What is power? Looking at the standard definition we see this: “the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events". However, the word, "power" often triggers negative emotions of a person or … [Read more...]
The Lonely Training Needs Assessment
What is it about a training needs assessment that makes learning professionals panic? (Jump to the bottom of this post to enter to win this month's book giveaway). I've written many times, on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and on this … [Read more...]
If Your Training Doesn’t Stick, You Need Microlearning
It's a story old as time... There is a need to roll out companywide sensitivity training, food safety training, or sexual harassment training, everyone must participate and it must stick. Being the good L&D person you are, you put together a … [Read more...]
Why Training has a Bad Name (and how we can change it)
You've just been informed that you've been signed up for "training". What is your immediate thought? Oh, crap. There goes my day. Maybe this time I'll learn something. Maybe the training experience won't be so bad. Yay! I always … [Read more...]
5 Reasons I’m Geeky about Learning Design!
My name is Shannon and I am geeky about Learning Design. There I said it. Not only is L&D my chosen field, but it's my passion. It's a disease. I look at websites and I'm either wow'd by the user experience or I'm curious about … [Read more...]
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