Blog

Illustration of blue thumbs up and red thumbs down

What learning metric source to use? Part 1: Surveys

Surveys, polls, and observational metrics are all valuable tools to help learning and development programs. However, it is important to use the right metric for...

How to weaponize company culture to get your way

I think we have all had this problem. You have a new co-worker asking annoying questions about your ways of working, or perhaps your direct report is making too...

Gif of man changing masks from happy to sad

Emotional intelligence training or corporate-sponsored ableism and discrimination? Part 3 of 3

Have you ever been accused of being angry because you’re not smiling? Maybe they think you’re mad when really you’re just focused or concentra...

Emotional intelligence training or corporate-sponsored ableism and discrimination? Part 2 of 3

There is often an assumption that emotional intelligence training programs are positive with no negative consequences. However, this is not always the case. The...

man thumbs down with row of pawn chess pieces, one red and rest blue

Emotional intelligence training or corporate-sponsored ableism and discrimination? Part 1 of 3

Let's explore the difference between true emotional intelligence training and ableism-based behavior admonition. We need to reform not only the content of emoti...

Mindset of teacher vs. instructional designer

Mindset of a Teacher vs. Instructional Designer

To be successful in corporate instructional design, teachers need to understand the differences between teaching in a classroom and designing instruction for ad...

track roi when no one is asking head in clouds

3 Reasons to track ROI when no one is asking

No matter how great your supervisor thinks your work is, you always need to worry about ROI. Maybe your boss loves you, constantly praises your work, and brags ...

Gain stakeholder buy-in

It's always a good feeling when stakeholders come to you with additional training needs or ideas for solutions. But what if they don't? What if they go elsewher...

6 Reasons why metrics and ROI are essential for learning programs

If you’re in charge of a learning program, you know it can be difficult to get budget and buy-in for your initiatives. When it comes to developing and exp...