November 2019

Outgroups can form based on a social, political, or ethical position or because of Social Identity Theory (SIT), which happens when individuals can’t identify with the beliefs, norms, and values of the primary group members or leader and feel they are being excluded. Article Author:  Ashley Prisant Nearly a third of employees don’t trust their […]

The latest products and services launching in the training industry. Article Author:  Lorri Freifeld Docebo launched Docebo Content, a new learning content solution available directly within the Docebo Learning Platform, featuring a 700-course catalog full of off-the-shelf and mobile-ready e-learning courses aggregated by GO1. Maker of the immersive storytelling mystery subscription box, Hunt A Killer

The latest training industry mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and more. Article Author:  Lorri Freifeld Absorb Software, provider of the Absorb Learning Management System (LMS) and Absorb Infuse, acquired LMS eLogic Learning. In addition to its LMS, the eLogic Learning platform develops custom e-learning content and provides a third-party courseware library. AXELOS—a joint venture company co-owned by

What do you think would happen if every manager had the discretion, the ability, the skill, and the gumption to start negotiating with employees as if they were outside vendors? Article Author:  Bruce Tulgan, Founder and CEO, Rainmaker Thinking, Inc. Always make clear who you are rewarding, how, and why. How? By defining expectations and

Ensure that for each task you check off a list, you also serve the communities in which you work, love, and live to the best of your ability. Article Author:  Jason W. Womack, Med, MA At the end of a task, project, or day, what do you want to be known for? You may think

Newly promoted employees often have a hard time turning new skills into automatic habits required for reliable execution in the new role, according to a new study of 1,420 people by leadership training company VitalSmarts.  Article Author:  Edited by Lorri Freifeld Newly promoted employees often struggle to quickly and adeptly transition into their new roles, according to a

Some 46% of employees believe their employer penalizes them for not having certain skills on the job, according to the new 2019 Future of Work and Employee Learning report from customer experience management company Sitel Group. Article Author:  Lorri Freifeld Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. employees admit they have avoided asking their employer for training on a specific topic or

Sometimes we need training to be functional rather than cool. Article Author:  Lorri Freifeld During our TechLearn Conference in September, keynoter Lou Tedrick, VP of Global Learning & Development at Verizon, related a story that resonated with me. Her son plays simulation video game Zoo Tycoon and was saving money to buy an alligator to

Each year Training magazine requires all Training Top 10 Hall of Famers to submit an Outstanding Training Initiative that is shared with our readers in a print issue. Here are the details of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Forgetting Curve Initiative and McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.’s Operational Excellence initiative. Article Author:  Edited by Lorri

Training magazine taps 2019 Training Top 125 winners and Top 10 Hall of Famers to provide their learning and development best practices in each issue. Here, we look at how ADP is revisiting instructional system design and how Mastercard’s Sales Excellence team is using certification to drive confidence and sales performance. Article Author:  Jordan Birnbaum,