Imagine if your job involved training employees to make split-second decisions that literally mean life or death. This is where the director of talent management at Air Methods found herself. The company, based in Colorado, trains pilots to operate medical response helicopters. Understandably, Air Methods did not want to adopt a “one size fits all” …
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The future is online. In 20 years, I believe the key to a successful career will be the ability to build an audience. The audience can be built through writing, photography, music… anything you can create really. The future is online, and it’s for makers. Makers who can convince enough people to pay them for …
Training your corporate workforce is one of the most critical investments you’ll make to grow your business. From online learning guides to in-person training meetings, if you’re training programs aren’t effective, you can lose money on ineffective employees who don’t help your business succeed. You hired smart, capable people because you believed they are the best fits for …
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When conveying important information, it is hard to understate the importance of multimedia learning design in getting your message across. Right now, there is nothing more important than getting information about the coronavirus out to the world. If you live in New York state you will no doubt have seen one of Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s …
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Online Learning Guide Contents Who is this online learning guide for? Why the shift to online learning could be a good thing. Differences for the learner between in-person and online learning. Be more intentional about your training design. Know your multimedia options for online learning delivery. The 5 steps in the online learning development process. …
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It took me over a year to get used to it. For months after starting my own business, I struggled to break out of the routine of corporate work hours and doing everything myself. Hiring a virtual assistant changed everything for me and my business. This practical guide will give you the exact steps I …
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This post explores practical considerations for how VR and AR can help you design or develop soft skill training at your organization. The post was inspired by a discussion from our webinar series with Cortney Harding, founder of Friends with Holograms. Watch the full recording below or click here to download a PDF of this …
What gets you up in the morning? Recently I wrote to email subscribers with a story about discovering my number one personal value thanks to a probing question from a friend and a sharp retort of realism from my wife. I got a lot of responses and feedback. Everyone asks themselves this same question. The …
Today I spent the morning on a video call with my website design team in New Delhi. Then I had my daily stand-up with my operations manager in Amsterdam to design work processes and problem-solve for the week ahead. Later I had Slack conversations with my virtual assistants spread out across Bangladesh and my animator …
Every year I save dozens of articles for offline reading in Instapaper. This year I did a review of them for the first time. The best ones are timeless essays from independent online writers that helped me improve my thinking. Here are my top seven to help you decide what to read in 2020 to …