Every job has its nuances. Every organization has its own customs and culture. Every employee, therefore, ends up with knowledge that no one else has. And that knowledge is not only rare but valuable. Call it "unique knowledge." It consists of everything an employee gains through specialized training and insider learning. Unique knowledge varies from organization to organization and from position to position. But it’s instrumental in tackling the complex problems and unexpected challenges that employees encounter at work more or less every day. On the one hand, this is fantastic. We all have our areas of expertise, hard-earned and distinct. On the other hand, it’s problematic. Most places of work don’t have a formal way of capturing unique knowledge and sharing it throughout the organization. So, more often than not, it remains stuck inside people’s heads. There are two big reasons to care about this. One is romantic: Knowledge is valuable, and it’s a shame to let good ideas go to waste. The other is practical: Unshared knowledge costs money. Click below to download this White Paper.

Sales enablement is hot today and with good reason for how it can equip sales teams with data and information to help them sell more effectively. But many enablement initiatives are struggling to live up to their potential and the performance gains that are anticipated. What's the #1 overlooked gap that is fueling this discrepancy and challenging the credibility of enablement initiatives? How can you use sales enablement tools and tactics to help your salespeople increase the quantity and quality of the conversations they have with prospects — and drive stronger sales performance?

During this session, you will learn eight steps to build a business case for investing in people. These steps are built on design thinking principles and, by following them, will help ensure learning programs and projects deliver results.

From a generational perspective, we have frankly been fixated on Millennials. Countless articles have been written about Millennials (born 1981-1996) and how they have fundamentally changed societal norms. They're not buying homes. They refuse to get married. They don't eat cereal. They're killing golf. You name it. The reality is, however, that as the oldest Millennials approach their 40s, they are starting to fall into more traditional conventions. They are getting married. They are buying homes. They are having kids. And when it comes to the workplace, they are starting to settle into leadership roles and are adopting the organizational expectations that come with that.

A jolt is an experiential activity that lasts for a brief period of time (less than 5 minutes) and illustrates one or more important learning points.

Smartphones and tablets are increasingly becoming the go-to devices for today's modern employee for accessing information, learning courses and event schedules. As the need for strengthening job-related skills and competencies increase, HR technologies need to evolve to meet the growing demands of employee learning and development to better satisfy customers and remain competitive.

The Modern Blended Learning Experience to Maximize Learning Transfer With PowerPoint & Beyond Classroom training using presentations have been around forever, and while you may be interested in other options, many still use the classic method of a PowerPoint deck in a training room. Why limit yourself to just one option when you have a cornucopia of training methods to choose from? Treat yourself! Use a mix of methods, carefully selected to create one, cohesive learning experience. This blended learning. It's more than just a method for delivering content to learners. Blended learning is an approach to designing effective learning experiences. 

Creating a culture of learning is dependent upon engaging learners in all aspects of your learning and training programs. One powerful way to facilitate a culture of learning within your organization is to provide opportunities for learners to share informal learning materials, contribute their own content ("UGC" - User Generated Content) and to provide an architecture that can support ongoing discussion, evaluation and promotion of those learning materials.

I have been privileged to work with Training Magazine and my good friend and partner Gary VanAntwerp. We grew Training Magazine Network from 2,000 members 10 years ago to 100,000 members today. Today we average 10,000 participants per month attending webinars. With some humility, Gary and I, have moved some small mountains to make this happen. We thank all of you.

Make professional graphics in PowerPoint. No design skill required. In this mind-blowing webinar, Mike shares his favorite PowerPoint tips, tricks and tools to make visuals for presentations, infographics, educational materials, sales and marketing documents, proposals, and web sites.

According to a recent report by PwC, 67 percent of executives in the U.S. think AI will help humans and machines work together to be stronger, smarter and more efficient. But all of these innovations are meaningless without the right talent to put it to use.

Are you looking for ways to stand out professionally and clearly up your game? Are you considering learning more about Adobe Captivate (2019 release)? Join this session for more information about the Adobe Captivate Specialist Certificate program.  

In a recent article written by Tony Rost, CIO of Metal Toad, a leader asks, "How am I going to screw up our Agile transformation?" This is a critical question for leaders of Agile teams.

Now more than ever, business innovators like you are investing in higher education partnerships. Attracting, retaining and developing today’s workforce is more crucial-and more difficult-than ever before. As a leader, you face multiple human resource challenges, including: • Recruiting and retaining top talent in a low unemployment market • Offering the variety of benefits your diverse employee base demands • Demonstrating commitment to your employees • Supporting your organization’s need to grow and develop future leaders   Investing in higher education partnerships helps address these challenges head-on, while allowing you to positively impact your organization. And as Benjamin Franklin said best, "An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." In this briefing, we’ll explore the reasons why today’s business innovators invest in higher education opportunities for their employees.

