Over the past two years, we all scrambled to deploy virtual training. We should give ourselves a pat on the shoulder. We survived and stayed relevant. However, no matter how quickly we tried to turn around or convert volumes of in-person training into virtual training, C-Suite leaders and L&D executives are asking the hard question: "How is your virtual training creating results? Show us some numbers!"

The pandemic has changed the way we train forever. And that’s a good thing. Join Loren Sanders from CVS, Jennifer McCuen from Atlantic Union Bank and Dave Romero from Unboxed Training & Technology as we discuss what we believe is in store for the rest of 2022 and beyond. We’ll evaluate what L&D trends we see shaping up as we navigate our 3rd year of hybrid training and what we believe is on the horizon.

Virtual Training Results Based on POVs (Points of View) Ray Jimenez

Remote work is changing how you learn. While 60% of surveyed L&D professionals expected to implement a virtual training strategy before COVID-19, remote work has drastically enhanced the speed of implementation for most organizations. Excitingly, this experience is recontextualizing learning and knowledge-sharing in unparalleled ways.   Download this infographic to have a quick reference of the research presented in the article, The New Normal: Connecting with The Remote Workforce.

Sales conversations blur together as buyers rush from virtual meeting to meeting. It’s not enough to "show up" on video anymore. You must build a strong relationship and create an unforgettable experience to stand out with busy buyers. That requires a unique skillset. Luckily, screen actors, television reporters, and other on-camera pros have unlocked the secret to engaging and connecting with virtual audiences in a memorable way.

Training experiences should be relevant, practical, engaging, and above all else — effective. But finding affordable solutions that check these boxes while being flexible enough to meet the unique needs of your business is nearly impossible.   

Employees give an NPS of -29 to their organizations’ online training, despite an increase in digital investment More than 1,000 professionals from HR, L&D, and HR Consulting participated in Gamelearn's second edition of its annual report. Their answers were contrasted with those of employees to identify misalignments. And guess what? Some serious contradictions have been detected. According to the results of our survey, over 60% of companies have increased their online training budget compared to last year. However, professionals rated the online training programs they’ve received with an NPS of -29, clearly a failing grade. But it's not all contradictions, almost everyone surveyed agreed on what kind of solutions would provide both the engagement employees need to learn and the results organizations need to grow. Want to find out what they are? Click below to access the full report.

Traditional classroom and year-end compliance training isn’t enough anymore. As the world has shifted to a more remote workplace, modern learning solutions are a must-have for staying competitive. For an engaging and effective training program, you need quality content, a comprehensive LMS, and a strategic training partner to help you on your learning journey. In this buyer’s guide, you’ll learn: What to look for in an LMS What makes a great content library Why having a strategic partner is a game-changer

The transition to digital learning had always been promised, however, the timelines have been accelerated due to Covid-19 crisis. Digital learning has also started to redefine the structure of the Learning and Development teams. In recent research conducted by CLO Magazine, 72% of the respondents said they had increased the use of learning platforms and 67% had increased frequency of communications and collaboration. Remote learning can be a nebulous territory as several questions crop up. How exactly are learners accessing the training? How much time do they have to spare for the training? Can part of the training be delivered in asynchronous mode? The role of L&D has also undergone a shift in tandem with these changing trends - as the learning teams now need to be more digitally savvy than ever to identify not just the right content but also the right delivery mechanism.  

What makes up a great eLearning strategy? There’s no simple blueprint guaranteed to work for every organization; however, in many successful programs there are recurring themes. The reality of modern learning and development programs is that training needs to be repeatable, scalable and uphold learning standards. Simultaneously, training programs are often more engaging when they are personalized to the learner.  Striking a balance between these two demands is the challenge that many learning professionals face and is a perennial topic of conversation. Crafting an effective eLearning strategy is also a moving target as objectives change. Organizations must constantly change strategies to adapt to new objectives, changes in budgets, and adapt to a changing world.   Managing a modern eLearning program includes more than just expanding learning content libraries. In many cases, more isn’t always better. Simply adding additional content doesn’t address the needs of all learners in the organization.  In this eBook, we focus on a few ways to examine and refine strategies around learning programs. Topics include: A Purpose-Built Content Library Responding to Workforce Trends Peer-to-Peer Learning Integrated Learning Plans Using Analytics To Inform Strategy

Writing training for Walt Disney Entertainment was fascinating: Characters, Parades, Fireworks, Leadership, Finance, Orientation and more. Lenn will share his MAGIC methodology while working at Disney and for other clients. You'll learn how the MAGIC methodology, unlike ADDIE, is simple, emotion-based, and successful. It resonates deeply with learners. It is easy to use. Classes come together quickly and flow seamlessly and logically. Learners experience a journey, not a lecture and leave energized to take what they learned into the real world.  

