Could more H-1B visa workers be the solution to the STEM shortage?

Companies must evaluate whether hiring foreign workers or domestic workers are worth the training investment during the STEM shortage. 

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 27, 2016

Hyatt turns to cloud-based employee training solution

To reach its more than 100,000 international employees, Hyatt Hotels enlisted the support of the Saba Cloud learning platform. 

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 27, 2016

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Top trends in employee development

The pandemic pushed some HR initiatives to the back burner, but employee development may be more important than ever.

By HR Dive staff

LinkedIn Learning gets a major update

The new and improved LinkedIn Learning promises to enhance professional learning and boost performance, with 9,000 available courses.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 27, 2016

How on-demand learning enhances soft skill development at work

These new models transform soft skills learning to produce better workforces and ROI for organizations. 

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 27, 2016

Survey: Boring communications, learning signal low engagement

But it turns out employees have ideas on how to improve it.

By Tom Starner • Sept. 22, 2016

P&G ramps up its executive onboarding program

After decades of promoting leaders solely from within, Procter & Gamble has shifted gears towards hiring and onboarding the best external candidates.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 20, 2016

Expert shares '5 truths' about employee learning and development

It's one thing to create learning and development programs for employees; it's another to get employees to participate or engage.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 20, 2016

The new employee necessity: An ability to learn

Non-routine cognitive skills require a focus on each individual's aptitude for learning.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 20, 2016

Just-in-time training gives learners more choices for accessing content

Such modules can prepare employees to face immediate challenges on the job. 

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 20, 2016

Structured, internal peer-to-peer coaching programs emerge

The increasing use of employees as internal coaches helps transfer knowledge and foster better performance goals. 

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 20, 2016

Why language learning may soon have a place in the office

Current language barrier remedies may be unsustainable in the long-term.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 20, 2016

Revitalizing an underperforming performance review process

Performance reviews are often backward-looking discussions used to justify compensation decisions rather than a means to drive growth or recognize achievement. 

By Tena Lyons • Sept. 20, 2016

Study: The growing Hispanic labor pool is one way to meet STEM hiring needs

U.S. employers continue to face painful skills shortages in the manufacturing, information technology and engineering fields.

By Tom Starner • Sept. 19, 2016

MOOCs take their place in the corporate learning world

While once only for college humanities classes, MOOCs have enabled new types of accessible learning modules for employees.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 13, 2016

Aragon Research releases its 'Hot Vendors in Learning' list

D2L, a global learning technology provider and creator of the Brightspace LMS, made the list, among others.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 13, 2016

Has the self-paced e-learning market reached its summit?

A new report by Ambient Site Research advises that, for the first time, the self-paced e-learning market is facing a decline. 

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 13, 2016

9 out of 10 managers struggle with giving constructive feedback on employee training

But 40% of employees say they want to know the truth. 

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 13, 2016

Evaluating the link between employee training and performance metrics

The use of big data in employee learning and development starts with the right software to analyze information in a meaningful way. 

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 13, 2016

Midwest company fills skill shortages with free college education

A lack of talent and a call for more jobs led to this innovative program.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 13, 2016

ATD survey: Sales pros see training as a way to meet their goals

But it also indicates sales professionals are still facing barriers to learning, despite increased spending on training. 

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 6, 2016

With personal learning networks, learning pros should stay in the background

Experts from the corporate learning market share how a hands off approach when managing personal learning networks works well. 

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 6, 2016

Is your corporate training based in reality?

Employees have a tendency to go rogue when seeking out training, but scenario-based training has emerged as a way to bring them back to the corporate fold.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 6, 2016

The connection between comic books and corporate learning

The white space, the simplicity and the emotional resonance of comics can be used to improve learning programs. 

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 6, 2016

Why open learning platforms are garnering attention

They are flexible, collaborative tools that may help learning leaders engage and develop customers as well as employees.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 6, 2016

Hootsuite CEO says to train employees for their 'next great role'

Ryan Holmes takes advantage of millennials' tendency to job hop.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 6, 2016