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The age of Artificial Intelligence has arrived and while most of the businesses are focused on how it will affect their operations like R&D and manufacturing, only a few are wondering about the other crucial business areas such as learning & development (L&D). So, how can you make the most of AI technology to boost your next L&D strategy? The AI Learning Solutions. The AI’s Impacts on L&D in Companies. Learning Styles. MORE
If you perceive diversity as just a nice HR initiative, stop reading this article. Diversity is not just a quota to be hit or how your company will be perceived based on the percentage of female executives or various ethnicities in your organization. MORE
The way we work and interact has changed rapidly over the course of the year. The spread of Covid19 caused a significant number of employees to move into remote roles working from home. The global workforce and number of distributed teams is still growing exponentially. MORE
Research shows that training investments are much greater at the executive levels of an organization. According to Melissa Walker’s research, this imbalanced distribution of training resources can perpetuate a lack of diversity at higher levels of the organization. She believes that by taking a more equitable approach to training, organizations will be stronger and more diverse. The competition for talent continues to increase. MORE
Diversity fatigue is a term that first emerged in the 1990s when equal opportunity became a major initiative among corporations. According to a 2017 article in The New Yorker , “The Year in ‘Diversity Fatigue,’” the term was used to describe the feelings of stress and exhaustion associated with trying to recruit talent from diverse pools and create opportunities for more diversity within companies. MORE
Global eTraining adding Autodesk 2021 Courses to the ‘GeT Everything’ Library. Global eTraining (GeT) is excited to announce the addition of Autodesk 2021 training to the ‘GeT Everything’ library, beginning with updates to AutoCAD, Inventor, 3DS Max, and FormIt courses. These Autodesk 2021 course updates offers in-depth training on the new tools and features included in Autodesk’s latest software releases. Global eTraining. MORE
A Modern Learning on the Air Interview with Beth Yoder and Peter Byebierggaard. Bersin research confirmed what many of us already know: global teams define the modern workforce. Our organizations include diverse teams, connected by innovative technologies. Organizationally learning functions now work in a new standard: multicultural classrooms. Learners bring unique and varied viewpoints to our training events. Global Virtual Classroom MORE
The most successful training programs are rooted in solid instructional design and metrics to track learners’ progress. But when you have a complex subject such as diversity and inclusion – how do you know if your program is making an impact? In this article, we will review diversity and inclusion training basics, how you can measure success, and what it takes to be a long-term advocate for diversity and inclusion. HR Reports Based on Diversity. MORE
These days, a lot of social issues have been driven to the forefront of pop-culture and politics. Now is not the time to hope for the best—now is the time to take action. What we do in our company trainings has wide-reaching implications that we must be prepared for. MORE
Global expansion is a strategic objective for many businesses and a reality for others. Having business locations in numerous regions helps increase business reach, influence as well as revenues while bringing diverse perspectives and values into the mix. Here arise the challenges associated with the global workforce management, with staff education and training as the key one. Staff Education Challenges are Leading to Global Training Need. MORE
On the positive front, I have been doing a lot of reading—mostly around organizational behavior, organizational development, culture and diversity, motivation and communication, and how these relate to social business and knowledge management. As a community manager and social business evangelist in a highly distributed and diverse organization, I’ve begun to realize not only the value of but the critical need to understand these aspects. MORE
Geographically diverse teams are not a recent phenomenon. In more modern times, one company which has morphed to keep up with opportunity and change, is North America’s oldest company, the Hudson’s Bay Company(HBC). Set up in 1670, 99% of the employees were involved in the fur trade and therefore worked in various locations in North America although it was headquartered in England. Solving the Puzzle. This is one of the wrongest notions. MORE
With globalization becoming more prevalent, the importance of diversity (D&I) training in the workplace increases multiple folds. Many employees are vocalizing their support for diversity training as they believe it can improve equality in the workplace. MORE
I fear that diversity training is losing favor among senior executives and HR departments. What I’m observing might simply be the natural evolution of a workforce intervention, similar to “quality improvement” which has moved from the province of a few experts to the responsibility of everyone in the organization. Now there appears to be a trend, in part driven by cost-cutting and down-sizing, to move away from organized diversity and inclusion programs. MORE
Leadership development, like traditional training and development, faces traditional challenges such as distance, culture, diversity, design and delivery methods, along with budgets and workforces. We are going to take a look at the challenges you may face when implementing a global leadership development program, starting with one of the most obvious challenges: distance. So what can you do to truly train leaders ‘at a distance’? MORE
