Join CompTIA’s Chief Technology Evangelist, Dr. James Stanger, as he outlines the key skills that business require as they strive to differentiate themselves from competition and move forward with confidence. Dr. Stanger will also discuss the unique learning tactics that organizations worldwide are bringing to bear as they empower the workers today.

What's the reality of training today?  Poor engagement, low completion rates and next to no knowledge retention. Despite learning leaders aiming for the exact opposite. Here are the numbers: 6.5% of learners complete their training (excluding mandatory training) 87% of training is forgotten within one month of training 80% of new skills are lost within one week of training if not used Bridge the gap between corporate training and real work outcomes How are we still getting training wrong? Corporate training programs are designed in a way that’s inherently flawed, focusing mainly on passive content delivery. Action-based learning helps bridge the gap between theory and practice, and leads to significantly higher knowledge retention and completion rates.  Download the eBook and learn how to apply action-based learning to deliver a stellar ROI for your company. Special Bonus: Check out our free Practical Guide to Using Action-Based Learning, designed especially for L&D professionals. 

The L&D specialists of today must have their mindset, skills, and knowledge rooted in understanding the business problems they are to help solve with training. Sadly, many of them focus on the training activities and not on the outcomes that impact the results that are needed. Consequently, their training efforts reflect poor results and are undervalued by top management. 

Leaders expect your learning efforts to do more with less; do it better; and to do it faster. They also expect learning to deliver business-value results while minimizing disruptions to operational processes. In this unique session, participants will explore how to integrate e-learning and the proper use of learning technologies with the context of the Lean business methodology known as Lean learning.

Course design and delivery that makes optimal use of technology can transform virtual classrooms and boost the value of higher education.   As colleges and universities grapple with falling enrollment levels, they’ve had to take a long, hard look at their business models and the new realities of student needs and expectations. The majority of students still see the value of education, but they are looking for flexible education models to better support their success. Many experts view hybrid flexible models as a natural and necessary evolution of teaching and learning that will keep higher education relevant in the fast-changing modern world.   Download this Technology in Education report to learn how customizable tools that take advantage of best practices in instructional design encourage participation and lead to richer educational experiences.

Does your sales training work? Are people paying attention? Our sales teams are so overloaded, we need to reach them quickly and effectively.

Measuring the results of organizational learning is far from being an exact science. Learning technologies play a huge role in the challenging task of keeping track of employee learning performance. Business learning management systems lead the way in terms of gathering learning data and presenting it in a comprehensible manner — through their analytics and reporting tools — allowing both training professionals and business managers to identify any pain points related to employee performance and then make the best decisions. This white paper presents how company success is directly connected to employee performance, how e-learning can boost it and how a business LMS and its analytics and reporting capabilities can support instructors and managers in every step of the way.

In this interactive session with virtual learning expert Cindy Huggett, you will learn exactly how to set up, facilitate, and manage small group virtual class activities to create an engaging participant experience. You'll see how to create teams for group involvement and how to use breakout rooms for collaboration. You’ll discover new and creative uses for breakout activities that you can immediately apply in your virtual classes.

Culture Change: Coaching leaders to manage diverse teams join us as we discuss one of the most critical features of the building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive organization--developing and coaching cultural competence in your managers so they can lead and develop diverse teams. As we know all too well, there can be many advantages, as well as many challenges to managing diverse teams, and together we will unpack how to coach managers to maximize the opportunities and advantages inherent in leading diverse teams. 

What if you had unlimited energy capable of self-generating as much as you needed, on demand, whenever you wanted it?  How would your life change?

Why are most virtual meetings still so awkward, unmemorable and ineffective? Because no one is born knowing how to talk to a camera! Like an actor going from stage to screen, being successful in a new medium requires new skills.  Fortunately, screen actors have spent decades developing techniques for connecting, engaging and influencing others through the camera. In this session, actor and author Julie Hansen shares the top actors’ secrets for more engaging and successful virtual meetings from her award-winning book, "Look Me In The Eye: Using Video to Build Relationships with Customers, Partners and Teams."

Walt Disney liked to proclaim, "It all started with a mouse." Although it is true that Mickey Mouse was Disney’s breakthrough, it actually started with the people who made the mouse. The Disney philosophy, likewise, doesn’t start with customers. It starts with motivated castomers™. The Disney formula is simple: Great leaders deliver satisfying employee experiences; motivated employees deliver satisfying customer experiences; satisfied customers become loyal and spend more money; profits increase.

