In my work helping businesses modernize workplace education, often times I’ve been called in well after a new learning initiative has begun – yet nothing … Read more
Boost Engagement and Productivity By Playing Games
The benefits which the gamification of otherwise boring business technology can bring are impossible to quantify. However, the growth of the global … Read more
Will DNA Testing Become the ‘Next Big Thing’ In Talent Development?
I’ve been testing many different, modern assessment technologies for the past few years. I must have tested over 25 different assessments, ranging … Read more
4 Reasons to Recruit From Alternative Training Programs
Over the past decade, a robust market for accelerated, alternative training and education programs — particularly in the tech and digital spaces — has … Read more
4 Keys to a Successful Training Program
The cost of training an already-here employee to perform new tasks and fill the gaps turns out to be less of a burden than that of trying to replace them. … Read more
How L&D Can Have a Bigger Business Impact
Leadership development can produce some surprising behavior. I encountered this phenomenon several years ago when I was VP of learning for a growing SaaS … Read more
HR 101: A Model Plan For Developing Your Future Leaders
Leadership identification and development are understandably topics of great interest to organizations. Conceptually, everyone knows strong leadership is … Read more
Strategies for Developing the Reluctant Rising Star and the Expectant Executive
I’m deep in my own leadership evolution. While I’m an active, engaged leader with all the traditional leadership markers — I oversee a team, I manage … Read more
Make Training Leaders Your Priority
“We do not train future pilots; we train future captains.” I am a sucker for a good quote. This came from a pilot [Captain] from Cathay Pacific in talking … Read more
Mapping the Employee Journey Pays Off For Everyone
As a talent leader, I’ve spent decades recruiting skilled people, managing their experience and helping to guide their career growth. My own career is … Read more
Effective Training Programs Are Marketed
In today’s workplace, employees expect support to perform their duties and the opportunity to progress in their role. Training programs highlight the … Read more
Virtual Reality Has Real Business Impacts
When people hear the term “virtual reality,” their first thought might be of a futuristic video game, or a great sci-fi movie involving aliens, outer … Read more
How a Tech-Forward Company Is Managing Performance
Here at Vulcan — the umbrella company for a host of signature entities owned by the late Paul Allen — we have a hashtag we like to use: #OnlyAtVulcan. We … Read more
4 Steps to Improving the Quality of Your Coaching
Nothing elevates performance more than coaching. Over the past decade, through studying more than 100,000 coaching interactions, we have found that … Read more
A Simple Chatbot May Be All You Need to Teach the Basics
I normally think of a chatbot as something that can handle a moderately complex conversation. This means they need strong natural language processing … Read more
Three HR Trends to Watch in 2019
The role of HR continues to be dynamic and ever-changing, with major economic, sociological, technological and cultural trends impacting the way people … Read more
Make YouTube Part of Your Training Program. Your Employees Already Have
YouTube is not just for funny cat videos. In fact, a 2017 survey from the platform found that 56% go to YouTube to learn something new. YouTube is now … Read more
3 Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Work
A significant shift is transforming today’s corporate landscape. The gig economy and technological advances are reshaping the workplace in ways that … Read more
HR Departments Everywhere Are Embracing Video. Are You?
Not long ago, companies viewed videos as optional tools to achieve communication objectives. They were a luxury reserved mainly for marketing departments … Read more
Good Managers Aren’t Born. They’re Trained Early
“I am actually a good manager. I have had other people in the office comment on my managerial behaviors and they like it. Cause I treat people under me … Read more