In response to this growing need many organizations have put leadership development programs in place to equip their high potential employees with the leadership skills they will need for success. The future of leadership development will need to focus on developing global leaders. MORE
All of your best plans for the creation of a global leadership development program may be meaningless if you do not obtain the buy in of key individuals or groups. Any organizational development program needs this buy in and approval, but a truly global program is probably going to require more work on your part; after all, your key individuals and groups are probably just as diverse as your program itself. Use this as a tool to present to the executive group. MORE
In response to my post on Name Generators for Learning Scenarios , someone asked, “Does it really matter if we choose John instead of Bob?” “For example does the name have to be of a certain neutrality or a certain ethnicity? What are the latest trends and best practices in regards to gender roles in instructional design materials?” ” I would argue that the diversity of our characters and visuals should reflect the diversity of our audience. MORE
Digitization has resulted in a rising number of global marketplace where the company is no longer limited to a single geographical location but spans several cities, countries and even continents. Hence, it becomes imperative to localize the training process. MORE
After dealing with the challenges of distance and culture, the next challenge for global leadership development is how to create a leadership bench or pool that is truly global in scope. When you took the time to define leadership across the cultures that exist within your organization, you may have also begun to see potential succession patterns developing. The first step is to create the pool or bench. MORE
Having been a resident in Dubai for many years, I have rarely needed to look far to witness diversity all around me. Dubai is a rich and extraordinary mix of people, cultures and languages; our stores are brand names that hail from all over the world; it is possible to eat from any cuisine from any corner of the globe; worldwide businesses have made a home in Dubai. It is the epitome of a globalized environment. MORE
Our eLearning Challenges blog series explores the common situations our clients face when deploying learning solutions. We use samples from real projects to help you uncover the best way to meet these challenges in your organization. It’s the most useful way for us to communicate, because people who share the same culture as we do will understand what we mean. But what do you do when your audience is global? Cut the colloquialisms. MORE
Every LMS buyer faces challenges, but global LMS buyers have the roughest road of all. How can you move through the complexity and make a viable choice? Why Is It So Tough to Choose a Global LMS? Let’s start with the basics. There are now hundreds and hundreds of LMS vendors in the learning technology space. This blurs the lines of differentiation and makes the buying process more complex. Want to learn more? MORE
The world of education, workplace learning, talent development – in short anyone and everyone connected with learning in some way – are talking, debating, evaluating, exploring, and generally trying to wrap their brains around this phenomenon called MOOCs. IMHO, MOOCs, apart from opening up a much-needed debate around the current structure of education and giving the academic world a good shake, has untapped and unexplored potentials. MORE
Global organizations are the norm now. The boundaries constraining corporate success and competition no longer fall along state, national, or continental borders. Education serves as the true competitive differentiator. Can your learning function adapt to more diverse and international workforces faster than the competition? Modern Learning Modern Workplace Modern Learning on the Air Diversity & Inclusion MORE
What do you know about the changing demographics of the United States? Pew Research Center found that, “Americans are more racially and ethnically diverse than in the past, and the U.S. is projected to be even more diverse in the coming decades.” With the U.S. becoming more diverse, and with this shift in the population demographic, comes the need to diversify learning solutions. MORE
Ride-sharing has completely transformed the taxi industry. Kodak, who employed over 145,000 people at its peak, has now been outpaced by the likes of Apple, Instagram, Facebook, and others. One of the challenges is groupthink–like-minded individuals’ desire for harmony or conformity results in dysfunctional decision-making, clouding the ability to innovate or think outside the box. Why Diversity Matters. MORE
Introduction What is a Diversity and Inclusion Training Program? Your Organization Needs Better Diversity and Inclusion Training Best Practices Why Mentoring is Crucial to Diversity and Inclusion Efforts Next Steps Conclusion. MORE
More likely than not, your organization now has a global component. Whether you work for a Fortune 50 company with regional offices all around the globe, or a small startup with a single team in a different country, the demographics of your training audience have changed. Jennifer Hofmann, President of InSync Training, recently answered this question during her Virtually There session, Implementing a Training Program Across a Global Organization – A Practical Guide. MORE
Video interview with MasterCard’s Senior Director, Global Talent Management & Organizational Effectiveness, Shantelle Williams. Everyone knows MasterCard as a leading credit card brand but today the company is a leading technology company enabling commerce all over the globe. As MasterCard evolves, it has aligned a talent, diversity and inclusion strategy with its corporate strategy. Learn more about Diversity and Inclusion at MasterCard. MORE
The role of HR professionals is rapidly changing. Many of the traditional HR functions and tasks have become automated giving human resource professionals’ new advisory roles that provides them the opportunity to productively contribute to organizational growth and transformation. Although, they have always played a key role in human capital transformation and employee training, they are now helping organizations adjust to new workplace challenges. MORE
