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How to Turn Times of Change and Uncertainty into Positive Opportunities
Gone are the days of someone working for one company for their entire career. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average person will change jobs 12 times before retiring. This increase in employee turnover can often be attributed to times of change and uncertainty in the workplace, like layoffs, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, etc. Change in the workplace is inevitable, but it doesn't have to be seen as negative, and it certainly doesn't have to become a reason for talented employees to leave your company.

Key Successful Marketing Tactics to Teach Your Sales Team in 2019
When was the last time you left a webinar with 1-2 points that you can take home to your organization, implement and dramatically increase your output?

Video Coaching Tools: How to Get the Most Value for Sales Enablement & Training
Sales coaching is a powerful way to reinforce learning and help reps master key skills - you know it, we know it. It’s part of why video coaching tools have become so popular recently.

Create a Culture of Learning with the Cool New Social & UGC Features in Adobe Captivate Prime LMS
What is the difference between an organization that hordes knowledge, and one which sponsors and supports a culture of learning? One potential aspect of an organization that is recognized for creating a culture of learning is the availability and endorsement of user generated content in the organization's training materials.

Annual Leadership Survey Results: Best Practices of High-Performing Leadership Development Organizations
For the third year, Training magazine and Wilson Learning Worldwide have teamed up to conduct the Annual Leadership Survey focused on creating effective leaders and preparing the next generation of leaders.

Nine Practical Tips for Using Neuroscience to Power Learning
Supercharge your learning strategy using easy-to-apply principles from neuroscience
Behavioral science has the power to motivate people to learn and change. But it can be a complex, nuanced subject. Advice previously offered from the learning industry often lacked scientific evidence, but times are changing.

B2B-Sales HandBook
You are about to embark on a journey that is going to help you to book, sell, and retain like never before.
This book reveals:
What has changed in our B2B industry/profession, how to cope with the change, and what skills should one acquire to thrive?
What should you change/improve to book, close, and retain more than ever?
What resources are valuable to keep on your road to success?
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."
― Alvin Toffler
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4 Things Business Coaches Need to Know
Mentoring. Managing. Counseling. Coaching.
Many people use these terms more or less interchangeably when referring to people management in the workplace. However, the truth is managing someone is fundamentally different than mentoring someone. When it comes to the concept of coaching in the workplace, the difference is even more stark.

The Trainer's Role in Helping to Create a Culture of Employee Recognition & Engagement
"You get what you recognize and reward" is considered the Greatest Management Principle in the World. Join the world's leading expert on this topic and related ones (Employee Engagement, Employee Experience),

A Dose of Positive Reinforcement Can Go a Long Way
Get the most out of training by recognizing employees before, during, and after a learning event.
The principle of recognition that "You get what you reward" is a universal yet often underused principle in day-to-day management—and the training and development function is no exception. There are many ways that recognition can be used to make the training function more efficient, learning more effective, and the training staff more appreciated. By doing so, you can get the most out of the training investment that’s made in your organization.
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Build Stunning PowerPoint Templates that Work!
Build Stunning PowerPoint Templates That Work! - Learn to quickly make intuitive, easy to use, professional PowerPoint templates. Great templates mean better presentations. Unfortunately, most do not work and are often misused. Avoid common traps and mistakes. Get the tips, tricks and secrets the pros use to design and deliver PowerPoint templates that everyone can use the right way. Also, get 10 professional PowerPoint graphics and discover a tool to make more. After this session you will be able to:
What Now? Surviving Your New Training Job
You were minding your own business and doing your best at a task. A member of management approached and said, "You're doing such a great job with this task that we're going to make you a trainer of this task!" Wahoo! Somehow you don't feel like celebrating…. What IS this thing called training and how do you get started?
In this session, you will learn to:
Describe the behaviors of a successful trainer
Identify the differences between basic and advanced training skills
Use 20 adult learning concepts to relate to learners

10 Hacks for Better Slides in 5 Minutes
You're spending too much time on your slides! And they're looking boring. Get 10 quick slide hacks that will turn meh into marvelous. They're quick makeovers that you can use again and again.

How Learning and Development Can Enable Innovation Capabilities and Transformation
Leaders and organizations today need new ways and skill sets to solve complex challenges and to seize opportunities faster. Incorporating design thinking into employee training can help solve this challenge.

Win the Customer AND the Deal
In sales, we often find ourselves grappling with a false choice - do we focus on relationship building with the customer, or focus more on winning the deal at all costs? It can often seem like there is no middle ground, we have to either perform like a hardliner or try and gain the customer's favor. But it is not, in fact, an either/or situation.
This white paper explores the middle ground between building relationships and winning the deal and offers helpful tips on ways to nurture both your relationship with the customer while keeping your eye on the prize. Read more to discover how it might be the way salespeople think about their customer relationships that prevents them from focusing on and winning the deal.
JMReid Group is a training company that provides sales programs with this middle ground at top of mind. If you like what you read, contact us in the interest of your sales team at www.jmreidgroup.com.

Make Your Own Magic: Counterintuitive Lessons Learned from Walt Disney World
Walt Disney was not your typical businessman. He didn't go to college. He didn't have an MBA. He hated org charts. It's doubtful he ever drew up a vision and mission statement. And yet he succeeded beyond what anyone's imagination. He did it through an unorthodox approach that made Disney one of the world's most admired companies and a place where inspiring leaders train and develop exceptional employees who deliver amazing customer service.

