Category Archive For "Talent Development"
How to Improve Your Hiring, Onboarding, and Training in 2021
How are you approaching hiring, training and onboarding in 2021? Onboarding new hires may look very different today from how they looked this time last year. Many businesses now have a remote workforce meaning that new employees may have to be integrated and trained remotely. With traditional shoulder-to-shoulder training no longer possible for many, how …
Why Community Is Key to Overcoming Virtual Workplace Challenges
How has the pandemic impacted your workplace? The learning and development community has adapted quickly and efficiently in the face of the pandemic. The shift to remote learning remains one of the most impactful changes that this industry has ever seen. But what side effects have the community experienced as a result of this? In …
Measuring the Business Impact of L&D: First, Honor the Reality of Now
This is part one of a four-part series on how L&D teams can effectively evaluate, measure, and demonstrate the business impact of their learning and development programs. To improve how L&D teams measure and demonstrate the business impact of training, they must first honor the reality that not only has it been a challenge to …
How to Create Competency-Based Performance Reviews
Welcome to The Learning Xchange! We’re so excited to bring to you our brand-new weekly podcast, hosted by Matthew Brown, VP of Learning and Brand Success at Schoox. The Learning Xchange is a podcast that focuses on the ever-changing landscape of online learning and talent management. It is a place where L&D and HR practitioners …
Performance Management in a Pandemic: Using Disruption to Boost Effectiveness
This is the second of a two-part article on managing performance during a crisis when business objectives—and the skills needed to meet them—are constantly changing. As discussed in part one of this article, there are three actions you can take to improve the effectiveness of performance management in the current environment: Identify areas you …
Performance Management in a Pandemic: How to Set Goals Amid Constantly Changing Needs
Performance management refers to the process of setting expectations, giving feedback, and addressing performance outcomes. But how can companies set expectations with employees when business objectives are uncertain and the skills, competencies, and behaviors needed to meet those goals are constantly changing? This article is the first of two parts that focuses on laying the …