Earlier this year, on the morning of June 5, Sephora closed all of its U.S. This was following backlash the makeup giant received after American R&B artist SZA tweeted about Sephora employees accusing her of stealing and calling security on her while she shopped at a California store. locations so its 175,000 employees could complete a four-hour anti-bias training program, also following a racial profiling incident in a Philadelphia store. MORE
If you’ve been tasked with starting a diversity training program for your company, you’re making the right move. According to McKinsey & Company’s Diversity Matters report, companies in the top quarter for gender diversity outperform their competitors by 15 percent and those in the top quarter for ethnic diversity outperform their competitors by 35 percent. It’s important to gain buy-in from the entire company on your new training. MORE
The modern workplace is rapidly changing. Due to advances in technology and current events the global workplace is expanding. In a world where distributed teams work across the globe on projects often serving communities in different nations all the time. MORE
Consider the Following Scenarios: Scenario 1: Austin is a project manager who is tasked with choosing a team for an upcoming project. This project has tight deadlines and will require members of the team to work late hours. Austin first chooses two team leads, Mike and Jeff and asks them for their suggestions on the other team members. When they come up with the list, Austin sees that they have left out women from the teams. What is Diversity Training? MORE
They can be solved by investing in human capital transformation to train the new global workforce. The increased use of automation and advances in information technology have changed the kinds of jobs that are available. Unfortunately, there are not enough employees in the current workforce that have the skills needed to keep up with this demand. The skills gap isn’t the only challenge disrupting workplaces today. MORE
Infopro Learning
JANUARY 25, 2021
The way we work and interact has changed rapidly over the course of the year. The spread of Covid19 caused a significant number of employees to move into remote roles working from home. The global workforce and number of distributed teams is still growing exponentially.
KnowledgeCity
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
These days, a lot of social issues have been driven to the forefront of pop-culture and politics. Now is not the time to hope for the best—now is the time to take action. What we do in our company trainings has wide-reaching implications that we must be prepared for.
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Infopro Learning
DECEMBER 14, 2020
The modern workplace is rapidly changing. Due to advances in technology and current events the global workplace is expanding. In a world where distributed teams work across the globe on projects often serving communities in different nations all the time.
KnowledgeCity
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Introduction What is a Diversity and Inclusion Training Program? Your Organization Needs Better Diversity and Inclusion Training Best Practices Why Mentoring is Crucial to Diversity and Inclusion Efforts Next Steps Conclusion.
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InSync Training
JUNE 1, 2018
A Modern Learning on the Air Interview with Beth Yoder and Peter Byebierggaard. Bersin research confirmed what many of us already know: global teams define the modern workforce. Our organizations include diverse teams, connected by innovative technologies. Organizationally learning functions now work in a new standard: multicultural classrooms. Learners bring unique and varied viewpoints to our training events. Global Virtual Classroom
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InSync Training
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Global organizations are the norm now. The boundaries constraining corporate success and competition no longer fall along state, national, or continental borders. Education serves as the true competitive differentiator. Can your learning function adapt to more diverse and international workforces faster than the competition? Modern Learning Modern Workplace Modern Learning on the Air Diversity & Inclusion
Experiencing eLearning
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
In response to my post on Name Generators for Learning Scenarios , someone asked, “Does it really matter if we choose John instead of Bob?” “For example does the name have to be of a certain neutrality or a certain ethnicity? What are the latest trends and best practices in regards to gender roles in instructional design materials?” ” I would argue that the diversity of our characters and visuals should reflect the diversity of our audience.
Your Training Edge
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
Geographically diverse teams are not a recent phenomenon. In more modern times, one company which has morphed to keep up with opportunity and change, is North America’s oldest company, the Hudson’s Bay Company(HBC). Set up in 1670, 99% of the employees were involved in the fur trade and therefore worked in various locations in North America although it was headquartered in England. Solving the Puzzle. This is one of the wrongest notions.
Your Training Edge
AUGUST 8, 2019
The age of Artificial Intelligence has arrived and while most of the businesses are focused on how it will affect their operations like R&D and manufacturing, only a few are wondering about the other crucial business areas such as learning & development (L&D). So, how can you make the most of AI technology to boost your next L&D strategy? The AI Learning Solutions. The AI’s Impacts on L&D in Companies. Learning Styles.
