Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 13, 2022

That is, many employees dislike training programs not because they dislike development, but because their organizations are failing to provide positive experiences. Fortunately, this is often due not to the content itself, or general employee stubbornness, but rather poorly designed, deployed, and customized learning courses.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Typically no longer than 30 seconds, micro-video is a great way to keep learners engaged, but also provides an opportunity to make training programs efficient and unique.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Higher employee engagement leads to higher productivity, job satisfaction, and revenue across industries and roles, but many organizations neglect to provide environments in which their employees are encouraged and supported in engagement.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Onboarding provides an array of different benefits to new employees, from helping them align with company culture to getting them performing in their roles sooner. If you have any experience in the L&D field, you probably know that successful onboarding is one of the most important steps to ensure new hire success.

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JULY 1, 2021

Providing mentorship programs within your organization can be complicated, but we have some tips on how you can make it a consistent part of your new hire onboarding. New hires have a lot of information they need to focus on, and they will most likely be unsure of the best steps they need to take to succeed.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

As a full-service learning and development organization, we feel obligated to provide L&D professionals with the knowledge they need to inspire change and development in their organizations. If you’ve been working in the L&D industry for some time you will know that these misconceptions are exactly that: misconceptions.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Personalized learning helps you deliver training that closes a specific skill gap, making efficient use of learners’ time and providing you a return on your training investment. Any time employees spend on training must add value to your bottom line. If it doesn’t, it’s a waste of time.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

For many companies, 2020 has provided a unique set of challenges that have impacted budgets and projects. There is increased pressure to ensure each dollar goes to the most effective use and learning and development projects are often some of the first areas to be cut.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

Organizations that provide the proper training and resources and effectively partner with their L&D teams see increased performance and engagement and decreased turnover.

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JULY 13, 2020

It should also provide comprehensive communication and ongoing refresher training. If you’ve read our other blogs on this topic , you know that elements of a good compliance training strategy include tailored training, well-defined goals, focused instructional design, and predetermined metrics.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

In the retail field, customer education may be offered in the form of expert ratings to provide consumers with the skills they need to be more informed buyers. In tech companies, for example, customer education may be in the form of informative videos and training offered to improve understanding.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Rather than putting more work on your current team, or outsourcing work to a random third party, staff augmentation provides the best of both worlds; it allows you to have direct control of the work that is being done while also giving you the freedom to focus on other aspects of your job.

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MARCH 24, 2020

During this transition to distance learning, we know educators are working hard to provide the best, most immediate instructional, interventional, and logistical support to their students.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Rather than putting more work on your current team, or outsourcing work to a random third party, staff augmentation provides the best of both worlds; it allows you to have direct control of the work that is being done while also giving you the freedom to focus on other aspects of your job.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

The band director provides a safe environment and plenty of opportunities. As the band director explained, the students organize the ensembles, recruit student musicians, and show up between one to four mornings a week – before school – to rehearse. The kids seize the opportunities, take risks, and flourish.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The band director provides a safe environment and plenty of opportunities. As the band director explained, the students organize the ensembles, recruit student musicians, and show up between one to four mornings a week – before school – to rehearse. The kids seize the opportunities, take risks, and flourish.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Gliffy is an online flow charting tool that provides a cost effective way to create and publish high-quality flow charts and diagrams. It provides free collaboration tools and automatic revision tracking that make sharing your work a snap. I’m also pleased with the variety of publishing options the tool provides.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

Gliffy is an online flow charting tool that provides a cost effective way to create and publish high-quality flow charts and diagrams. It provides free collaboration tools and automatic revision tracking that make sharing your work a snap. I’m also pleased with the variety of publishing options the tool provides.

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MAY 28, 2014

The following “brain facts” will help provide a more thorough understanding of the mysterious muscle that is the brain. If you want to create powerful learning experiences, it’s very helpful to get an understanding of how the brain works. While technology changes at an incredible rate, the brain evolves slowly.

