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If u buy it, they will come – Really?

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If you truly believe that assigned learning is the only way to go, and by doing so, you can validate a high completion rate as proof that employees or customers want it this way, please feel free to resign right now your role as head of L&D or Training. If they were the expert in learning and training, why would they hire you?

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Your LMS is either live or close to it

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Nor is the “we gave everyone a password and are making training mandatory and that will get them in there,” nor “our customers will love this easy access to their free or paid online learning courses.” Zong, Whirl – be honest, you would see what this is, especially if it came from training, L&D.

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How to Sell a LMS

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One of my favorite movies of all time is Glengarry Glen Ross. Yet, even when I was a Training Director, I can’t tell you the number of times, the salespeople ignored these staples. People like people that are similar, which by the way is a propaganda technique (Just like you and me) often used in advertising. and listen.

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