More companies planning for attrition than training internal employees

If it costs 20% of an employee's annual salary to replace them, why are companies stuck in the search-replace cycle instead of looking within?

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 4, 2016

LinkedIn Learning's video acquisition signals continued shift for learning

By the year 2019, nearly 80% of the internet will consist of videos. It's one reason more HCMs are adapting video programming.

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 4, 2016

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Top trends in leadership development

With hiring on the back burner, the pressure is on L&D professionals to upskill the leadership team while also looking internally for the leaders of tomorrow. 

By HR Dive staff

Expert: Learning ability is the No. 1 predictor of job success

Don't automatically overlook a candidate with a high ability to learn for a candidate with many degrees, warns one HR expert. 

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 4, 2016

Looking to boost engagement? Try volunteering

Skills-based volunteering offers mutual gain for both the employees who offer their time and those who benefit from their skills and ideas. 

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 4, 2016

The mentor program renaissance

From video chats connecting rookie hires with more experienced peers to new tools that analyze in-person meetings, HR pros are modernizing mentor programs.

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 4, 2016

Stop getting in the way of your learning leaders and high performance employees

Employers may struggle with the task of managing their rising stars, but jealousy and micro-management can stifle productivity and employee trust.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 27, 2016

How a transgender college intern made an impact on diversity awareness

First Data tasked one of its interns with designing a learning program to help spread awareness of transgender issues in the workplace.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 27, 2016

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

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