Rapid eLearning Creation Using New Asset Library From Adobe Captivate
Join Adobe's Senior Learning Evangelist, Dr. Pooja Jaisingh, for this overview of the cool new Quick Start Projects, spectacular assets, and incredible features included in the latest update of Adobe Captivate (2019 release).

The Ultimate Buyer's Guide to Online Learning Solutions
How to choose an online training solution that drives business results.
Did you know that 94% of employees would stay at an organization longer if it invested in their career? Employers are investing more time and money in their employee training programs in an effort to develop and retain top talent in the midst of record turnover. Because employees today are frequently interrupted and have only a small percentage of the workweek to dedicate to training, organizations are leaving traditional classroom and in-person training by the wayside in favor of online training that meets the needs of the modern learner.
There are a lot of moving parts that make up a successful online training program. A complete training solution can help you streamline administrative training tasks, while also engaging employees and driving business results. But what does a complete training solution look like? You need quality content, an easy-to-use learning management system, and a strategic partner who can help you maximize your training program.
This eBook will help you learn how to evaluate all three and find an online learning solution that keeps your organization competitive. You'll also learn:
-How investing in a complete learning solution improves business results
-How to choose the right training partner for your organization
-What a quality content library should look like
-How a strategic partner helps you get maximum ROI for your training program

Joe Ganci's Best Practices for Adobe XD / Captivate Prototyping, Storyboarding & More
Have you heard of Adobe's free tool, XD? It's part of the Creative Cloud but you can download and use it for free even if you don't subscribe. XD is a great prototyping tool and as such it can be used in a number of ways, including storyboarding your lessons. Quickly mockup your lesson and share it with your key stakeholders. Once approved, you can then use that prototype to create your lessons in Captivate.

Kickstart Innovation: A Guide for Organizations
The world we live and work in isn’t slowing down. Today's challenge for organizations: change how you do what you do at a faster rate than ever before. That means leaders must foster both organizational innovation, and the ability to change and act on the new ideas and opportunities.
Innovation is one of the most important factors for an organization’s success and growth. Teams need to be able to implement and execute on new strategies and ideas, quickly and collaboratively.
Download this free ebook to get actionable tips and practical advice on:
How to identify in-house innovators
Four key questions you need to ask
What to do to accelerate your innovation journey
Creating a company wide culture of innovation
You’ll also get a bonus cheat sheet, with resources to kickstart your DIY innovation! How can your organization use human-centered design to get unstuck and take on any challenge? Download our ebook to find out.

Help Your Employees Determine Their Career Agility Quotient
Career Acrobatics 101: Why Flexibility is the New Path to Success
Traditional career paths have long been on the decline, and that predictable, linear climb is not likely making a comeback any time soon. After all, 85% of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven't even been invented yet!¹
While career paths may not be as straightforward as they once were, a tremendous opportunity has also presented itself - for those with the right mindset about career development. So how can HR and L&D leaders cultivate career acrobatic skills to ensure their employees are more versatile, flexible, and adaptable to workplace change?
This guide, featuring insights from Julie Winkle Giulioni - co-author of the bestselling book "Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Organizations Need and Employees Want" - includes a 3-minute quiz your people can take to help them determine their career agility quotient. Employees can then use the results and actionable best practices outlined in the guide to help future-proof their careers, keep up with evolving business dynamics and successfully navigate the changing world of work.
Download this guide to find out why career agility is the new competitive advantage - and how your people can become career acrobats to propel their career to new heights!
No Video, Bad Video, and Good Video: Lessons from Ten Years of Production by a Non-Producer
Description
We started making videos for e-learning a decade ago, mostly by accident. Today, I've shot over 60 of our famous 'whiteboard' videos, about two dozen episodes of a talk show format, and two full-length asynchronous courses, along with several marketing videos. What I've learned from each format has informed my work in the others, and ultimately they've all led back to my latest book, which was first written entirely as video scripts. I'll share the story behind the stories, including mistakes made, lessons learned, and samples of what's worked best - and where we're going next.

Microlearning: 5 Burning Questions You Didn’t Know to Ask
Microlearning has been around since the 60's, but is just now gaining popular focus. With the rapid advances in technology, how is microlearning evolving?

How to Design Learning Experiences that Drive Business Outcomes
Many L&D leaders dream of creating the ideal learning experience. An experience that is motivating, engaging and accessible by everyone AND leaves their people feeling empowered to succeed.
However, many fall short of this vision. Why? Because they focus too much on the learning experience itself. Instead, the emphasis should be on aligning learning with overall performance goals and business objectives in order to deliver results that matter.
In this eBook, featuring research-backed strategies from the analysts at Brandon Hall Group, you'll see how learning leaders need to take a step back from the chase for the best learning experience and instead, focus on the business outcomes they hope to achieve through their learning initiatives.
You'll gain insights into:
The Learning and Performance Convergence Model
4 steps for developing a strategic learning experience aligned to business objectives
Key elements of a modern learning experience, including mobile learning, video, coaching and informal learning
How to use technology to deliver on this strategy and measure the results that matter
Download this eBook from Saba Software today and start designing a better learning experience for your people and your business!