Calling All Trainers: We Are Learners Too!
Consider me your accountability coach. I’m here to challenge your thinking . . . specifically, to challenge you to give yourself the same energy you give to your learners.
learning and development
5 Tips for Training the Untrainable
Your materials are prepped. You’ve practiced the content inside and out. You’re ready to deliver a best-in-class training program. No matter how prepared we may feel, our profession is guaranteed to present us with the unexpected. So how do we pivot when faced with learners who don’t see value in the program, who don’t buy in to this timely investment? How do we train the untrainable?
Preparing Talent for the Future
Many forces and mega-trends are re-shaping the way L&D and talent development creates and delivers business value. Economic instability, technological advancements like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning and geopolitical changes have encouraged businesses to look beyond their traditional boundaries for opportunity and growth. Innovation…
What Makes Training Great?
It isn’t easy to create effective learning events. If it were easy, there would be little need for instructional designers—everyone would build their own learning events.
The APTD: Why I Did It, and What I Got Out of It
I did not go to school for talent development—I was thrust into the role of trainer, and I liked it. It turns out this was the same path as some people who built learning and development at some major companies, so much so that there is a term for it—we’re called “accidental trainers”.
5 Marketing Tools L&D Can’t Live Without
Some may argue that the marketing industry and the learning industry have little in common. The two industries have their differences but share an underlying goal: to influence how others think and behave.
The Bottom Line- Necessity of Training Your Managers
Let’s face it. Training takes time, energy, resources and money, which is why most organizations find it hard to invest in it.
How Has L&D Changed in Today’s Digital World?
By The HR Observer for ATD Middle East Conference & Exhibition We asked our experts from the recent ATD Middle East Conference & Exhibition, Dubai 2018 to share their insights on the latest trends in learning and development. Here’s what they they had to say:…
What’s Next for My Career Development?
We have the skills and the knowledge, and we spend time helping everyone but ourselves.
Career Advice: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
By Garland Nichols, Vice President, Worldwide Information Security, Xerox That feeling when your heart is pounding or your brain says, “what?!” — no, it’s not whitewater rafting. I’m talking about those moments in your daily routine that threaten the comforts of your career and sometimes…