Study Reports 12% Increase in Training Spending by US Companies Last Year, But Can Companies Keep Up the Pace?

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A new study released last week shows an increase in spending on training in 2012 by US companies.  The study, by Bersin by Deloitte, reported that learning and development spending rose 12 percent on average last year. According a press release by Bersin, the research is based on a study of more than 300 training…

Organizational Learning Culture – Importance to Success

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In organizational learning, one component that is often overlooked in planning strategies and approaches is the organizational learning culture. This may sound like something of an abstract, but it isn’t, and disregarding it in observing and measuring an organization for training needs assessment as well as planning strategies for learning can be disastrous to epic…

How to Develop Organizational Development Training Strategies – 3 Tips for Getting Started

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Organizational development training strategies are a chore to design and implement. Nobody in any industry or corporate culture would begin to try to debate otherwise. With so many things to consider, the worst of which being human element, it’s a logistical headache, and one of the greatest trials of leadership in general.

Measuring ROI in Organizational Development and Training

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Organizational development and training are crucial in an ever-growing company, regardless of industry or corporate culture. It’s the bane of leadership roles around the world, for many reasons. Strategies for it are monsters to plan, and no one strategy can be an end all answer, but that’s a topic for another day. There are other…

Training and Organizational Development – what is a leader’s most important skill?

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Training and organizational development strategies are varied and vast, depending on company, individuals, and the subject at hand. However, no matter the strategy, the company or the people, there is one constant factor to consider. You, as a leader, have the greatest responsibility, the greatest burden, and the greatest role in the entire waltz that…

The Gamification of Organizational Learning – A Look at Two Comparative Strategies

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One of the most unique and new organizational learning strategies is gamification. The theory arises from the increasing embrace of gamer culture as a whole with younger generations rising to take the reins left for them by their predecessors. We plan on having a lot written on the different angles of gamification in training in…