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A successful workplace training program should have custom-created content. After all, you need your employees to have knowledge specific to your organization and industry. You may have to develop training modules around the tools your employees use, the products or services you sell, and your specific company policies. But that... more
More employees than ever are working remotely. According to Globalworkplaceanalytics.com, the number of employees who work from home has grown by 159% since 2005, more than 11 times faster than the rest of the workforce. Sales is no exception; FlexJobs’ list of the most popular work-at-home jobs includes sales representatives,... more
Anyone who has ever taught a class or managed training knows one thing: not all learners are stars in class. Some do well in training modules while others struggle. Some people test well and others don’t. It’s easy to think that this is just the way learning is, but did... more
Salespeople are notoriously tough. They have to be: it’s their job to hunt down prospects who will buy from them. They endure a lot of rejection along the way, and some sales compensation models still mean that a salesperson’s salary is dependent on their sales commission, meaning reps have to... more
Last year, model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen put in a grocery order with a shopping service. She ordered 5 limes. She received 5 bags worth: 200 limes. Teigen’s response to this overabundance of limes was both good-natured and delicious; she made key lime pies, documenting the event on Instagram.... more
There are a lot of reasons not to invest in training for gig workers. For one thing, mandatory training for contract workers is illegal in the U.S., but there’s a lot more to this story, so let’s dig into it. Most companies in the sharing economy rely on independent contractors... more
You’ve got a great idea for a gig economy business and you’re anxious to join Amazon, Uber, Lyft and a host of other companies in the sharing economy, employing independent contractors as your workforce. But wait — you also want to make sure those contractors know how to do their jobs,... more
Once again, it’s time to start worrying about a new generation coming into the workforce. In fact, the worrying has already begun. A recent study showed that managers are not excited to welcome Generation Z, which has already begun to enter the workforce. They’re voicing concerns familiar to anyone who... more
Gamification in training has aged well. In the few years gamified e-learning has been around, it has grown from a buzzword into a mainstay of online training. The fact that it’s been around for a few years hasn’t dampened the corporate training market’s enthusiasm for adding points, badges, and leaderboards... more
Recently, workplace learning expert Donald Taylor released the results of his annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey. In that survey, Taylor asked 885 people from 60 countries one single question: “What will be hot in workplace L&D in 2017?” The top answer, beating out social learning, micro-learning, and augmented reality, was personalized... more
