Learning and Talent Development
I've written for industry-leading publications on topics from learning strategy to training facilitation.
Training, Learning Theory & Corporate Learning
Need for Speed: How to Create an eLearning Course Quickly
Many learning and development (L&D) teams are under increasing pressure to respond quickly to new training demands. As organizations seek to pivot quickly to adapt to change, training teams need to find ways to keep up and support performance.In response to this need for speed, the age of eLearning is now well and truly established, and learning technology is rapidly expanding to fill gaps. The majority of training teams are now creating eLearning in one form or another. Whether you’re new to cr...
Why Training Intake Processes Are Letting L&D Down
The new normal of working (and collaborating) from home has highlighted some gaps in the learning development process. Although these silos and bottlenecks have been slowing down training teams all the while, frozen budgets, remote learning, and remote collaboration have thrown them into the spotlight. And it’s not in the traditionally time-consuming areas of learning development that you might think, such as content design. It’s right up there at the front end when the training request first la...
Upskilling and Reskilling: What’s the Rush?
Many factors, both internal and external, are creating an ever-widening skills gap in the talent pool. It’s causing havoc for businesses and majorly affecting the morale and productivity of employees who are concerned about the relevancy and sustainability of their existing skill set.An upskilling and reskilling program ensures your organization manages change on both battlefronts. Plugging essential skill gaps internally means the business can keep up in terms of performance without relying on...