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Soft skills training is a different beast than technical training, and Manny Avramidis, president and CEO of the American Management Association, knows this well. AMA provides management development and educational services to individuals and organizations in over 100 countries, with a primary focus on soft skills. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, Manny …
Social learning is a fundamental, age-old method of learning. But it got somewhat lost in the broader adoption of digital learning, especially self-paced e-learning, that happened in the last 20 years, and social learning suffered again during COVID. But, done right, social learning is a highly effective and efficient way to learn. Our guest in …
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are important goals for any business, including learning businesses. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, DEI gained ground, but many initiatives, unfortunately, have faltered or been cut completely in the years since. Our guest in this episode is Miranda McKie, founder and CEO of McKie Consultants, a strategic consulting …
Business models are a key part of the strategy of any business. But, in our experience, learning businesses often take a set-it-and-forget-it approach to business models. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, we make the argument for why you should regularly revisit your business model. We also discuss the four key facets that …
Managing content well and communicating effectively with audiences are two key competencies needed by a learning business that wants to thrive, and taxonomies and metadata can play an important role in both. Stephanie Lemieux is an information management consultant specializing in taxonomies and metadata. Educated as a librarian, Stephanie is now president and principal consultant …
If we had to pick just one thing as the key to the success of a learning business, we would argue for the learning experiences offered because those learning experiences are at the core of what learning businesses do. In order to offer effective learning experiences, we need a solid understanding of adult learning theory. …
To be a learner, we have to identify as a learner, and belonging is critical to self-identification. That means all learning businesses need to think about how they can create situations and offerings where individuals feel a sense of belonging. Dr. Susie Wise is a learning experience designer and author of the book Design for …
Content alone is usually not enough to stand out and make your learning business as useful and as successful as it can be. You usually need something else to supplement or enhance your content. That’s why we’ve identified five areas—what we’re calling the 5 Cs—to strategically build on the content that a learning business already …
The learning business changes continually – and we’ve seen some big changes over the years. Tagoras, the parent company of Leading Learning, recently turned 15 years old – we were founded in May 2007. During those 15 years, we’ve worked with a lot of organizations, done a lot of research, published hundreds of articles and …
In case you haven’t noticed, online learning has become big business – more so, and much more credibly so than back in the mid 90s when I joined my first e-learning start-up. Venture capital firms have jumped back into the game head first, massive open online course (MOOC) providers, originally rooted in universities, have gone …
Whether you’re trying to tackle a single project or achieve broad organizational goals, you’ll accomplish a lot more using collaboration software and online collaboration tools that empower everyone involved to shares ideas, document required activities, and track progress. As an inherent bonus, you’ll greatly boost the amount of learning that happens for yourself and your …
This Webinar pricing data comes from the most recent round of our Webinar survey that was conducted in July 2021. There were 180 qualified responses to the survey. Participation in the survey was diverse. Respondents represented a wide range of professions and industries as well as a range of organization types – from trade and …
