While we all enjoy our holiday, we should all take the time the learn what it’s really about. Orgwide has a special video about Memorial Day to share with you.
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The Power of Soft Skills and Training
The old saying, “employees don’t leave jobs, they leave managers” is a scary thought when we are trying so hard to find and keep employees. No matter how great the onboarding training may be, or how competitive our wages are today, it … Read the whole post
Meet Your Training Objectives and Make Learning Fun
Orgwide not only develops training that meets your objectives, but we also make learning fun! Check out this short video to learn more about what Orgwide can do for you.
Are you helping, or are you just buttering the cat?
In late 2021, the group #DisabilityTwitter began using the question “are you helping or are you just buttering the cat?” to encourage the Twitter community to think about accessibility accommodations and if these accommodations are actually helpful. For example, an automatic … Read the whole post
Regular Training Metrics – Now with more Fiber!
Like fiber, training metrics may not always taste good, but they ARE good for you. When working with business leaders – especially leaders in learning and development, I often encounter an attitude that lies somewhere between lethargy and paranoia toward training metrics. … Read the whole post
Leveraging Training to Attract and Retrain
In an environment where both attracting new talent and retaining your current workforce is more critical than ever, training has become more than a solution to a problem, it has become an investment and a critical retention tool. Many companies are now … Read the whole post
Chocolate Bunny or Comic Books… What’s In Your Easter Basket?
What did you want in your Easter basket as a kid? Did you want the chocolate bunny or the comic book? Determining what an adult learner hopes to get from training can be like determining what to put into an Easter basket. … Read the whole post
The Science and Art of Training Assessments
This is the final installment in our Back-to-Basics series where we looked at the fundamentals of developing effective training programs.
“Alex, I will take Processes and Procedures for $800.” I am no Ken Jennings with 74 Jeopardy Wins, and I might not … Read the whole post
Let’s Go Storyboarding
Once upon a time… from the time we are little, we are taught through stories. Even though our training storyboards might not be filled with princesses, knights in shining armor, and a dragon or two, our storyboards do still have the elements … Read the whole post
Need to Know? Or Just Nice to Know
We started this series with a story about my terrible packing habits back in the day – Everything But the Kitchen Sink – Is Your Training Overpacked and how training developers often face a similar problem. Solving the packing problem was easy … Read the whole post