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Need a Quick Fix? Microlearning Delivers Solutions in the Flow of Work
When it comes to problems at work, we don’t always have a lot of time to handle them. They pop up unexpectedly, and employees need to handle them quickly. There’s just no time to pause everything for a lengthy training session. That’s where microlearning comes in—offering bite-sized, just-in-time learning that gives your team exactly what ...
Master New Behaviors Through Micro-Practice
In brief: A lot of attention has been placed on micro-learning, but adopting new behaviors requires practice not simply memorization. Micro-learning must include micro-practice. Learning design must ask the learner to practice new target behaviors consistently over time in order to build a new ingrained behavior. We can only act our way into a new way ...
Stretching Your L&D Dollar: Making the Most of Budget Season
As the end of the year approaches, Learning and Development (L&D) leaders everywhere are gearing up for that all-important time—budget season. It’s like tax season, but with fewer receipts and more PowerPoint slides. Whether you’re refining your leadership training programs, seeking to upskill frontline workers, or focusing on building stronger soft skills within your teams, ...
What’s Possible If We Ignore What Other People Think?
“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.” – Lao Tzu On March 2 1962, Wilt “the Stilt” Chamberlain had the highest scoring NBA basketball game of all time. He scored 100 points in that game, a feat likely never to be repeated. Chamberlain was the number two highest average ...
Learning is Interactive, Not Consumptive
We have a new puppy. The kids named him Wallace, although he has immediately become “Wally”. Neighbors want to hold him, get a selfie with him. He is adorable. He also creates disasters everywhere around the house, chewing, shredding, drooling, peeing everywhere. He can be a wrecking ball. He’s also learning more quickly than I ...
Learning Goals Are Not Performance Goals
“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” – Stephen King A performance goal is when you want to perform well. You want to shine. You want to be brilliant. You want to people to applaud. You want to be amazing. You ...