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MARCH 18, 2020
The role of HR professionals is rapidly changing. Many of the traditional HR functions and tasks have become automated giving human resource professionals’ new advisory roles that provides them the opportunity to productively contribute to organizational growth and transformation. Although, they have always played a key role in human capital transformation and employee training, they are now helping organizations adjust to new workplace challenges.
Infopro Learning
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
In response to this growing need many organizations have put leadership development programs in place to equip their high potential employees with the leadership skills they will need for success. The future of leadership development will need to focus on developing global leaders.
Hurix Digital
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
With globalization becoming more prevalent, the importance of diversity (D&I) training in the workplace increases multiple folds. Many employees are vocalizing their support for diversity training as they believe it can improve equality in the workplace.
Your Training Edge
AUGUST 24, 2017
Leadership development, like traditional training and development, faces traditional challenges such as distance, culture, diversity, design and delivery methods, along with budgets and workforces. We are going to take a look at the challenges you may face when implementing a global leadership development program, starting with one of the most obvious challenges: distance. So what can you do to truly train leaders ‘at a distance’?
Coreaxis
JANUARY 18, 2021
If you perceive diversity as just a nice HR initiative, stop reading this article. Diversity is not just a quota to be hit or how your company will be perceived based on the percentage of female executives or various ethnicities in your organization.
Infopro Learning
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
Consider the Following Scenarios: Scenario 1: Austin is a project manager who is tasked with choosing a team for an upcoming project. This project has tight deadlines and will require members of the team to work late hours. Austin first chooses two team leads, Mike and Jeff and asks them for their suggestions on the other team members. When they come up with the list, Austin sees that they have left out women from the teams. What is Diversity Training?
InSync Training
MARCH 15, 2018
What do you know about the changing demographics of the United States? Pew Research Center found that, “Americans are more racially and ethnically diverse than in the past, and the U.S. is projected to be even more diverse in the coming decades.” With the U.S. becoming more diverse, and with this shift in the population demographic, comes the need to diversify learning solutions.
Your Training Edge
AUGUST 30, 2017
After dealing with the challenges of distance and culture, the next challenge for global leadership development is how to create a leadership bench or pool that is truly global in scope. When you took the time to define leadership across the cultures that exist within your organization, you may have also begun to see potential succession patterns developing. The first step is to create the pool or bench.
Your Training Edge
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
All of your best plans for the creation of a global leadership development program may be meaningless if you do not obtain the buy in of key individuals or groups. Any organizational development program needs this buy in and approval, but a truly global program is probably going to require more work on your part; after all, your key individuals and groups are probably just as diverse as your program itself. Use this as a tool to present to the executive group.
InSync Training
JANUARY 29, 2019
More likely than not, your organization now has a global component. Whether you work for a Fortune 50 company with regional offices all around the globe, or a small startup with a single team in a different country, the demographics of your training audience have changed. Jennifer Hofmann, President of InSync Training, recently answered this question during her Virtually There session, Implementing a Training Program Across a Global Organization – A Practical Guide.
Bottom-Line Performance
APRIL 16, 2013
Our eLearning Challenges blog series explores the common situations our clients face when deploying learning solutions. We use samples from real projects to help you uncover the best way to meet these challenges in your organization. It’s the most useful way for us to communicate, because people who share the same culture as we do will understand what we mean. But what do you do when your audience is global? Cut the colloquialisms.
dVinci Interactive
AUGUST 23, 2016
Research shows that training investments are much greater at the executive levels of an organization. According to Melissa Walker’s research, this imbalanced distribution of training resources can perpetuate a lack of diversity at higher levels of the organization. She believes that by taking a more equitable approach to training, organizations will be stronger and more diverse. The competition for talent continues to increase.
Roundtable Learning
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
The most successful training programs are rooted in solid instructional design and metrics to track learners’ progress. But when you have a complex subject such as diversity and inclusion – how do you know if your program is making an impact? In this article, we will review diversity and inclusion training basics, how you can measure success, and what it takes to be a long-term advocate for diversity and inclusion. HR Reports Based on Diversity.
dVinci Interactive
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Video interview with MasterCard’s Senior Director, Global Talent Management & Organizational Effectiveness, Shantelle Williams. Everyone knows MasterCard as a leading credit card brand but today the company is a leading technology company enabling commerce all over the globe. As MasterCard evolves, it has aligned a talent, diversity and inclusion strategy with its corporate strategy. Learn more about Diversity and Inclusion at MasterCard.
