Upside Learning

MAY 2, 2013

Proving the effectiveness of training and showing ROI is no walk in the park and still keeps L&D up at night. Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model has long been the holy grail of training effectiveness measurement to businesses. The key message from his talk was to Stop Evaluating Training the way we currently tend to.

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 21, 2020

About 48% of salespeople learn by trial and error to a high degree as per the ASTD Research, which may be somewhat due to the fact that sales teams are most of the time scattered geographically & their training often becomes a very time-consuming affair. Also, salespeople are often on-the-go, so it’s hard for the […].

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The post L&D Go Beyond Podcast: How to Bring Performance Focus to Training first appeared on The Upside Learning Blog. With his approach to learning and performance analysis rooted in Geary Rummler’s approach to the same, Guy places a heavy premium on performance focus. He […].

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Compliance Training is an inseparable part of an employee’s work life in any organisation. hours per year on compliance training. Almost 42% of all online training content used within organisations is compliance-related. According to Towards Maturity, the average employee spends 10.90

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Upside Learning

JULY 3, 2012

It’s probably easier to push toothpaste back into a tube than convince sales professionals to attend classroom training. In my previous job with a life insurance company, I noticed that most sales professionals actually dislike training. Why do sales professionals dislike classroom training? Sounds like an exaggeration?

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Upside Learning

JUNE 17, 2019

Compliance training has long been notorious for being the unavoidable ‘dull, drab, boring mandate’. To both organizations and employees, the ‘why’ of compliance training largely reveals ‘must have’ and ‘have to do’ undertones.

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Upside Learning

MAY 10, 2022

Yates, The L&D Detective, on challenges and opportunities for measuring the impact of training and learning on human performance and business goals. Kevin has been in the training, learning, and talent development space for over 20 years, working across multiple industries […].

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Upside Learning

JULY 24, 2019

There are certain factors that tend to play a key role in the entire cycle of designing and delivering compliance training programs. These factors are largely related to the way employees perceive the training – the right perspective, in turn, encourages them to adopt a compliant outlook and act in a way that works for […].

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Upside Learning

MAY 5, 2020

COVID-19 has interfered with virtually every aspect of our lives and functioning – talk about a virus that really knows how to be unpopular! Given the magnitude of change we are all dealing with in our organizations, naturally L&D teams are also hard-hit.

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 6, 2019

Most organizations find conventional ways of approaching compliance training, and not beyond the ‘tick-the-box’ conundrum. There are more words than just “compliance” or “mandatory” that make learners in a corporate setting easily tune out. This adds a negative connotation to compliance in the corporate culture.

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Upside Learning

JULY 3, 2020

Upside Learning Solutions, a leading provider of Custom learning solutions has been listed in the Training Industry, Inc’s – Top 20™ Custom Content Development Company Watch List and Top 20™ Training Outsourcing Company Watch List for the year 2020 yet again.

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Upside Learning

JULY 3, 2020

Upside Learning Solutions, a leading provider of Custom learning solutions has been listed in the Training Industry, Inc’s – Top 20™ Custom Content Development Company Watch List and Top 20™ Training Outsourcing Company Watch List for the year 2020 yet again.

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Upside Learning

JULY 3, 2020

Upside Learning Solutions, a leading provider of Custom learning solutions has been listed in the Training Industry, Inc’s – Top 20™ Custom Content Development Company Watch List and Top 20™ Training Outsourcing Company Watch List for the year 2020 yet again.

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Companies Outsource Training Train 130

Upside Learning

JUNE 11, 2020

Although now may seem to be the best time to move your classroom-based sales training to an online version, make sure you do it for the right reasons and do it the right way. Use this opportunity to see what works best for you, whether you want to turn your ILT to a Virtual ILT […].

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Upside Learning

JUNE 11, 2020

Although now may seem to be the best time to move your classroom-based sales training to an online version, make sure you do it for the right reasons and do it the right way. Use this opportunity to see what works best for you, whether you want to turn your ILT to a Virtual ILT […].

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Sales ILT Online Version 130

Upside Learning

JUNE 11, 2020

Although now may seem to be the best time to move your classroom-based sales training to an online version, make sure you do it for the right reasons and do it the right way. Use this opportunity to see what works best for you, whether you want to turn your ILT to a Virtual ILT […].

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Sales ILT Online Version 130

Upside Learning

MARCH 27, 2017

Earlier this year while visiting the Learning Technologies show in London, one thing that stood out for me was the advent of virtual reality (VR) on the corporate training scene. At least five different vendors on the exhibition floor had VR headsets to showcase their VR work in the training domain.

