Employee engagement has become a global dilemma that has cost companies billions of dollars due to lack of profit and productivity. One of the reasons this dilemma has grown so much is because many companies confuse "engagement" with "satisfaction." While there is some overlap between the two, most employee engagement initiatives don't get to the real root causes of disengagement issues, so they never see the results they want.

The purpose of training is to get results. And training is a process, not an event. It begins long before people show up in class (either virtual or face to face) and continues until we see results back on the job.

A generation of instructional designers have found great value in the ADDIE model because it provides a useful framework for development. That framework gets a much-needed update with the ADDEDD model, a fresh take on the planning process that incorporates Agile methodology. As new technologies enter the picture, including prototyping and frequent client communications will grow in importance.

Video is a unique beast. It's more engaging than a training manual, but sharing it on your LMS (or worse, on YouTube) can create problems. It helps you scale your training worldwide, but every new recording is a pain to produce. And it would be ideal for just-in-time learning, if only it could be effectively searched.

In our hectic, evolving whitewater world of work, challenges abound; but so do the opportunities. Today's employees are expected to meet the ever-changing and fluid needs of the modern workplace with a set of collaborative and cross-functional skills. Yet many traditional Learning & Development (L&D) solutions fail to prepare this generation through "deep learning" and this mistake becomes even more costly when it comes to those in leadership roles. Employees fail to benefit from experiential learning and the unlimited growth potential that exists because organizations do not nurture this capability or create the space for employees to properly apply it.

We all know succession planning is crucial to our organization's sustainability. Yet many of us are not investing in it. Why? In part, because the debate about how to spot talent and who to develop is an ongoing one. This webinar will provide you with strategies to spot and grow your talent pipeline.

Join Alex Kieft, SVP of Product at KnowledgeVision to learn how to use one of the latest tools to reimagine the learning experience with easy-to-build personalized showcases that encourage interaction, viewing and engagement. Delivering custom learning experiences your viewers crave doesn't take weeks or days or demand technical expertise.

When Johnson & Johnson adopted a three-tier model for the finance function, a major transformation effort was required. J&J historically operated with consumer products, medical devices and pharmaceutical products as separate business units in 70+ countries. The shift to a shared service required transformation and standardization that impacted people, processes, and organizational structure, enabled by new technologies. This change also presents issues from a talent perspective — and the Learning & Development function has played a key role in driving new skills, interactions and how finance professionals learn.

Companies spend around $90 billion dollars annually on non-cash incentive programs. Yet, even among the most admired companies, satisfaction with recognition is almost always among the lowest rated items on employee opinion surveys. With so much investment, why is there so little return?

Engagement is one of the most common demands for L&D professionals struggling to get more buy-in from an ever-busier workforce. There are hundreds of tactics and strategies that are credited with enhancing engagement, but which of them really have the potential to work.  In this session, Katrina Baker, Adobe Sr. eLearning Evangelist will explore three engagement enhancement options and discuss their potential to drive engagement and learning culture in your organization. You’ve probably heard about the benefits of learner engagement. This webinar goes beyond theory and focuses on what gamification, user-generated content and social learning LMS features can do for your training program.

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.