What Are the Obligations of Managers? In a world that is rapidly approaching eight billion people, rarely do organizations around the world face the exact same challenge at the exact same time. Yet, that is exactly what’s happening when it comes to people being engaged in their work. Here are some telling statistics from Gallup: In France, an abysmal 6% of all employees are actively engaged. In the UK, that number nearly doubles to 11%. Here in the U.S., we boast above-average employee engagement levels with 15% of employees reporting that they are actively engaged. That means 85% of US workers are disengaged or actively disengaged in their work. Click below to download this Whitepaper.  

It’s a busy time to be a futurist. The pace of change in the workplace continues to accelerate. Expectations of people leaders to effectively move their organizations and teams forward have seismically shifted. And that is likely only to continue. Shelley Robbins, PhD, senior faculty chair of masters programs in business at Capella University, recently discussed this topic as part of a panel at the BetterUp Shift conference, which delved into the science of talent development in a world where people enablement will be the way of the future. The following are Robbins’ takeaways from the panel on how people leaders can prepare for the future of work.

Have you heard this "training is just wasted time" complaint from learners and leaders? Sadly yes. Most training and learning programs are time-wasters. They suck the life out of learners' energies, time and enthusiasm - consequently, we cause them to fail in their work. The single biggest reason is our compulsion to "force train" or "force feed" ALL of the content we feel they must learn.

Scenario-based learning is a proven effective method for learning using complex real-life situations. However, the effort and technology to develop scenarios have often appeared to be too complex, expensive, and time-consuming. Today though, authoring tools have advanced to make designing and developing robust scenarios to be easier and more efficient than ever before.

According to statistics that address our domestic government workforce rapidly aging, virtual reality can be a lifesaver when it comes to providing a dynamic and effective tool to improve memory retention in the aging workforce. It's proven that people, especially older people, learn by doing and this is exactly where VR can make a huge impact in your organization.

Success at work often comes down to difficult conversations. Do you wish your learners had a safe way to learn by doing? Imagine the possibilities for leadership, sales, and customer service if your learners could practice high-stakes interpersonal skill. With immersive VR, it's now possible to deliver such training at scale. Powered by a blend of AI and live human interaction, mixed reality VR has become the ideal way to gain essential skills in the workplace. It combines true human intelligence with the consistency, customizability, and scalability of AI, unlocking potential in your workforce and ensuring organizational readiness to perform.

Getting your presentation design off to the right start is essential. PowerPoint templates and masters are the underlying force that ties all your slides together, but so often they are ignored and forgotten.

We asked, "What are the toughest conversations happening in your workplace?".  This free infographic will show you what your colleagues in L&D are experiencing and how they handle the issues.   ROI of training Leaders how to handle tough conversations? One method of training the leaders returned $4000 ROI for every $1000 invested.  Click to download the infographic and discover the most effective solution.

While L&D departments have been working hard on microlearning, engagement, and other important priorities, something's been brewing just out of sight, and it's exciting. What if learners could access their LMS and participate in learning experiences and simulations via verbal commands and responses to the learning materials? Think of artificial intelligence (AI) interfaces similar to Amazon's Alexa and being able to experience and respond to instructional experiences through voice interaction integrated with learners' mobile devices.  

During this webcast for specific strategies will be taught illustrating coaching strategies that drive talent and how that talent improvement can save organizations money. Often, coaching is viewed as this extra item managers should do time permitted when in fact coaching is now being realized is a great talent and retention tool along with tremendous financial benefits.

There’s much research that shows people remember more from training when visuals are used. Yet you, and everyone else, always experience bullet point hell in most courses.

When your workforce is spread across 100+ locations across the country and beyond, effectively delivering impactful learning experiences can seem like a daunting challenge. That’s why it was critical for USA TODAY NETWORK to implement a world-class talent development solution that would help the organization achieve four key business goals:

We use dozens of metaphors daily to communicate with others. Metaphors are powerful in imparting information and knowledge. But how do we use metaphors in learning design, systems and solutions?  

The end of the year is a traditional time to recognize employees, but how you recognize them will define the difference between boring and exciting, between ineffective and engaging, and inspire greater performance in the coming year.  Join Dr. Bob Nelson, multi-million copy bestselling author (1501 Ways to Reward Employees, The 1001 Recognition & Rewards Fieldbook+) and the world's leading authority on employee recognition, rewards and engagement to discuss creative ways you can recognize your employees this holiday season that goes beyond a glass of eggnog at the holiday office party. 