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Upside Learning

JULY 17, 2019

As per Brandon Hall Group’s 2018 Learning Strategy Study, over 50% of the companies it surveyed said that they regarded compliance training high-priority […]. Irrespective of its popularity, compliance is an important aspect in today’s ever-evolving corporate landscape.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Work is changing and, to keep pace with it, training is changing too. Which of these technology changes will impact training the most? I think mobile applications are the game changer for training. For me, it shifts the focus from ‘Training’ to ‘Performance Support’. Where will Apps Fit in Training? Why Mobile?

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 4, 2012

On the 15th of December 2011, the Android Developer Relations team at Google launched the beta version of Android Training — a collection of classes to help developers build better Android apps using best practices in a variety of framework topics. Android Training will be led by the Android Developer Relations team.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Training Companies have a unique way of functioning as compared to the corporate. And rightly so, as they cater to a distinctive client base that is a mix of retail and corporate; run multiple training programs; sell training materials online; and perform a host of other activities as a part of their day-to-day functioning.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 24, 2010

It changed the way Training Companies functioned. Post the economic downturn, Training Companies the world over were revamping the way they operated and the services they offered to their customers. It is a multi-award winning, best value LMS available for SMBs and Training Companies.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 24, 2013

This metamorphosis has been brought in by introduction of new features and functionalities, new training delivery modes and methods. If you would like to get ‘more’ out of your LMS training delivery, the below mentioned 3 ways will help you do just that. Deliver Pre and Post Training Assessments. Upcoming Events.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The business of a Training Company is complex; from running multiple training programs to selling training materials online, it has host of activities to do as a part of its day-to-day functioning.

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Upside Learning

JULY 17, 2014

She checks her mail while waiting to board her flight at the airport, and comes across an introductory video link to a training session that is going to be conducted later in the day. Consider this scenario: a sales manager is returning from a client meeting. She has nothing else to do, so she takes […].

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Upside Learning

JULY 31, 2019

In Part 2 of the post on Designing impactful compliance training programs, we will look at CONTENT. The content for compliance training interventions generally covers subjects that are considered dull. ective learning intervention is one that has the right mix of various learning factors.

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 30, 2017

Any major organisational change, whether it is to product/ service offerings, customer experience, internal processes, corporate strategy or company structure, happens over a span of time with impact to several roles.

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Upside Learning

MAY 5, 2020

COVID-19 has interfered with virtually every aspect of our lives and functioning – talk about a virus that really knows how to be unpopular! Given the magnitude of change we are all dealing with in our organizations, naturally L&D teams are also hard-hit.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Safety is an increasingly important preoccupation for most industries. Whether in aviation, medicine or facilities management, the ability to respond to a threat appropriately and immediately is critical.

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 20, 2010

While working on IPhone development I have collected some links and we thought of creating a training plan for iPhone development for other Upsiders. The training plan below, assumes that you'll have the following skills to speed your iPhone development: Knowledge of C/C++/Java. Training plan For IPhone Development.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 17, 2011

Now, more than ever, Training Companies are accepting eLearning with open arms. ‘ LMS for Training Companies – Then & Now ‘ is an eBook which will take you through this journey of the LMS. Now, more than ever, Learning Management Systems are undergoing a massive transformation. So download now.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

In our earlier blog post this week, ‘Training Companies: The 5 Hurdles to Success‘, we discussed the key challenges that stop a Training Company from realizing its true potential.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 12, 2016

On 7th April, we celebrated our 12th corporate anniversary, and the day brought with it a special gift in form of Training Industry’s 2016 Training Outsourcing Companies Watch List. If being listed among the best 12 companies for training outsourcing doesn’t call for double celebrations, then what does?

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Upside Learning

JULY 2, 2010

I noticed that more than half of the requirements catered to managing classroom training. So, for organizations ‘migrating’ to eLearning (via an LMS) – is the LMS still about managing classroom training? Either way, its good business for LMSs that support the management of classroom training just like our LMS does.

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Upside Learning

MAY 11, 2016

Exactly 3 weeks back I had written a blog post – 10 Reasons why Training Companies must invest in a SaaS LMS. Soon after it was published, I realized that it lent itself pretty well for a presentation format. And so, without any ado, the content was rewritten from a presentation perspective, images added, and […].

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 31, 2010

Is Training Changing? Even though the pace of change within training is not rapid as of now, but it will only increase from here. I expect the future of training to be shaped sharply by the above listed trends and the advancements in learning technology itself. Easier said than done but there’s no alternative.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 20, 2016

When investing in a Learning Management System, Training Companies, whether moving to eLearning or looking to scale their existing business, have one need in common – the ability to deliver and manage training for multiple clients (corporate or individuals or a mix of both) effortlessly. With absolute data security.

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