Building a SADEL organisation: the framework
Building a Self-Directed, Agile, Digital, Exponential, Learning (SADEL) organisation is critical to survival in a digital world. In part 2 of a 5-part series, organisational behaviourist and learning strategist Kerryn Kohl takes an in-depth look at the framework required to build this type of organisation. In part one I outlined three major shifts that need […]
Digital Transformation-Its Impact on Business
Digital Transformation can be defined as the comprehensive transformation of the enterprise activities, competencies, activities as well as business models to take the optimal gains from the changed business circumstances and the blending of several digital methodologies in a strategic manner for accelerating impact on the different layers of society. Starting from the aspect of […]
GDPR: Myths and Misconceptions for Training Teams
Is your training business ready for the incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? It’s the dramatic and far-reaching regulation that offers individuals stronger protection and control over their personal data. But the broad and all-encompassing nature of the regulations – and what GDPR means for training companies – means they’re shrouded in myths and misconceptions. […]
Are people holding back digital transformation?
Digital transformation. Businesses can barely escape the phrase. And, in principle, it seems so simple. In a digital age, when you can find smart technology in almost every person’s pocket, it makes sense that they should want businesses and brands to upgrade how they do things. Businesses do so by investing in and developing technology. […]
Two keys to unlocking employee effectiveness: coaching and informal learning
This article was co-authored by Christian Foerg, General Manager EMEA Region, Saba, and Donald Taylor, Chairman of the Learning and Performance Institute. For decades, traditional learning and development went a little something like this: Learning paths were created for employees, courses assigned, and boxes checked off when they were completed. In today’s workplace, those traditional learning […]
eLearning technology can better your training
Employee training is expensive. Studies show that US businesses spent approximately $156 billion on employee training in 2011, but 90% of that learning was lost due to lack of follow-up and reinforcement. Fortunately, eLearning technology is offering new approaches to corporate training, which results in improved accessibility to learning opportunities and higher employee engagement, which […]
New Year, new developments in the training world
Each new year presents a time for change; various new year’s resolutions are concocted before being left behind once February starts, and in businesses across the world, an opportunity arises to ‘start afresh’ leaving the previous year’s worries behind. When it comes to team training, there are an ever-increasing number of considerations to be taken […]
Do you know these 12 design principles for next generation learning?
What is next generation learning? And why does it have the attention of the board as well as learning professionals? When done well, next generation learning enables organisations to build the transformative skills, mindsets and behaviours that are required, far faster and more cost effectively than ever before. It uses all the resources of the […]
Moving corporate training to the cloud – why & how
Businesses, on an average, spend over 18% of their total training budget on learning technologies, according to a Brandon Hall Group report. This can be attributed to the growing number of digitally native millennials at the workplace, the power and ubiquity of the mobile devices and the need to carry out expansive training operations for […]
5 Reasons to Invest in Language Training
Leaders in global companies will understand that there are challenges in conducting international business when employees don’t speak the languages of current and potential future customers, suppliers and partners. Language can be a barrier to effective communication both inside and outside the company when employees lack language skills—but it doesn’t have to be. There are […]
Directing data security
GDPR! It’s a topic which seems to be on everyone’s lips and yet when a colleague recently attended a business show the organiser was complaining that they could find no-one to deliver a seminar on the subject. Perhaps that’s not so surprising. The General Data Protection Regulations don’t take effect until 25 May 2018 and, […]
Using AI for HR: Lessons from retail and finance
All companies would like to avoid or minimize employee turnover costs. Various evaluations have estimated the cost of a lost employee at about 1.5 to 2 times his annual salary, also counting the money spent on recruiting and education. The shorter the time an employee spends in a company, the higher these costs are since […]
What is a SADEL organisation and why should you transition towards this model?
In part 1 of an 8-part series, organisational behaviourist and learning strategist Kerryn Kohl introduces us to the Self-driven, Agile, Digital, Exponential Learning (SADEL) organisation, and highlights the need for companies to move towards this framework in order to be successful within a fast-moving digital age. Learning is fast becoming a business-critical priority. We can all ‘feel’ […]
How to use people analytics to engage employees
Training can be an effective way to engage employees and reduce attrition at a company. Employees are far more likely to strive to reach success within their organisation when they know that they’re being challenged. But with so many companies offering training programmes, only people analytics helps you be sure that you’re offering your employees […]
#ElevateFinTech says the future of the internet
#ElevateFinTech says the future of the internet lies in blockchain Discussions from “Elevate Toronto” reveal that the city’s future in technology and businesses is very promising. Toronto has a diverse platform for growth. It is strongly driven by communities and collaborations. A tech-centered festival was organized in Toronto between the 12th and 14th of September. […]
HR Tech is Evolving Voice & AI Systems are future
20 years back, self-service applications were a rarity with HR systems set up on premise. However, due to the rise in mobile technology, cloud-based platforms are now available to make the work-life easier for employees as well as managers in a company, small or large. MNCs with a truly diverse global workforce have been […]
Forget millennials! Focus on training the modern learner
There are now five generations in the workforce, from those born in the 1940s to the youngest employees born in the 1990s. In many organisations though, it seem like the millennial generation is taking over. A recent PwC report, Millennials at Work, found that by 2020, millennials – those born between 1980 and 1996 – […]
How to Gain Buy-in for Training Technologies
Agile training organisations like yours will, eventually, face a conundrum: In order to increase course bookings and offerings, do they hire an army of administrators or invest in a training management system? When seeking fast and sustainable growth, training technologies tend to be the answer. These systems are, ultimately, less expensive than inflating the wage […]
Does L&D Need Data Science
Some time ago I wrote some articles here relating to data and L&D. I ended one of those articles with a question which is, does L&D need data science? I intend to answer that question with this post. Without wasting much time, I will say that the answer is yes. Now before you roll your […]
Business development through big data
All the leading brands recognised as world-class companies share one common quality. Design thinking. Modern-day marketing is not just about having the perfect logo or the perfect social campaign, you must form a genuine connection with your customer. Design thinking allows leading brands to engage with their clients psychologically and outmanoeuvre the competition. On the […]