Your Training Edge
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
Having been a resident in Dubai for many years, I have rarely needed to look far to witness diversity all around me. Dubai is a rich and extraordinary mix of people, cultures and languages; our stores are brand names that hail from all over the world; it is possible to eat from any cuisine from any corner of the globe; worldwide businesses have made a home in Dubai. It is the epitome of a globalized environment.
Continu
DECEMBER 9, 2019
If you’ve been tasked with starting a diversity training program for your company, you’re making the right move. According to McKinsey & Company’s Diversity Matters report, companies in the top quarter for gender diversity outperform their competitors by 15 percent and those in the top quarter for ethnic diversity outperform their competitors by 35 percent. It’s important to gain buy-in from the entire company on your new training.
The Performance Improvement Blog
MARCH 25, 2010
I fear that diversity training is losing favor among senior executives and HR departments. What I’m observing might simply be the natural evolution of a workforce intervention, similar to “quality improvement” which has moved from the province of a few experts to the responsibility of everyone in the organization. Now there appears to be a trend, in part driven by cost-cutting and down-sizing, to move away from organized diversity and inclusion programs.
Talented Learning
MAY 31, 2017
Every LMS buyer faces challenges, but global LMS buyers have the roughest road of all. How can you move through the complexity and make a viable choice? Why Is It So Tough to Choose a Global LMS? Let’s start with the basics. There are now hundreds and hundreds of LMS vendors in the learning technology space. This blurs the lines of differentiation and makes the buying process more complex. Want to learn more?
Chronus
JANUARY 23, 2018
Ride-sharing has completely transformed the taxi industry. Kodak, who employed over 145,000 people at its peak, has now been outpaced by the likes of Apple, Instagram, Facebook, and others. One of the challenges is groupthink–like-minded individuals’ desire for harmony or conformity results in dysfunctional decision-making, clouding the ability to innovate or think outside the box. Why Diversity Matters.
QuoDeck
JANUARY 18, 2021
Digitization has resulted in a rising number of global marketplace where the company is no longer limited to a single geographical location but spans several cities, countries and even continents. Hence, it becomes imperative to localize the training process.
Infopro Learning
MARCH 27, 2020
They can be solved by investing in human capital transformation to train the new global workforce. The increased use of automation and advances in information technology have changed the kinds of jobs that are available. Unfortunately, there are not enough employees in the current workforce that have the skills needed to keep up with this demand. The skills gap isn’t the only challenge disrupting workplaces today.
Global eTraining
APRIL 23, 2020
Global eTraining adding Autodesk 2021 Courses to the ‘GeT Everything’ Library. Global eTraining (GeT) is excited to announce the addition of Autodesk 2021 training to the ‘GeT Everything’ library, beginning with updates to AutoCAD, Inventor, 3DS Max, and FormIt courses. These Autodesk 2021 course updates offers in-depth training on the new tools and features included in Autodesk’s latest software releases. Global eTraining.
ID Reflections
SEPTEMBER 16, 2012
On the positive front, I have been doing a lot of reading—mostly around organizational behavior, organizational development, culture and diversity, motivation and communication, and how these relate to social business and knowledge management. As a community manager and social business evangelist in a highly distributed and diverse organization, I’ve begun to realize not only the value of but the critical need to understand these aspects.
CLO Magazine
JANUARY 28, 2019
Diversity fatigue is a term that first emerged in the 1990s when equal opportunity became a major initiative among corporations. According to a 2017 article in The New Yorker , “The Year in ‘Diversity Fatigue,’” the term was used to describe the feelings of stress and exhaustion associated with trying to recruit talent from diverse pools and create opportunities for more diversity within companies.
ID Reflections
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
The world of education, workplace learning, talent development – in short anyone and everyone connected with learning in some way – are talking, debating, evaluating, exploring, and generally trying to wrap their brains around this phenomenon called MOOCs. IMHO, MOOCs, apart from opening up a much-needed debate around the current structure of education and giving the academic world a good shake, has untapped and unexplored potentials.
CLO Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Earlier this year, on the morning of June 5, Sephora closed all of its U.S. This was following backlash the makeup giant received after American R&B artist SZA tweeted about Sephora employees accusing her of stealing and calling security on her while she shopped at a California store. locations so its 175,000 employees could complete a four-hour anti-bias training program, also following a racial profiling incident in a Philadelphia store.
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