Members of Training Industry's Learning Communities share the following white
papers to enhance understanding of best practices, learning solutions, and
emerging trends in training. Members may click on a link to access the white
paper.
E-Learning Strategies for Recession-Proofing Your Job
E-learning—applied to the right problem in the right way—can deliver enormous efficiency and effectiveness gains to an organization.
In tough economic times, those who can create more results with fewer resources will win. An organization’s competitive edge is directly related to the abilities of its human resources.
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Learning and the 2.0 Collaboration Revolution: Would A Wiki Help Your Organization?
CLOs and training managers have witnessed the recent popularity of web 2.0 technologies, as wikis, blogs, and podcasts. As organizations struggle to maintain and enhance workforce knowledge and manage an increasing information flow, wikis are already playing a crucial role.
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Are You Cutting It?
Right now, the pressure to reduce the cost of learning is
greater than it's been for a long time. No surprise there, but
this time I have noticed a different attitude to training cuts
than in previous economic downturns. Training spend is
down, but this time round organisations are much less
willing to reduce training activity.
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Intrepid Sales 2.0: Exploring Paradigm Shifts in Web Technologies, Sales Performance and Learning
Over the past twenty years, we have seen changes in all types of sales processes across all industry segments. Most of the significant changes have come over the past seven years, driven largely by new enabling technologies, an increasingly tech-savvy customer base, and rapid evolution of the Internet. These changes have affected the roles of both sales and marketing, as well as the ways in which they interact and support each other. In addition, economic factors continue to lengthen and complicate purchase decision cycles and drive up the cost of traditional field sales operations.
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Raptivity Software Makes Interactive Learning Easy
As every educator knows, the most effective way to present information so it can
be understood and retained is by creating an interactive learning experience.
Individuals of all ages learn best by personally interacting with the material. With
interactive content, learning experiences become memorable, while drop-out
levels are dramatically reduced.
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Reusability 2.0: At the Intersection of Learning and Enterprise Content Management
This paper will explore how training teams are leveraging valuable content from other parts of the organization and identifying content that can be shared outward for the greater good of the organization. This paper will help you assess the current status of your content strategy and implement an 8-step model for mapping out an integrated content management approach which includes taking an inventory of your existing content, planning for reusability, selecting the right tool(s) for the job, and motivating content contributors to embrace the strategy.
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The Future of Training
Training by employers, business partners, vendors and others
is a critical part of the ongoing education of employees.
There are a variety of ways in which this training can be
delivered, including in-person sessions, Webinars and Web
conferencing sessions, self-paced learning tools and
Podcasts. Each mode of training has its own set of strengths and
weaknesses. The key, therefore, is to achieve the right mix of
features and capabilities in order to maximize the value of
training for both employees and employers. This white paper discusses the results of a large survey that
was conducted for Citrix Systems regarding Web
conferencing as a training medium. It explores the types of
training that employees went through in 2006 and their plans
for 2007. It also explores the effectiveness of Web
conferencing as a replacement for other types of training
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Workforce Development - Bringing Nations Up to Speed
Let's strap ourselves into the time machine and go back. Back to May
20, 1957, when F. E. James, Dallas director of the Texas Employment Commission said this
about the shortage of skilled workers: "Companies around here still scream at us for every
available skilled man. Most companies on their own have hunted the U.S. over and couldn't
find the people they wanted." The article goes on to say, "The chief responsibility for
obtaining skilled workers and constantly upgrading their skills rests on industry
itself." An Adayana, Inc. White Paper Members may click here to read the full white paper
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Best Practice Approach to Learning Compliance Management in Regulated Industries
The need for an organisation to track and monitor training that each
of its employees undertakes, is not a recent innovation. Before e-learning became available
many IT systems existed, often called training management systems, which held records of
the training courses that its staff had undertaken, on subjects such as health and safety.
This was to prove to anyone that subsequently needed to know, that a person had been
trained and hence no culpability by the company could be admitted in the event of
litigation following for instance an accident. Now, most industries in the UK or the USA
have a regulatory body who are empowered by law to enforce rules and regulations on
numerous separate issues. Organisations must therefore keep accurate and detailed training
records should an inspection take place or a breach of the regulations be detected. A
Cobent White Paper, December 2007. Members may click here to read the full white paper.
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Getting and Keeping a Seat at the Table
In my 20 years designing and developing management tools for
learning executives, one constant I have observed is the ongoing quest to get the learning
function on the same footing as Operations, Finance, Marketing and other key organizational
functions. CLOs know their success hinges on being in on the upfront planning for the
organization's initiatives that require learning to enable success. And, that means being
in on the executive strategy meetings where decisions get made on which initiatives to
pursue. A Zeroed-In Technologies White Paper by Chris Moore, February 2008. Members may
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Staff & Contract Instructors - Costs, Comparisons and Considerations For Strategic Decision Making
The largest single expense for training organizations is the cost of
instructors, both full-time staff instructors and contract instructors. Therefore, it is
vital to thoroughly understand these instructors' true and complete costs, how to compare
staff and contract instructors, and when and how to use each of them. This is particularly
important not only because of the increased frequency of contractor use, but also because
of the many misconceptions about outsourcing contract trainers. These vital considerations
can result in important strategic decisions that can significantly reduce costs and risks,
but also increase sales and provide better levels of customer service. By Victor J. Melfa,
The Training Associates. Members may click here to read the full white paper.
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Five Keys to Getting Started with Interactive Online Training
In today's global business environment, every organization has no
choice but to seek ways to optimize their budgets, respond nimbly to changes, and improve
productivity. For trainers, this often means needing to reach more trainees in more places
without additional budget. A 1080 Group White Paper, Prepared for Citrix Online, March 2008
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How to Eliminate Training Waste and Reap the Rewards
When sweeping budget cuts weave their way through the organization,
training is one of the first to feel the heat. But that doesn't have to be the case.
Training organizations must have the ability to eliminate waste and embrace operational
efficiency. This whitepaper pulls information from multiple sources, including: Expertus'
research in conjunction with TrainngIndustry.com, high-level roundtable discussions with
CLOs, live webinar polls and a decade of industry insight. An Expertus White Paper, May
2008.
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Strategic Imagination: External Thought Leaders Inspire Breakthrough Innovation
Innovation efforts often deliver disappointingly short-term ideas
and fail to identify longer-term growth platforms. An organization's inwardly-focused and
historically-biased view of the world limits its capacity for "strategic imagination".
Bringing in fresh, future-oriented perspectives from outside the organization is an
essential catalyst for innovative, "stretch thinking". External "Thought Leaders" from a
variety of domains can be brought into the innovation process to help a team develop
"Industry Foresight" - and to identify non-obvious opportunities. This brief paper
describes how a non-traditional "Thought Leader Panel" approach inspires new levels of
strategic thinking. By Soren Kaplan and Derrick Palmer, Managing Principals,
InnovationPoint, LLC.
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Executing Organizational Strategy: Achieving Success through Talent
For organizations continually striving to gain competitive
advantage, business execution is a key determiner of success. Arguably, the single most
variable component of business execution is the organization's human capital. therefore it
is essential that organizations maximize the return on their human capital investments by
actively planning and managing their talent base. A Vangent White Paper Â
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