The Metrics: Measuring the effectiveness of training
Picture this: You’re a training manager at a mid- to large-sized organization that’s recently lost its competitive edge. You know part of the problem is employee training. The staff is overworked and uninterested in missing “valuable” work time sitting in […]
9 Key Strategic Shifts to Watch
There are so many great sessions at Learning Solutions 2013, it’s hard to decide which one to choose. If you follow eLearn Mag on Twitter, you may have seen some of what I am about to share. But there’s a […]
Training Is Not a One-Time Event
In preparing this series of posts on common training mistakes, we asked our Twitter followers what they thought were the biggest elearning mistakes that companies make. Tricia Ransom came up with a particularly insightful response: “Training,” she reminded us, “is […]
Assuming You Have a Training Problem
When dealing with difficult situations, it is as important to have a comprehensive understanding of the problem as it is to come up with an elegant answer. When there appears to be a problem with issues even loosely connected to […]
Falling For the Salesperson, Not the Product
If you’re a training manager, you’re doubtless working with salespeople from consulting firms and vendors to select the products and services you need to support your teams. As you evaluate these competing bids, it is very easy to subconsciously favor […]