Set Your Employees Up for Success with Purposeful Training
How can we create a culture in which our employees value training? “People love to say, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” What they don’t say is, “And it…
Designing Instruction for Adult Learners
Do you remember what learning was like when you were in high school and college? Teachers would give you assignments and then point you in the right direction. In general, you believed what your instructors told you, without question. You tackled each subject so that…
Part 6 of 6: Key Features to Look for in an LMS: Classroom Management
(Editor’s note: This is the sixth and final article in a six-part series on the six key features to look for in an LMS.) Whether cloud-based or in-house hosted, a key feature to look for in an LMS is its ability to provide useful classroom…
Part 5 of 6: Key Features to Look for in an LMS: Course Authoring Tool
(Editor’s note: This is the fifth article in a six-part series on the six key features to look for in an LMS.) Throughout this six-part series of discussing what key features to look for in an LMS, we’ve gone over four features; ease of use,…
Part 4 of 6: Key Features to Look for in an LMS: Learning Modes
(Editor’s note: This is the fourth article in a six-part series on the six key features to look for in an LMS.) As our six-part series develops, we’re examining another valuable key feature to look for in an LMS — learning modes. Along with ease…
Part 3 of 6: Key Features to Look for in an LMS: Tracking and Reporting
(Editor’s note: This is the third article in a six-part series on the six key features to look for in an LMS.) So far, in this six-part blog series, we’ve examined how Ease of Use and Curriculum Assignment can increase the effectiveness and efficiency of…
Part 2 of 6: Key Features to Look for in an LMS: Curriculum Creation and Assignment
(Editor’s note: This is the second article in a six-part series on the six key factors to look for in an LMS.) In this second installment of our six-week blog series, we’ll discuss why curriculum creation and assignment are key features to look for in…
Part 1 of 6: Key Features to Look for in an LMS: Ease of Use
There are multiple key features to look for when choosing an LMS that will enhance your training program. In this six-part series, we will walk through what elements to look for and explain how implementing six specific concepts into your query process is vital to…
How to Motivate and Inspire Your Employees Through Training
Do you recall starting a new job or getting a promotion that came with a hefty learning curve and then being left to fend for yourself? Or perhaps you were only given the minimal tools you needed merely to get the job done? Alternatively, you…
To Train, or Not to Train?
To train, or not to train? That is the question. You knew we were going there, right? Whether your business is just getting started or you’ve been in business for decades, the future success of your company is heavily determined by the health of your team. Choosing…
How to Measure the ROI of Your Training Program
It’s been said that if you don’t have a goal, you’ll reach it every time. When it comes to your training program, the focus is on employee education and development. However, the end goal for your business is to achieve a profitable bottom line on…
The Secret to Training Millennials
While training in general presents speed bumps on occasion, training millennials begs for a unique path. Why? Simply because there has never been a generation so entrenched in technology from day one. Not only does this keen awareness of technology make the millennial generation unique,…
