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Putting People First

CLO Magazine

When it comes to learning, Jon Kaplan truly understands the importance of emotional engagement. Kaplan finally confessed his secret to a classmate and got the remedial help he needed, but by then he had become “incredibly ashamed” and his academic performance suffered through grade school. You’re more engaged; it’s more interesting.”.

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Listen: Discover Financial Services’ Jon Kaplan on tuition assistance programs and the importance of building trust among your learning team

CLO Magazine

Like many bosses, Jon Kaplan thought he was a good leader. He worked his way up from aspiring academic to public school teacher to corporate instructional designer and eventually into the top learning job at Discover Financial Services, a Chicago-area firm with 17,000 employees. April 2019 Profile: Discover Financial’s Jon Kaplan.

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The Ultimate Guide to Real Estate Agent Training

ProProfs

Real estate agent training is a must in most realtors’ careers. In addition to work experience, it is through this training that they acquire the necessary skills and become professional liaisons between buyers and sellers. So, you need to consider both the scale and quality of training. What is Real Estate Agent Training?

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Does your first-time manager training help nurture successful leaders?

TalentLMS

As long as her company has first-time manager training in place. This is why you should invest in planning the right training for new managers at your business, too. So, before setting up a first-time manager training session, you need to know what those challenges are. This is why leadership training is so important.

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CLOs, Forget Executive Education: You Need to Invest in the Frontline

Inkling

Research shows that doing so can reduce attrition, create a talent pipeline for management positions, and help address the mismatch between job openings and people looking for work. Whatever training methods your company chooses, ensuring employees have access to the right information at the right time should always be key.

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Session Notes: Breaking Down Silos @JD_Dillon #TrainingMag

Learning Visions

These are my live blogged notes from the Training 2015 Conference and Expo happening this week in Atlanta. JD works in the higher-ed space, but is a corporate training guy. He supports the guys who work for Kaplan. JD was at Disney for awhile, AMC entertainment, and 5 years at Kaplan. How is the work being done at Kaplan?

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How HR Can Improve Psychological Safety in the Workplace

KnowledgeCity

The concept of “synergy,” which fuels both creativity and job satisfaction, is described by the American Psychology Association as “a social process that occurs when a group, by acting in concert, achieves an outcome that is superior to what would be achieved by the most capable member or by any simple pooling of individual member efforts.

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