Coronavirus Resources
Are in-person workshops dead? How virtual learning can be as good as the real thing
Consider these tips for live, instructor-led virtual workshops.
The ideal worker for the new workforce
A distributed workplace can better respond to the way people interact with their work and removes barriers for workers from diverse backgrounds or whose lifestyle doesn’t fit the traditional worker mold. The benefits to employers are vast, but to access these benefits, you must reconsider what your ideal worker looks like.
Why we must deliberately embed curiosity instead of conformity
Our environment is complex and constantly changing, necessitating the intentional development of meta-skills to adeptly navigate it. Organizations and their leaders must dismantle engrained conventional frameworks and legacy thinking, conformist approaches, and inflexible systems and deliberately embed curiosity if they are to succeed in the VUCA world.
Old habits die hard, but good leaders can change
In a way, habits are like shortcuts, and that can make them very efficient. The problem is, when everything else is changing around you, there’s a good chance old habits no longer apply.
DAU: Becoming a modern learning platform in 2021 … it’s about the song!
By the end of 2021, DAU plans to successfully transform into a platform that connects defense acquisition workforce members to all the resources they need with a high-quality, low-friction user experience.
Text-based learning: emerging from the pandemic as a must-have
In the midst of the pandemic, some companies and government organizations have begun to leverage text-based learning as an essential and complementary part of their delivery methods.
Lessons for learning teams: what the pandemic has taught us
Change tends to bring a mixture of brilliant opportunities and worrying realities. In times of crisis, there are those who get creative — and those who resolutely stick with what they know. Here’s what the pandemic has taught us about L&D.
Teaching the teachers: why online learning training will be crucial for higher ed talent prospects
Colleges and universities have the opportunity now to invest in accelerated online learning training for their instructors.
6 competencies leaders need to develop right now
As organizations try to define the future leaders they will need, some key themes around meet-the-moment capabilities emerge. These capabilities cannot be developed overnight, but this list of 6 key competencies may help stimulate your thinking as you look to refresh your leadership strategy.
Measuring the impact and ROI of virtual learning
To secure the support and funding that virtual learning needs, programs must deliver business results. Here are 7 steps to design virtual learning to deliver a positive ROI.
Video: Where does virtual learning and development go from here?
As organizations head into 2021, L&D is more important than ever, says Asfa Malik, who is the vice president of learning and development at Addison Group.
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.
Designing virtual learning for application and impact: the missing ingredient
Learning is an intermediate step to the ultimate success that is needed by so many stakeholders. Here are a few powerful techniques to design virtual learning to deliver impact and ROI.
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.