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Competency-Based Learning: Why Talent Management Needs to Get on Board
This past week we made some changes to our Thinkzoom platform. No, we didn’t just rearrange a few buttons or take away any of your fave features… We wanted to truly add something of value. And we did –...
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Team Building Icebreaker for Strangers: 14-Mile, All-Day, Class III Rafting Trip
Working in the training industry you become more observant and appreciative when it comes to well-trained, employee interactions when you shop, dine, travel etc. Last week on vacation in Colorado I...
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When is Self-Directed Learning Right for Corporate Training and Development?
Self-directed learning is any process or system that allows individual learners to direct their own learning, depending on their individual needs and interests. Self-directed learning can include tools...
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LMS Implementation: A Concrete and Tactical Guide
Most sales professionals feel that their job is done after the close. Me, I like to keep up with our new LMS clients, right on through implementation and early use. In talking with many of those...
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Is Your Onboarding Process Ready for the Class of 2017?
It’s summer, which means companies are about to receive (and onboard) an influx of bright, eager, new college grads. I love the energy and enthusiasm those recent grads bring to the table, but consider...
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Egg-cellent Team Building Challenge
Last week ej4 held our all-employee meeting in our Kansas City office. The mid-year meeting is all about recharging our batteries and giving the St. Louis and Kansas City offices a chance to reconnect...
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Microlearning Videos, Mobile and Social Learning, and Tony Bingham at ATD 2017
The Association of Training and Development held their 2017 International Conference and Exhibition last week with over 10,000 attendees and 300 exhibitors. The week kicked off with an exciting,...
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Team-Building Training, or Disaster? Confessions from an Industry Veteran
Picture this: One day, you’re put in charge of team-building training for your company. Maybe you’ve stepped into a new role at a company and need to build your department to grow the business. Or...
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How to Add Color and Use Creativity at Work
As a child, I thought creativity only meant art, music, and dance; things I liked doing but I wasn’t very good at. In school, I was the kid who used every art supply on my project even though I was...
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Fresh Content Matters, Here’s Why
Life is full of expiration dates including your food, household products, and believe it or not, even your training content. When something needs to be replaced, you don’t wait until it’s completely...
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4 Best Practices for Keeping an Organized eLearning Video Library
It’s March! Winter is almost over and it’s time for Spring cleaning. I’m not talking about your closet; I’m talking about your video library. When was the last time you reviewed what was in there? When...
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Driving Performance Improvement Through Short-form Video Training
Organizations understand the need to train their employees, but there are a number of common challenges in designing the right training program. Two of the biggest issues are reinforcing formal...
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The Cost of an Ineffective Training Program
According to a study by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), the average cost of losing an employee is six months of their base salary. The average employee salary is $53,000, so the...
View Article7 Steps for Developing High-Potential Employees
High-performing employees are the backbone of any organization. The old saying is true: Roughly 80 percent of the growth of any organization is achieved by 20 percent of its workforce. But...
View ArticleThe Secret to Managing Enterprise Accounts
Today, selling requires more than charisma and a handful of closing techniques. Customers are coming armed with more information, and are constantly on guard against “being sold to.” This represents a...
View ArticleSqueezing More Out of Sales With Three Simple Words
If you’re a salesperson, your customers will always be asking you for “stuff.” Maybe they want a new feature, or better delivery time, or a customized product. As sellers, we are conditioned to say...
View Article6 Tips for Identifying Potential High-Performance Employees
All organizations want to identify, develop, and deploy their high-performance employees. And no wonder: The top 5% of a company’s employees account for a full quarter (26%, according to ERE Media) of...
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The Complex Levels of Content Curation and Vetting
In training and development, content is important. But finding (or creating) quality content is only the first step in the process of building a training library. Content curation (including content...
View Article7 Secrets for Setting and Communicating Priorities
If you’ve ever stayed to finish a report instead of heading off to lunch, gone for a morning run instead of grabbing an extra 20 minutes in bed, or sat through a kid’s school play, you’re familiar with...
View ArticleTracking the Elusive Compliance Beast
No matter the size of your company, there are going to be laws and regulations that mandate certain kinds of training. Companies have to stay in strict compliance with these mandates, or else face...
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