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Two things are happening in parallel in today’s workplace that are challenging human resources and learning professionals to reevaluate their approach. First, there aren’t enough highly qualified people to go around these days. This month, McKinsey and Co. reported that nearly 40 percent of U.S. ...
In December 2016, Pearson published a set of 45 learning-design principles under a Creative Commons license. A company blog post calls them the “nexus of education research (i.e., products based on research) and product efficacy (i.e., research-based products that evidence impact on outcomes).” ...
Each year, top leaders within organizations are required to confront pressing internal issues, many of which result from events taking place both nationally and internationally. Events from 2016—including the presidential election, growing Millennial workforce, and technological advancements—hav ...
Many workers are reporting that their companies don’t offer wellness benefits, according to a recent poll. The poll, commissioned by Workplace Options, a company that provides integrated employee well-being services, revealed that 55 percent of working Americans say their employers do not offe ...
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When creating mobile applications, developers can sometimes overlook one critical audience—the IT department. The same is true when planning to launch a mobile learning or performance support initiative. It is critical to consider IT department requirements when doing these things because IT is ... Read more
CLOs are often expected to perform miracles: solve deep-seated learning deficits; design transformational learning programs for all levels; take risks so their organization’s learning processes are cutting-edge; be able to put a new program or process in place at hyper-speed, all while cutting ... Read more
Job candidates most commonly describe themselves as hardworking and driven. But if a hiring manager asks a candidate to describe a challenging situation he or she had to overcome as a child, the interview instantly has some color. If the candidate is asked to approximate the number of cows there are ... Read more
Living in the cloud can be stormy. It's true that switching human resources software to the cloud can solve many issues that companies encounter running programs on their own computer servers. Among its advantages, the cloud—software sold as a service over the Internet—eliminates hardware and ... Read more
For many benefits managers, the challenge is not just how to educate employees about wellness but how to change behavior for the better and then make those changes permanent. One strategy gaining popularity is to give workers personal devices that track their physical activity and help them meet ... Read more
In academic approaches to learning that focus on knowledge rather than skill, the activities often involve what is known as “elaborative studying”: traditional studying that involves repetition of the content. There are other methods that may also support learning, but it is difficult to find ... Read more
The last of the holiday cookies have disappeared, as have visiting relatives, and the time has come to focus on New Year’s resolutions. For many people, a post-holiday visit to the bathroom scale sparks a pledge to hit the gym. This scenario also can be applied to an organization’s well-being. ... Read more
