Learning & Development
Create Engaging Learning Experiences for Remote and Hybrid Teams
The recent spikes in pandemic case numbers around the globe serve as another reminder that remote learning is here to stay for the long-term, and we need to make sure our programs are designed to effectively support staff in any location. Companies are facing a lot of challenges right now as they adjust to new…
Read MoreDrive Employee Engagement Through Learning & Development (+ Free eBook)
As many teams continue to work remotely or in a hybrid environment, it’s not uncommon for staff to feel disconnected from colleagues and their organization, which can have a negative impact on your employee engagement. While there is no shortage of challenges and opportunities that companies need to address in this pandemic, your employees should…
Read MoreBusiness Recovery How To: Make Remote Work Sustainable
As many organizations around the globe have announced that employees will work from home for the remainder of 2020, or in some cases indefinitely, leaders are increasingly considering the question: is 100% remote work truly sustainable? It can be a mixed bag when you consider the opportunities and challenges that come from a virtual workforce.…
Read MoreEight Steps to Inspire an Agile Approach to Workforce Planning
“Workforce planning” may feel like a bit of an oxymoron in 2020 as work has been turned on its head and sticking to any sort of plan has become increasingly difficult. For organizations that want to do more than react to current challenges, it’s essential to have a strategy to: Identify how you need and…
Read MoreNine Ways Managers Can Enhance Employee Engagement for On-Site & Virtual Teams [Free Guide]
Employee engagement has understandably had its ups and downs this year. Still, the actual numbers may surprise you. In May, Gallup found a record-high 38% of workers were engaged in the workplace, and in June, the figure dropped to 31%, which is one of the most significant decreases the organization has seen since it began…
Read MoreA Business Recovery How To: Reskill and Upskill Your Employees
If reskilling and upskilling were not part of your Learning & Development (L&D) strategy for 2020, I’d invite you to consider these areas of focus now as your organization prioritizes its recovery. At the start of the year LinkedIn’s 2020 Workplace Learning Report identified that 51% of L&D professionals were planning to launch upskilling programs…
Read MoreEmbrace a Constant State of Change through Learning & Development Programs
After the incredible amount of transformation we have seen in the first half of 2020, you would think we would all be pros at navigating change by now. And yet, transitions can still be challenging – even those individuals in the third-third of Flexibility! There are a number of obstacles that can impact our adaptability…
Read MoreHow Learning & Development Teams Can Support Businesses on the Road to Recovery
Learning & Development (L&D) programs have been particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. McKinsey recently reported that nearly 50% of in-person programming had been postponed or canceled through June in the United States, while parts of Asia and Europe are seeing figures closer to 100%. While delaying or canceling in-person learning experiences certainly makes…
Read More10 Practices of a Resilient Team
Even before the pandemic, the topic of resiliency was a pressing business concern in the face of market disruption, rapid transformation and technological advancements. If recent times have shown us anything, it’s just how quickly circumstances can change and how essential it is for companies to adjust to setbacks, adapt quickly and recover in the…
Read MoreSupport Remote Workers with Virtual Learning & Development Opportunities
Beyond the personal changes that facilitators, trainers and Learning & Development (L&D) teams may be facing as they shift to remote working themselves, they are also experiencing great change in the way they deliver their programming. Earlier this year, LinkedIn’s 2020 Workplace Learning Report stated that a little more than half of L&D professionals expected…
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