Actio Learning

JUNE 19, 2017

The LinkedIn Learning Solutions 2017 Workplace Learning Report joins a chorus of research reflecting an expectations and results gap between L & D and the business. Page 12 from 2017 Workplace Learning Report by LinkedIn Learning Solutions. Who else is in the chorus? Bersin by Deloitte, TrainingIndustry.com, and Brandon Hall, to name a few. Here’s a snapshot of recent published reports: 79% of training professionals say strategic alignment is important for business success – TrainingIndustry

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Actio Learning

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

During our webinar Using Development Maps to Align and Unlock Performance , we polled the attendees – primarily L&D leaders of large organizations – about the challenges their organizations face. Here are the results: How would you vote? Subscribe. Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. First Name. Last Name. Email Address.

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Actio Learning

JANUARY 15, 2018

Thank you Training Industry, Inc. for publishing the article Using Development Maps to Align and Unlock Performance authored by Kelly Smith and Brian Blecke. We appreciate the opportunity to continue working with you, the industry and our clients to help improve employee performance and bring into balance the goals of the business, L&D and the learner.

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Actio Learning

JANUARY 9, 2018

Thank you Training Industry for hosting our Webinar: Development Maps - Your Guide to Align and Unlock Performance. Meeting the needs of the business, L&D, and the learner is often a challenge when designing learning solutions. Development maps are the key to aligning these needs. By linking learning outcomes to performance milestones, you can demonstrate a traceable, measurable connection to business goals.

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Actio Learning

JANUARY 6, 2018

We’re thrilled to feature this guest post from Andrew Ofstad, Chief Product Officer at Airtable. Humans are preternaturally skilled at amplifying their inherent abilities through tools. We chisel rocks, we ride bicycles, we use computers. Most products out there today, however, aren’t working to expand or amplify the range of our abilities or creative potential.

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Actio Learning

JANUARY 2, 2018

Thank you Training Industry for publishing our article "8 Tips for Successful Training Measurement!" We are grateful for the support and for the chance to continue on our journey to elevate learning to help organizations align and unlock employee performance.

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Actio Learning

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Expectations are like looking through the windshield and measurements are like looking in the rearview mirror. Establishing clear expectations makes calculating ROI much easier in a few ways. When the destination is clearly defined, it’s easier to determine what to measure. Involving stakeholders upfront to help with the calculations means its easier to figure out how to measure it later.

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Actio Learning

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Research continues to show that there is a measurable gap between the business and L&D in alignment around goals and results. While the L&D organization has primary responsibility for alignment, business leaders can help the process so that everyone wins. So, what part can the business leader play? Here are a few simple tips you can use to help L&D align to your goals and to meet your metrics.

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Actio Learning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

eLearning is an indispensable component of most modern learning strategies. Whether it stands alone or is blended with other modalities, its value continues to evolve as more uses are uncovered and new technologies with new features are introduced to the market (e.g., responsive, adaptive, micro, multi-format, video, gaming, gamification, etc.). Because so many options are available and more are emerging, successful eLearning scoping – in which all parties end up working with the same expectatio

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Actio Learning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

A recent article explores how learning outcomes can be improved by understanding cognitive science behind learning. One learning practice in particular is critical to achieving performance outcomes, creating meaningful practice. Meaningful practice involves tasks in the training experience that require retrieval and application of appropriate knowledge and skills in contexts that resemble the performance situation.

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Actio Learning

AUGUST 29, 2017

Every journey starts with a single step. Development Maps ensure its in the right direction. A Development Map is a single tool shared by employees, managers, and the L & D function. Employees use the Map to plot their journey and their career arc. Together with their managers, they use the Map make important development and career decisions. For Managers, they use Maps to forecast how quickly employees will move from one stage to the next and to identify gaps.

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Actio Learning

AUGUST 21, 2017

When employees complete training, head back to the job, and are surprised by the velocity, complexity, or volume of work, they’re experiencing job shock. Job shock results when training lacks real world context or inadvertently misleads them about the work itself. What are some symptoms of job shock? There is higher than expected turnover at the end of critical training stages, such as on-boarding Managers complain that people aren’t prepared to do the work after completing training It takes too

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Actio Learning

AUGUST 14, 2017

If your L&D organization is like most, requests for training arrive in the inbox all the time. The volume, the variation in type and quality, and the myriad ways the requests arrive can make each day a challenge. Making a few minor adjustments to your intake process has a big impact - including better alignment with the business and ultimately greater ROI.

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Actio Learning

AUGUST 7, 2017

SME challenges can make an otherwise enjoyable project turn sour for everyone involved. As an Instructional Designer (ID), your relationship with subject-matter-experts (SMEs) is critical to the success of custom training development projects. How can SME pitfalls be avoided? After dozens of large-scale initiatives that created hundreds of hours of training, we’ve zeroed in on a few best practices.