Tools such as Adobe Captivate are great for quickly developing eLearning. However, because of the interface, you will quickly hit a limit on what you can do. While it’s possible to get past a few of these barriers with Advanced Actions or Shared Actions, the time it takes to create is time-consuming. Fortunately, the engineers at Adobe have opened a door that allows you to insert your own custom scripts.  

In a time of unprecedented change and sustained stress, we are challenged more than ever by the question of "what can we do to help our people thrive"? In the pandemic age, we have had to consider this question with greater urgency than ever, and training professionals are anxious to contribute in any way they can. As a result, employees have been inundated with any number of well-being webinars preaching self-help techniques that have shown varying success in moving the "well-being needle."

Virtual instructor led training became hugely popular during the global pandemic and now is the time to build on this success and ensure that your live online learning sessions are as good as they can be.  

To realize the true potential of AI in HR, it needs to be more than turning qualitative career and employee data into interpretable, measurable, and comparable data-points. AI must be able to interpret and analyze that data in a way to make meaningful predictions on what organizations and their people need to be successful. In this white paper you’ll gain insight into: The genuine value of AI for HR beyond the streamlining of administrative tasks AI uses cases to help you better predict and quickly respond to dynamic business changes How AI built for HR can create a more personalized approach to career development, upskilling, and more

How do you upskill your people in a scalable way that keeps you competitive rather than constantly playing catch-up? By providing career growth opportunities. But often, employees think it’s easier to find a new job outside their company than inside. And in many organizations, there are internal cultures holding back career growth and internal mobility. Developing a skills-forward talent strategy can help you unite people growth with business success. This guide outlines four key steps involved in this strategy.

HR and IT need to work together to not only overcome their individual challenges, but also drive overall enterprise results. Effective IT and HR collaboration is critical when selecting and deploying a TMS. This paper will explore strategies and tactics to ensure the organization is better positioned to deliver on a talent strategy through a modern, integrated Talent Management System (TMS) that can support and enable candidates, employees, managers, and the business as a whole.

Agility has emerged as a foundational element for success in the post-pandemic business environment. It’s the ability to deal with change. To figure out what to do in new situations. To learn and adapt to even the most complex set of challenges. In today’s era of accelerating change, disruption has become commonplace. Organizations need to implement strategies to become more resilient, adaptable, and able to capitalize on new opportunities. In this Idea Brief, you'll discover: How to build a strong learning culture that helps employees become lifelong learners The three qualities integral to learning agility Ways to cultivate learning agility across all levels of your workforce 

When you’re kicking off a new training project, how do you allocate resources and determine a deadline? There aren’t always clear answers. Luckily, with some industry benchmarks, you can confidently arrive at accurate conclusions.  This calculator template references data from those benchmarks, to allow you to: Forecast the total hours different types of training projects will take to complete. Pinpoint how many team members you’ll need for the project. Allocate resources  Estimate budget

Creating new content can be difficult. Not sure where to start? Do you want to make sure you don’t leave anything out? Worried you might make your content too long, and not engaging? Maybe you have a standard case of the dreaded writer's block?

Peer-to-Peer Conversations: New Mentoring In Virtual Training

Learning and development has evolved significantly over the past ten years. Many of the advancements have been tied to new technologies, borrowing from other industries and disciplines like marketing and design thinking, and important shifts in the way people work and learn. According to Deloitte: This white paper examines the key shifts happening in the workforce today, the opportunities opening up for organizations, an evolving point of view on what makes effective workplace learning, and a vision for how organizations can adapt to meet the needs of learners.

Getting new employees up to speed on the culture, processes, and knowledge base of a company can cost up to 30% of a new hire’s annual salary. Meanwhile, most employees perform at only a quarter of their full productivity for the first month in their role - unsurprising given that many companies dedicate only a week or less to onboard employees.

Sales leaders know their teams need enablement. Sellers need onboarding to get up to speed, personalized coaching to continually improve, and access to the content and tools that will help them drive deeper buyer engagement and hit their targets.