Elements of Gamification in Workplace Training

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Gamification
What elements of gamification in workplace training are you currently using? Are you using any at all? Well, if not, please allow me to point some of these out and to explain why you really should. First, gamification is quickly gaining approval from even the most old fashioned business and training analysts and consultants out there,…

25% of Global Talent is Expected to Become Redundant in the Next 3 to 5 years

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Training
I’m a bit late on this, but I think it’s important to share. Zinnov, a top Globalization and Market expansion company, revealed last month  its newest “Talent Outlook 2013” report, where it highlights the upcoming HR trends for the next few years. Their survey revealed the fact that 2013 will stand as a year of…

The Importance of an Organizational Training Needs Assessment

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Organizational Training
How important is organizational training needs assessment? Training is pretty vital in most leadership roles nowadays, and with technology and business culture ever more quickly evolving, this is just going to continue for some time. The difficulty is that planning organizational training is a bit of a science, and one made of yet smaller and…

The Impact of BYOD on Workplace Training – An Interview with Matthew Sakey

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Interviews
As part of a continuing look at the topic of how the growing trend of BYOD (“Bring Your Own Device” to the office) is impacting workplace training, I spoke recently with Matthew Sakey, who has served as Creative & Instructional Design Supervisor, for the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS – https://www.ncms.org/) since 2005. In his…

A Look at How BYOD Impacts Workplace Training – Insights from Lawrence I Lerner

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Workplace Training
Recently, the Training Station blog reached out to several people to get their responses on how the increasing adoption of BYOD (“Bring Your Own Device” to work) is affecting employee training programs and strategy. Some of the questions posed looked at the various risks involved – both security and beyond – in company adoption of…

Organizational Learning Case Study – Tips to Building One That Will Be Read

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Organizational Learning
We all know the value of a proper organizational learning case study. Case studies in any industry provide real world scenarios where real world issues are addressed by real world solutions by actual professionals in a given field. Without case studies such as these, research could never leave the hypothetical stage, and progress would grind…