Employees are on the move more than ever before. Is your company keeping up with modern approaches to transfer institutional knowledge before it walks out the door—and foster a development-centric culture to keep people from leaving in the first place? Becky will share easy steps to implement microlearning, peer-to-peer coaching and on-the-job training to keep your MVPs growing in YOUR organization and make your job as a trainer easier too.

How to develop tomorrow's leaders today Baby boomers are retiring at a rapid rate - we're at an average of 10,000 each day! This means the workforce is losing its most knowledgeable and experienced employees every day. This also means the workforce is losing high-level leaders. Employee turnover, especially leadership turnover, can leave organizations in chaos, but it doesn't have to be this way. Smart organizations are being proactive and developing succession plans to prepare for the inevitable changes in leadership. An important part of succession planning is identifying and developing the next generations of leaders now. Another important part is getting those employees to stay and succeed in an initial leadership role. When employees believe they're gaining skills and experience to develop their careers, 37% are more likely to stay with an organization. This shows the importance of creating effective development plans! It can be hard to prioritize succession planning because it might feel like there are more pressing problems that need your attention now. Or you may not know where to start. In this ebook, we'll provide tips to help you develop a plan and create seamlessness in times of personnel change. You'll learn:   Practical approaches to succession planning  How to identify, develop, and retain high potential employees  Three key ways managers can customize experiences for their employees to reduce turnover  How to build effective development plans 

Uncovering the need is one thing, but organizing the mountain of content from an SME is an ID's nightmare. You have to keep the goal in mind. Mind mapping helps you define the goal and align content to the intended outcome.

Hot off the press! The Omnipress annual Training Trends Report is now available! For the third consecutive year, Omnipress conducted a survey of more than 100 training and continuing education professionals. The results reveal emerging trends in learning, technology and program delivery. They also give insight into how other organizations are managing both the opportunities and challenges facing today’s education professionals.  The 2019 Training Trends report provides industry data you can use to leverage your organization’s greatest asset for engaging new and existing learners—education.   2019 Training Trends Report   This year’s report indicates that 51% of respondents currently offer at least 11 different programs or courses, with 60% of respondents expecting to increase that number in 2019. The good news is that the perceived value of ongoing training and continuing education for industry professionals is on a steady rise. But this increase in programming does present some significant challenges for training pros who already manage a broad portfolio and wide array of responsibilities—particularly as they are also tasked with navigating changes in learner preferences and emerging trends and technologies.   Some of the questions and themes explored in this report include: How are organizations delivering their educational programs today, and what changes to they foresee in the future? What challenges are organizations facing in delivering this content? How much are organizations focusing on new and emerging trends? Are organizations prepared for young professionals?

In today's fast-paced world, rapid development can be the key to your e-learning success. Rise allows you to create beautiful, responsive courses using just a browser. Courses look gorgeous on PC, tablet, and phone with NO programming knowledge needed! Leave having seen how to create and publish beautiful and engaging e-learning using Articulate 360 Rise. Perfect for the accidental e-learning instructional designer!

Join us to learn how Hudson's Spot Coaching approach equips managers and leaders with a simple, 3-step coaching method to support just-in-time development of their people. The approach includes elements of feedback, goal-setting, building a plan and establishing follow-up to provide support and track impact.

As a manager, you can't fix what you can't see. How much easier would it be to help sales reps overcome what keeps them from selling more, if you only knew: What motivates their decisions and behavior? What are their hidden weaknesses in the sales process? Do they have It inside them to be successful in the job? Are they a potential flight risk?

For Learning & Development teams, they're the most important weeks of any employee's tenure: The first two, when knowledge transfer is critical for getting new hires up to speed, And the last two, when it's imperative to preserve a departing employee's institutional knowledge

Blended learning is a common buzz phrase in L&D, and it's one that deserves attention. Using a blended learning approach means providing course content in a variety of formats - including videos, games, virtual reality (VR) activities, basic documents, and e-learning courses! You may mix and match many delivery formats in order to create a learning environment that is engaging and cost-effective.

Creating an engaging learning experience is key to learning and retention of information. Passive forms of eLearning, including 'click next, next, yawn…' content is not providing the levels of engagement needed. Greater engagement in the training means learners are more emotionally invested, which has been proven to increase the retention of knowledge. An immersive learning experience involves learners and provides the greater levels of engagement required.