- March 17, 2023
The Power of Storytelling in Corporate Learning
Storytelling is how we’ve entertained, inspired, and passed on knowledge for thousands of years before the written word. And, as...
- March 3, 2023
5 Tips for Maintaining a Great Managed Learning Services Partnership
Having a Managed Learning Services (MLS) partnership has become a popular solution for companies that look to be cost-effective and...
- February 28, 2023
What ChatGPT and Generative AI Could Mean for Learning
When Barbara Mistick and I surveyed people for our book Stretch, we asked people what they did to ensure they...
- February 24, 2023
Moving Faster: Organizational Design for a More Strategic HR Function
Human Resources (HR) departments are frequently tasked with doing more with less because they often struggle with showing a direct...
- January 27, 2023
Learning Trends for 2023: What to Expect
We observe new learning trends and developments every year, and lately there seems to be an ever-increasing demand for new...
- January 20, 2023
More Efficient Employee Training: 5 Steps for Global Organizations
Over the past 30 years, I have been fortunate to live and work in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia. The...
- December 9, 2022
A Complexity Reduction Journey
About a dozen years ago, I had an opportunity to take an idea we had generated while I was CLO...
- October 11, 2022
Training vs. Learning: Why It’s Important to Know the Difference for an Optimized Learning Space
All L&D professionals will recognize that learning and training are both integral to performance outcomes—for both the individual and the...
- September 26, 2022
The Hybrid Workforce: Creating an Effective Working Culture
Many organizations have adopted a hybrid working approach. It provides employees with the flexibility of how, where and when they...
- September 1, 2022
A Digital Learning Journey for the Modern Learner
Technology has modified the way we digest information; gone are the days of stuffy hour-long informative training videos and hefty,...
- August 26, 2022
New Roles for the Connected Learning Experience
To create a valuable and connected learning experience, it’s important to consider the range of learning types and the roles...
- August 12, 2022
State of Disruption: A Snapshot of the Automotive Industry
I took a 13-year time-out from my 40+-year career in autos to run a tech company. (With impeccable timing: I...
- July 11, 2022
The Future of L&D
With so many changes taking place in the learning space, Learning & Development (L&D) can now get future ready. From...
- July 1, 2022
The Metaverse and Corporate Learning
Virtual reality (VR), extended reality (XR), the metaverse. Many organizations are grappling with how to use these technologies effectively. Michael...
- May 13, 2022
The Return to In-Person Training with Lessons from a Virtual World
In the early parts of 2020, companies around the world had to rapidly shift their training plans away from in-person...
- April 29, 2022
Rethinking Design for Sustainable Learning
The past two years have shown that learning and development (L&D) can deliver experiences at scale with a hybrid strategy...
- April 7, 2022
Human-Centered Design Is Critical for Digital Learning: 8 Ways to Make Sure It Works for You
In its infancy, digital learning was largely seen as one learner sitting in front of a computer working through text-based...
- March 15, 2022
Unleash Your Organization’s Innovation Potential
In an ever-changing work environment, there is increasing demand for innovation and new ways of working—whether it’s pressure from your...
- March 11, 2022
The Reality of Extended Reality in Learning and Development
What Is Extended Reality? Extended reality (XR) is a catch-all term for virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed...
- February 11, 2022
Organizational Change: Working Through Ambiguity
Get clear on organizational ambiguity Ambiguity, in short, means there is room for more than one interpretation. Thanks to a...

