Performance Matters Blog
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...
Implementing Agile on a Learning and Development Team
This blog was originally published in 2019 and has been updated. When you think about implementing Agile methodologies, do you...
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...
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...
5 Key Methods to Improve Your Training Delivery Management
As we assess the changes in the learning and development landscape, we must also consider how we are managing the...
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...
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...
How to Choose a Learning Outsourcing Partner for Impactful, Cost-Effective Employee Development
Over the last several years, the work, the worker, and the workplace have transformed. But how we conduct business isn’t...
A Complexity Reduction Journey
About a dozen years ago, I had an opportunity to take an idea we had generated while I was CLO...
4 Reasons Strategic Sourcing Enhances Training Delivery
Delivering quality and cost-effective learning opportunities to employees is a great challenge for many organizations. The push to constantly upskill,...
5 Tips to Maximize Your Training Budget, Now and in the Future
With inflation rearing its ugly head, organizations all around the world are casting an extra watchful eye on their overall...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Five Tips for Facilitating Hybrid Training Experiences
As we emerge from the pandemic, we have all heard the expression the ‘new normal’. For Learning and Development (L&D),...
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...
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...
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...
