We’ve all met that guy—the one who always says the wrong thing, makes an off-color joke or just doesn’t take the hint—the lone wolf who doesn’t fare well on teams. Or maybe you are that guy? Time for a reality check: anyone with poor human interaction intuition needs help, and needs it now. Well-documented research
We’ve all heard the saying “Money doesn’t buy happiness” but can this statement be true to the workplace and employee engagement? When thinking about job benefits, the first thing that comes to my mind is compensation or vacation time but is employee education and ongoing training, a new “must-have” employee benefit? A recent survey conducted
In the world of elearning, microlearning has become a buzzword. It’s considered a powerful new approach to training the workforce. With the average attention span in North America dropping from 12 seconds in 2000 to 8 seconds in 2015, the demand for shorter, more engaging training is higher than ever! In this post, our goal
The flipped classroom has grown in popularity in the education space over the past decade – and for very good reason. At Learnkit, we’ve helped a number of our clients transition to a flipped (also known as blended learning) model for their employee training programs. As a result, they’ve reported experiencing a higher return on their training
Performance support can essentially be defined as giving your training programs a hands-on personal trainer to achieve business results. Smart organizations have discovered that they can complement and amplify their investments in training by offering their employees support to perform successfully on the job. Performance support enables learning at the time of need by embedding
Growing up, I loved watching late night infomercials. They were always so cheesy and I couldn’t help but wonder who would actually make those 3 easy payments of $49.95 to get the wacky and superfluous gadget or gizmo that was offering a freebie if you ordered within the hour. All except for one – The
The highest performing businesses are rooted in an engaged workforce, where employees are supported in their growth and development and provided the training they need to be successful. It seems simple, yet many companies are failing to provide their employees with foundational skills, knowledge and effective training to perform in their roles. This gap
5 reasons why asynchronous learning will change your life ” or at least change the way you learn. Living in a world where the foundation of our current education system revolves around a model built two and a half centuries ago, it excites me to be a part of a well overdue revolution in
Tedious seminars are out, elearning is in. Breakthrough elearning solutions are earning a seal of approval for organizations looking to develop best-in-class training for both new hires and current employees. Leading organizations are stepping away from old school learning strategies that don’t maximize learning effectiveness, and instead adopting elearning into their training process. Why the
