covid-19
Child care isn’t the only caregiving crisis causing women to leave the workforce
For employees in the sandwich generation — those taking care of younger children and aging parents — the stress and worry amid the COVID-19 pandemic can be tremendous. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, but resetting norms, adjusting policies and investing in innovative caregiving benefits programs will yield better outcomes for all of us.
Chief Learning Officer’s most-read stories of 2020
Chief Learning Officer's most-read stories of 2020.
2020: The year of disruption
Take this opportunity as you plan for 2021 to continue to think outside the box, just as you have been forced to do this past year. Double down on new ways of learning, and embrace the opportunity to publicly disclose your important L&D and HR metrics.
Skills in demand, skills in decline
As a new normal emerges, it is apparent that ruling out the strategies that don't work is just as important as identifying the ones that succeed. Taking a similar approach to skills data — by looking at skills in decline as well as those on the rise — will better prepare all of us for the future of work.
Brain-based leadership in a time of heightened uncertainty
Heightened uncertainty can have a devastating impact on the performance and mental health of employees, triggering a threat response in the brain that interferes with rational thinking, collaborating and solving problems. By understanding the core psychological needs of employees, leaders can focus their efforts on the strategies that will have the greatest impact on engagement and performance.
Progressive Insurance gives interns an entry-level lesson in the new reality of office work
Rather than eliminate its internship program, Progressive retained it as its interns joined the pandemic-riddled remote workforce.
Digital transformation through mindset, delivery and content
These 3 fundamental steps can help you take workplace L&D online.
Video: 2020 Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning study identifies global leadership gap
47 learning leaders across several continents participated in this survey, which revealed how the leadership requirements across various industries have shifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Personality style has impacts on how we cope with remote work
During these unprecedented times we have borne witness to both ends of the behavioral spectrum and everything in between.
Turning crisis into opportunity: Get perspective and lead together
When business conditions change suddenly and drastically and the future appears uncertain, getting your bearings and choosing a clear, deliberate path forward is a daunting task. Here are five key steps that you and your team can take to clearly frame the challenges you face and lead together.
The accelerated transformation of corporate learning
COVID-19 has hastened the shift to personalized, asynchronous programs, from learning “just in case” to learning “just in time” and “just what you need,” from not just creating content but curating it too.
Communication in the time of COVID: tips for effectively engaging with employees
Whether teams are on the front lines or sitting at a laptop in a makeshift home office, everyone is vital to making it through this challenging time. Now is the time for leaders to beef up their communications skills and look to colleagues to share what they need.
Lesson learned: Not reverse. Not neutral. FORWARD!
Successful corporations realize that despite the pandemic, corporate growth continues to be buoyed by gender parity.
It’s time to update your evaluation strategy
To survive and even thrive in the current economic downturn requires measuring the impact and ROI of your major programs to ensure these programs deliver the business results that executives and sponsors want and need. Here are 10 actions to take now.
Why businesses need an internal career marketplace for skills, ASAP
Think of it as the ultimate database to discover not only who in your organization has what skills, but also who is developing what skills — and how far along they’ve come in their development.