaders’ judgment. It also includes a short assessment to help you see whether leaders are struggling with knowing what to do or with doing it in the middle of a busy, high-pressure workday.

The expectations around how companies deliver mandatory training keep rising: build courses faster, update easier, and cut production costs.  This guide focuses on exactly that challenge. We’ll show how we approach this at iSpring and walk through the build step by step, using real examples and AI where it genuinely speeds up the work.

If you're managing training operations across the country, or globe, this guidebook will help you understand how to start standardizing data and processes to make your life easier.

Coaching may not seem the obvious response during moments of critical change. When organizations face mergers, restructures, rapid growth, or leadership transitions, attention typically turns to strategy and execution. This guide shows why that instinct is incomplete. Drawing on behavioral science insight and new CoachHub client data, this guide demonstrates how coaching directly mitigates the risks that derail change and how it delivers measurable impact when uncertainty is at its highest.

Leadership won’t sign off on training budgets because it feels right. They want proof, in numbers they can defend to their own boss. Calculating your training ROI and presenting it clearly shows leaders exactly how your programs are performing and where to adjust to hit company goals, because when training is a real investment, they need to know the money is working. This ebook hands you the data to make that case, no guesswork required. You’ll learn: The real cost of skipping employee training altogether What compliance training, onboarding, upskilling, and reskilling actually cost your organization, broken down by category A clear formula for calculating training ROI, plus a ready-to-use workbook for tracking the numbers on new manager training, compliance, and onboarding

Traditional L&D often measures success by the amount of training delivered. But for frontline employees, more content doesn’t always mean better performance. Deskless workers learn between tasks, not during scheduled training sessions, so learning has to fit the pace of work. See how organizations like Jack in the Box are redesigning training around that reality and deploying digital learning platforms such as Echo360 to create learning experiences that are accessible, engaging, and importantly measurable.

Only 11% of L&D professionals can prove learning ROI with quantitative data. Why is it so difficult to connect training with measurable business results? iSpring's 2026 ROI research reveals the gaps, and shows how data, business KPIs, and line-manager involvement can change the picture. Discover the key findings from The ROI Playbook 2026 by iSpring.

AI is changing instructional design, but perhaps not in the way the headlines suggest. As training becomes easier and cheaper to produce, the real shift is where L&D teams’ time, expertise, and judgment create the most value. In this ebook, award-winning instructional designer Tim Slade, in partnership with We Are Learning, looks beyond the AI hype to explore three shifts reshaping L&D: the changing economics of training production, the growing importance of human judgment, and AI as a new form of organizational capacity and capability. Use this ebook to rethink where your team creates value in an AI-enabled world... spending less time simply producing content and more time solving the right problems, experimenting, and creating impactful learning.

Watching a course is one thing. Knowing what to say when the moment gets awkward? That takes practice.   BizReady gives employees a safe place to put new skills to the test with AI-powered roleplays and personalized feedback—so they can build confidence before the real conversation happens.   Explore the BizReady playlist and practice moments that matter—from speaking up as a bystander to leading with confidence and building healthier communication habits. For busy HR and L&D teams, it’s a smarter way to reinforce learning without adding more live coaching to your already-packed schedule.  See how BizReady turns "I learned it" into "I can actually do it."

A surprising amount of instructor-led training happens outside the LMS. While the LMS manages learning, much of the work required to deliver ILT and vILT still happens elsewhere. Coordinating instructors, resources, schedules, and change often becomes a balancing act managed through spreadsheets, email, and disconnected tools. In this Brandon Hall Group eBook, you’ll explore: Where hidden costs and inefficiencies often originate Where leading organizations are finding opportunities to improve training operations How organizations are managing training more effectively beyond the LMS Get the eBook to understand what's making training harder than it needs to be, and see what many organizations are already doing to improve it.

As AI becomes an integral part of learning and development, navigating the changing landscape of new tools and platforms coupled with traditional technologies and eLearning standards can feel overwhelming. This essential eBook provides a clear blueprint to fundamentally reframe your current learning ecosystem into an adaptable, personalized, and responsive one tailored to your learners' immediate needs and that cuts down on time administering courses. In addition, this eBook will provide actionable takeaways and help you:  Discover why eLearning standards matter with AI tools. See common tools and platforms and where AI fits. Organize your ecosystem by stages, starting with content. Manage content across various platforms and tools. Prepare for introducing new components. Plan for reporting and data that will then influence your program, such as creating personalized learning paths.