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MARCH 8, 2011

We need the motivation that learning with others provides in numerous ways. I think we need to provide learners with some “social anchors&# in these types of eLearning programs to help facilitate the social learning process. I think feedback like that in a self-study eLearning situation could provide the same type of motivation.

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JANUARY 30, 2011

You can play nice and develop whatever type of training your client wants, whether it provides tangible value or not. This article by Tom Kuhlman provides some great tips on helping your client see training differently.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Find out which meetings your SMEs are attending and get invited those that will likely provide valuable content. Provide SMEs with opportunities to report their readiness. The SME can then visit the site when they have time and do a structured brain-dump. That way you learn as your SMEs learn.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Find out which meetings your SMEs are attending and get invited those that will likely provide valuable content. Provide SMEs with opportunities to report their readiness. The SME can then visit the site when they have time and do a structured brain-dump. That way you learn as your SMEs learn.

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MAY 15, 2014

As a professional services firm, our primary focus is to provide value to our clients, and educating them on important… The post 13 Critical Questions to Ask Your Client When Scoping a Learning Development Engagement appeared first on Dashe & Thomson.

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MARCH 6, 2011

So how do we best provide our learners of today with the best possible support and encouragement? By providing a blended experience we create the opportunity for our learners to first absorb information, then ask questions, challenge assumptions, and solicit experiences which they can share with others. We blend it.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

I recently read the book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, which provided a […] The post 3 Ways To Intrinsically Motivate Learners appeared first on Social Learning Blog. eLearning elearning learners motivate'

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

Because of the vast range of services we provide as a management consulting firm, we’re something different to every client. Many consulting firms in our industry become too niche and lose out on work they can easily provide but do a poor job of marketing. Crafting the appropriate message is a balancing act.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

While games like these provide a fun alternative to boring quizzes, they do not provide context. According to McGonigal, When we play a game, we think creatively, collaborate, and persist. It is not enough, however, to just add a Jeopardy or Wheel-of-Fortune game to our instructional design.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 16, 2017

We’ve already provided tips for the L&D Manager on how to conduct a great project kickoff meeting. But, what can the instructional designer do to increase the chances of project success?

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 15, 2014

The goal of this article is to explain that connection and in the process provide a way to better understand how people learn as well as change. It recently occurred to me how much Hollywood can teach us about how people learn as well as change. The point of learning anything is to cause a… [Continue Reading.].

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 22, 2018

Plus, videos can be referenced again and again for years, providing you with a higher return on investment than other training methods. So where to begin? Once you’ve decided that video is an appropriate learning solution or mode for your audience, how do you start the process of creating one?

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2011

At the end of Level 1, Kirkpatrick now recommends a focus group to get information that wouldn’t be available right after the course was completed and to provide links to Levels 2 and 3. And it gets the managers involved in the training, in the evaluation process, and providing support and accountability as follow-up with their employees.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

In my opinion, it’s not that providing on-demand learning and performance solutions is a new idea. We have to evolve, or be left behind. This month’s big question brings one big shift in the L&D space (addressing learning needs on-demand) into stark relief.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Provide Access to performance support/knowledge”. But instead of focusing on the technology (and its perceived limits), we in the learning community should think about the huge potential of mobile learning to engage the user, and provide “just in time” content in manageable, “bite-sized” packages. Foster communications/collaboration.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The conference sessions ranged from topics of strategy to individual case studies, including organizational success stories, discussions structured around key learning topics and challenges, as well as sessions by thought leaders from business, learning, technology, and media backgrounds providing insight into current and future states of learning.

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JUNE 7, 2011

They accomplish this by enlisting the assistance of: A volunteer task force for each curriculum project comprised of industry experts to provide subject matter expertise. Industry vendors who provide information about their products and work with the organization distribute safety messages.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 30, 2012

We recently had the opportunity to partner with a company that provides solely instructor-led training (ILT). To learn more about our new partner, I did some research on companies that focus primarily on ILT.

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