Tools to Build Self-Paced e-Learning

By Holly MacDonald When many of us think of e-learning, we think of self-paced courses.  The ones with the 'next' button and you take quizzes...

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Taking a Strategic Approach to Transition Planning

By Alison Napier Effective transition planning is a collaborative process. It is a strategic effort aimed at ensuring the successor will be effective as soon...

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Does Training Have to Be Boring?

By Holly MacDonald It seems like a dumb question, doesn't it?  But, sometimes I get the impression that people think training has to be serious,...

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A New Buzz for Teams

By Kyla Nicholson, CHRP Candidate It’s time for a new buzzword. Rather than “building teams”, Harvard business professor Amy Edmonson who studies teams, says we’ve...

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Learning: Personalizing the Value Proposition

By Ed Bernacki Difficult economic times have put a spotlight on all expenses in our organizations, including conferences and training. Recognizing that we exist in...

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Training: It’s All About the Right Stuff

By Holly MacDonald When designing a training or learning strategy (or even a talent management strategy), think about what you will include and what you...

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Learning vs. Training

By Holly MacDonald In my last post about metrics, Ian Cook commented that measuring investment is a good comparative indicator and it got me thinking about...

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Putting Performance Programs to the Test

By Cori Maedel One common theme within many companies with which I have worked is the dreaded annual performance appraisals that everyone loves to hate....

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