You already know that information alone rarely changes behaviour. Learners need opportunities to practise, make decisions, and receive meaningful feedback. Practice, Not Content explores how AI coaching can bring personalized practice into eLearning at scale. Drawing on research, industry data, and real-world deployments, it examines what works, what learners value, and how to design AI coaching responsibly. Download the White Paper by Artha Learning to explore why the future of learning may be built on practice, not more content.

A policy or slide deck can tell employees what the right answer is. A branching scenario shows whether they can use it when the situation gets complicated or multiple outcomes are possible. In other words, branching scenarios are one of the best ways to make workplace training feel more like actual practice. But they’re also easy to overbuild with too many paths, fake choices, or unclear feedback.   This guide keeps the focus on what makes scenario-based learning truly effective, including realistic decisions, clear consequences, and a creation process that stays manageable.  

As video becomes the backbone of workplace learning, accessibility is no longer optional; it's essential for creating inclusive, effective training experiences. In ScreenPal's State of Video Accessibility & AI report, you'll discover research-based insights into how organizations are approaching accessible video, where the biggest challenges remain, and how AI is helping learning teams scale high-quality, compliant content. Explore key trends, benchmark your organization's readiness, and gain practical strategies for improving video accessibility through captions, audio descriptions, AI-assisted workflows, and scalable best practices. Whether you're leading L&D, instructional design, or talent development, this report provides actionable guidance to help your organization prepare for the future of accessible learning.    

Research shows that pairing information with an activity can boost learning retention and create stronger engagement. However, we understand that it can be pretty time consuming to research activities all of the time! That’s why we’ve collected some of our favorites in this Mega Training Activity Guide Book. Check out some our favorite activities for New Managers, Onboarding, DE&I, and more!  Learners who participate in these activities are more likely to retain skills and information such as:  Delegation  Time Management   Active Listening  and much more!  Download our Mega Training Activity Guide Book for a full list of activities that strengthen information retention. 

When partners sell, install, or support your products, their readiness affects product adoption, customer trust, and the consistency of your brand in the market. In this guide, we’ll examine where distributor training tends to break down, and how manufacturers can move from ad hoc partner enablement to a structured online training process that’s easier to launch, track, and scale.

Managing live, virtual, and hybrid Instructor-led training (ILT) sessions requires more than a basic LMS. Discover the operational platform modern L&D programs require. If you are coordinating instructor-led training across spreadsheets, calendar invites, and basic LMS tools, your administration costs are likely exceeding the price of a dedicated system. Download "Best Practices for Leaders in Choosing a Training Management System - 2026 Edition" to get a complete framework for scaling your L&D operations. Inside, you'll find: The LMS vs. TMS Breakdown: Understand exactly where your LMS falls short for live training coordination.  The Evaluation Toolkit: 10 essential capability domains and the exact questions you need to ask vendors to separate real capabilities from marketing claims.  The Vendor Scorecard: A ready-to-use matrix to evaluate platforms on scheduling scale, automated compliance, and real-time cost tracking.

Re-recording is expensive. Pacing issues frustrate learners. Narration that repeats on-screen text word-for-word gets tuned out. The problems are common, but preventable. This 12-point checklist, created by WellSaid, gives L&D teams a clear pre-production process so voiceover lands the way it's supposed to: clear, consistent, and built to last across modules.

So You Just Became a Manager—Now What?   Becoming a manager is exciting… and maybe a little terrifying. Suddenly you’re expected to lead, inspire, coach, and somehow also manage your own workload. Don't panic - BizLibrary's got your back.  Download BizLibrary’s free self-development guide built just for new managers. It’s part roadmap, part mirror, and part pep talk—all designed to help you hit the ground running in your new role (without tripping over your own expectations).  Here's what’s inside:  Skill Assessment Matrix - Spot your strengths and skill gaps fast so you know exactly where to focus.  SMART Goal Guide - Learn how to set clear, actionable goals that actually stick (no vague "be better at leadership" goals here).  Suggested Development Activities - Get practical, real-world activities to grow each skill.  Process Management Template - Keep track of your goals, progress, and wins in one place (so you don’t lose steam—or your notes).  You don’t need to be a perfect manager on day one. You just need the right tools to keep growing. Whether you're leading your first 1:1 or bracing for your first "we need to talk" moment, this guide is your secret weapon for growing into the manager your team brags about.