Does your current learning technology give you the data you need to crack the case for eLearning success? Does it leave you insightful clues about what’s working, what’s not, and what your learners need to succeed? Or is all of that a mystery to you, a case yet to be solved?

As a leader, you’re barraged with problems every day, and sometimes it’s easier to take the path of least resistance. You don’t speak up because it might rock the boat. You procrastinate on a decision or don’t try that new idea because you’re afraid of failure. Or, you don’t invite feedback because you might not like what you hear. In these moments, you’re missing opportunities, you’re wasting money, and you’re eroding your team members’ trust.

Nonprofits, like many other kinds of organizations, have accelerated their interest in eLearning technology (specifically, learning management systems) as more employees shift to remote workers. Contributing to this need for better eLearning tech may be higher demands for special requirements and regulations. The challenges nonprofit organizations face are often similar to that of for-profit organizations, but nonprofits do face some unique additional challenges. The first step to overcoming these challenges is to recognize potential obstacles and be prepared for them. By nature, every new expense for a nonprofit is examined by how effectively it contributes to "the mission" of the organization. A few of these obstacles include achieving management buy-in, showing value in eLearning tech year-over-year, and how technology can help retain employees. Empowering your learners with a robust LMS and aligning your learning programs with the greater organizational objectives can make all the difference when tackling these challenges. In this eBook, we focus on how nonprofit organizations have been turning to eLearning technology to overcome recent challenges. Topics include: Cultural differences in nonprofits Using learning tech to adapt and thrive in a nonprofit world Ongoing challenges nonprofits face Why attitudes are changing Moving into the future with confidence

Competency-based online training focuses on demonstrating specific, measurable skills. Organizations should seriously consider this approach to training, as it benefits all employees and leads to better performance and business success. Learning technologies such as learning management systems are taking competency-based online training to a whole new level, creating a more personalized learning environment where L&D professionals can help trainees develop the right skills and acquire the right competencies.  What you will learn from this brochure: What is a competency-based training How to develop it How a business LMS supports competency-based training

Choosing the right content for a diverse workforce of learners is time-consuming and difficult. How do you navigate all the choices out there? What content will resonate with different learning styles and increase engagement? How do you identify the right content for the right audience at the right moment?

Economic news is not rosy and buyers are changing their priorities. What are the best ways to coach your sales team to find new accounts, expand existing ones, and retain more of them? Join Carole Mahoney, author of the upcoming book "Buyer First" and discover what sales research and the largest data set of sales performance suggests you focus on for more predictable revenue attainment and retention of your best sellers and customers. 

Every employee can build belonging from wherever they sit in an organization because the energy of belonging is built or destroyed one human interaction at a time. Harness the power generated from feeling connected to, respected, and protected by your peers and leaders.

Forrester conducted an online survey with 440 respondents and four interviews with sales enablement strategy decision-makers in North America to explore this topic. We found that organizations understand the value of agile content, but can’t always produce and use agile content across the enterprise. This recent Forrester report, Agile Content Strategies Deliver Business Results And Drive Sales Adoption, reveals how sales content has evolved and how business leaders must adapt. Download your copy today to see how you can overcome business pressures changing sales content management. You’ll learn: 3 key sales content research findings Why marketing content is an essential sales tool How lack of resources and incentives limit sales content impact 3 agile content best practices to increase buyer engagement 4 recommendations to gain significant business benefits

Most companies promote individuals to leadership roles first then ask them to learn "new" leadership behaviors like providing feedback, collaborating, solving problems, coaching others and more. Asking people to change their behavior is hard enough, but coupling behavior change with a change in role/title AND with new functional responsibilities is too much for most people to be able to achieve.

You’re ready to figure out whether your training programs are working, worth the investment of time and other resources, and meeting their goals. What tools do you need to conduct a training program evaluation?  

Recognition and rewards can drive performance increases of 20% or more by leveraging the power of motivation psychology, social dynamics and workers’ desire for aspirational awards within a positive culture that encourages the collaboration and success of all individuals and teams.  This seems like common sense, but it is not easy to implement in the workplace unless you create programs that are designed with recognition and reward best practices. There is an art and a science element to effective recognition. This includes smart program structure, rules, training, recognition tactics, reward choices, actionable analytics and more. 

Onboarding is a vital part of the employee orientation process. New hires need the right tools and information to become a productive member on their team and at the organization. However, for many, onboarding stops after Day 1. In this infographic, you’ll learn:  How to begin onboarding before an employee’s official start date  What should be done prior to arrival, on the first day, the first week, and the first month of employment  Why onboarding should continue for up to 6 months or more