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Actio Learning

JULY 31, 2017

Too many projects go off the rails because there are small misses in scope agreement that lead to issues downstream. Scroll down for simple definitions of the levels, key descriptive terms, and alignment to Bloom and Marzano. Nailing the scope of a learning solution - a course, a group of courses, or an entire development map - means that L & D and business stakeholders are in agreement.

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Actio Learning

JULY 24, 2017

Performance. Aligned, delivered, and measured. Actio Learning has been recognized for "pushing the development of new programs to deliver impactful improvements in employee performance" and for "impressive capabilities that can improve employee learning in corporations around the world." We are grateful to TrainingIndustry.com for the recognition and to the members of our team, who, on a daily basis, demonstrate inventiveness, creativity, resourcefulness, and dedication to our clients and to ach

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Actio Learning

JULY 17, 2017

Successful companies are proactive about employee development and use Development Maps to guide employees on their development journey, from on-boarding, to successfully performing in-role, to preparing for advancement to the next role. A Development Map goes beyond clusters of courses to the broader idea of employee development – accounting for all the developmental experiences needed to grow and advance in an organization.

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Actio Learning

JULY 10, 2017

Successful companies are proactive about employee development. And to ensure alignment with and benefit for the business, they account for the entirety of the knowledge, skills, and contexts facing their employees – in short, they know job performance is paramount. At Actio Learning, our goal is to give our clients an edge in the market. We use Development Maps to create engaged, confident, capable employees who perform at world-class levels.

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Actio Learning

MAY 19, 2017

Actio Learning has been recognized for "pushing the development of new programs to deliver impactful improvements in employee performance" and for "impressive capabilities that can improve employee learning in corporations around the world." We are grateful to TrainingIndustry.com for the recognition and to the members of our team, who, on a daily basis, demonstrate inventiveness, creativity, resourcefulness, and dedication to our clients and to achieving their goals.

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Actio Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

According to Training Industry, 79% of training professionals say strategic alignment is important for business success. To help overcome the alignment obstacle, utilize the following tip. For more tips on how to better align L&D with the business contact us at: learnmore@actiolearning.

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Actio Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Over the next several weeks we will be publishing a series of tips to help you address the obstacles that exist between L&D and the business. According to a recent Bersin by Deloitte's survey (The State of Learning Measurement), 59% of learning organizations have trouble connecting learning to business outcomes. To address these obstacles, use these tips to ensure training is aligned with the business.

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Actio Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

This week’s tip: Move beyond knowledge and skill to focus on performance. According to Brandon Hall (State of Learning & Development 2016), 92% of leaders surveyed say their learning strategy is not very effective at meeting business goals. Build employees who are engaged, confident, capable and who perform at world-class levels by designing high-impact training.

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Actio Learning

MARCH 7, 2017

This week’s tip: Shift the Focus of your Needs Assessment Process According to Bersin by Deloitte - State of Learning Measurement: 95% of learning leaders surveyed don't excel at using data to: align to the business improve L&D efficiency develop effective training Think differently about your needs analysis approach by utilizing a robust data-driven strategy and turn your analysis into a differentiator.

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Actio Learning

MARCH 14, 2017

For learning, high-confidence ROI calculations can be expensive and time consuming. And because they’re done after the money is spent, they don’t add much strategic insight or value. Return on Expectations (ROE) trusts leaders, engaging their wisdom, insight and judgment as well as their understanding of relevant data, strategic direction and key operational goals as they shape decisions and investments before the money is spent.

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Actio Learning

MARCH 21, 2017

Talking to business leaders is one of the most important steps to aligning Learning with the Business. Prompted by genuine interest and thoughtful questions, business leaders will often quickly share their wisdom, insights, understanding of relevant data, strategic direction, and key operational goals. Rather than asking for a "wish list" of training needs, focus first on exploring their business goals.

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Actio Learning

MARCH 24, 2017

In the training world, overcoming obstacles is critical to success. Watch our short video, "What do you do with an obstacle?" Please feel free to share it or add a comment below to let us know what you think!

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Actio Learning

APRIL 13, 2017

Kelly Smith presenting at TICE 2017. We're coming to the end of a great TICE conference. Thank you to all who stopped by for a chat and to those to attended our presentation. Find a summary of our presentation, the slides and a simple alignment assessment tool here.

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Actio Learning

MAY 1, 2017

Research by Bersin, Brandon Hall and Training Industry shows that there’s a gap between Learning and the Business. The gap doesn’t need to exist. Here are three ways Learning organizations make alignment harder than it needs to be. Allowing a business leader to self-diagnose training needs. Akin to a patient self-diagnosing a medical condition, good intentions often lead to poor outcomes.

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