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‘Lean’ Into More Effective Training

By Heather Hunt Oct 10, 2012 Learning & Development

Updated: Oct 10, 2012

Just as “Lean” has helped cut waste in manufacturing and other industries, it can help training departments reduce waste and make training more effective, says Todd Hudson. In today’s Advisor, Hudson shows how to apply “Lean” principles to your training program. The basic concept of Lean in the corporate learning context is that “people should […]

Are Your Employees ENGAGED in Training?

By Heather Hunt Oct 1, 2012 Learning & Development

Updated: Oct 1, 2012

Trainers need to spend more time thinking about how they are going to teach than what they are going to teach, says Vicki Halsey, Ph.D. (www.vickihalsey.com), author of Brilliance by Design: Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and ENGAGE (Berrett-Koehler, 2011), and vice president of applied learning at The Ken Blanchard Companies. Trainers tend to […]

New Study Shows that Project Management Training Yields Significant Results

By Heather Hunt Sep 7, 2012 Learning & Development

Updated: Sep 7, 2012

Areas of Improvement Of participants in “The State of Project Management Training,” 29% credited project management training with improvement in stakeholder satisfaction, while 27% reported improvement in schedule performance, and nearly the percentage—26%—had fewer project failures. In the study of 247 large, mid-sized, and small companies in a variety of industries, project management firm PM […]