Join Lou Russell and her friends for a different kind of webinar. We'll be having a party, playing games, building treats, celebrating all holidays of December and spreading peace and love (yes, Lou was a teen in the 70s).

A diabolical aspect of overload and busy-ness is that it always feels like our fault. Your talented team may continuously feel a sense of free-floating guilt; like if they could only find the right podcast or filing system then the tidal wave could be tamed.   That’s not what our research shows, we studied busyness, and we found no less than thirty-three unique sources of pressure each cascading down one upon the other and eventually onto you. These forces are in fact combatable through the power of organizing a professional culture around a simplification mindset and then using that context to enter a new level of organizational logic.

Are you new to learning and development, or perhaps coming from a world of training and starting to consider the need to deliver and track training online for the first time. Whether you are new to eLearning or just new to tracking the data from learning, the mysterious and often awkward world of the Learning Management System (LMS) can seem daunting and impossible to navigate.

Are your sales reps operating in a crowded marketplace where prospects are more rapidly becoming more knowledgeable and competitors more aggressive?  In environments like these, it's easier than ever for your sales team and product messages to get lost in the noise. 

We’ve all heard of some big-time compliance failures at various companies; the fallout after a compliance oversight can be serious. But this ebook isn’t about dissecting everything that can go wrong or providing legal advice. Instead, we want to look at how such instances have spotlighted the importance of using compliance to build a positive company culture and focusing on the most important asset of your organization — your people.

Learning and Performance - The Missing Link Is Your Learning driving performance? The most important outcome of any learning program is improved performance, yet 60% of organizations admit that learning is not aligned to business goals.* So if your learning isn't moving the needle forward on performance, why bother? For too many organizations, the outcome of learning is...learning. And while metrics like course completion rates or course grades can tell you how learners are responding to your learning content, they don't give you any insights into how learning is actually impacting the business. Maximize Learning Impact by Making the Performance Connection In this eBook from Brandon Hall Group and Saba Software, based on the webinar The Learning and Performance Link: Making the Connection, you'll gain expert insights into how learning and performance intersect to drive business success. Filled with research and real-world examples, you'll learn how to create a hyper-connected learning experience that engages your employees, improves individual and business performance, and maximizes the impact of your L&D initiatives. You'll gain insights into: The Learning and Performance Convergence Model from Brandon Hall Group How to drive long-term business success by linking learning and performance What high-performing companies do differently when it comes to measuring learning effectiveness Download the eBook today to find out why - and how - your organization can restore the critical connection between learning and performance!  

Research from Bersin by Deloitte shows that at least 80% of all workplace learning is informal. Given that any employee with a smartphone or computer has access to a wealth of information on any topic or skill at their fingertips, that percentage will only continue to increase. So how ready is your organization to embrace the new anytime, anywhere learning experiences that your employees expect? TAKE THE INFORMAL LEARNING READINESS ASSESSMENT Download the Informal Learning Organizational Readiness Assessment to determine how conducive your organization's unique characteristics are to facilitating a culture of informal and on-demand learning. You'll gain insights into: How ready your organization is to support informal learning today, plus steps you can take to bridge the gaps Four traits that organizations with strong potential for informal learning success typically possess A step-by-step framework for implementing and driving adoption of an informal learning strategy Download the assessment to learn more about informal learning readiness and find out where your organization stands!  

By now, it’s more than likely that you know that each time you use your phone, computer or tablet, whatever app you’re using is collecting data about you and how you use that application. This is exactly how platforms, such as Netflix, serve up suggested content based on your past viewing activities.

If you think finding a needle in a haystack is difficult, try finding an e-learning program that holds people’s attention and affects behavior change. Now there’s a challenge! We know too much lecture is a no-no, yet most live-online learning programs are lecture heavy and interactive-light.

Traditional video has become an important and engaging component of training programs. That said, while it’s a fantastic tool for learning, it is still often limited to the linear path or story that it shares. People can watch video, but they can’t control it themselves. But what if L&D professionals created a more immersive world for learners by giving them the ability to explore anything and everything around them? That more interactive video experience is possible now with 360-degree video.