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Do you remember when people worked remotely due to COVID? A couple of years ago, some companies announced that remote workers had to return to the office. The reasoning behind this was that employees’ performance was better on-site than remote. The data, though, doesn’t support that premise. Companies from Gallup to Deloitte to McKinsey to…

It’s May 2022, which means the kickoff for the L&D and Training community to attend the biggest trade shows/expos in the industry. LTUK, the best in Europe and UK – and does attract an international audience, and ATD which grabs an international audience with the majority being from the U.S (the guide to see whom…

This quarterly addition focuses on the reskilling vs skilling question, educational institutions and e-learning, what to look for in a consultant when seeking learning technology and/or learning systems; and what I see as relevant when looking at a learning system. Q: I read that you are a proponent of the idea of reskilling over upskilling.…

Thanks to advances in technology, education is within reach of anyone, wherever they are in the world. This means that obstacles that made learning difficult before are no longer in the way of individuals pursuing their dreams and taking leaps in their careers and goals. At the recent eLearning Africa Conference, Alison, along with many…

Before diving into this topic and then seeing all the folks rant on LinkedIn about how ILT is great, will survive, e-learning is awful, and the moon is definitely made of cheese, I wanted to let folks know (who are not aware), that I have a podcast! Oh, the delight. It is called the “Amazing…

Women are nurturers and symbols of strength, dignity, and wisdom. Women are taking up space, breaking barriers, and cementing their place as capable leaders in many areas and industries. According to United Nations, one in ten women in Tanzania (aged 15-49) have undergone FGM. Of these, 35 per cent underwent FGM before the age of…

arun I'm a Learning & Performance Geek with a passion for helping to empower people and solve challenging problems.I've created an app called Learn2Learn to help people future-proof themselves with the super-skill of learning.In my day job at DeakinCo, I use design thinking to take the lead creative role delivering 70:20:10 performance solutions for some…

The idea of talent management becoming an integral part of learning, with such a high level of intertwinement, made me shudder. I am okay with the fact that talent/performance management, as well as learning, should be separate. TM systems needed learning simply because without it, the substance of workforce development was limited. Additionally, it was…

There isn’t any way of saying this, the Pandemic will impact all of us, no matter where we are located in the world.  No one can say when it will pass or when we can get back to some level of normalcy.  This post isn’t about the virus and what you should not do, or…

There is an assumption, with too many vendors, that anyone reaching out to them for a learning system, regardless of type, has a strong foundation for an e-learning (aka online learning) program. Equally, they believe these individuals, with their unique roles and responsibilities, have or know that this foundation is crucial. Instead, many folks are…