How Do You Set Up A Training Room For Adult Learning?
At my elementary school, every single room looked exactly the same: The teacher’s desk was centered in front of a…
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Learning & Development Blog
Posts By: Elana Centor
Atlanta Debuts TrainSMART’s Train-the-Trainer Workshop
Whether you call it A-Town, The Big Peach or The A, Atlanta rolled out its southern hospitality for its first-ever…
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5 Steps To Effective Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Before Harvey Weinstein was exposed, before Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose were booted out in disgrace, before Senator Al Franken…
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What the #AddMaleAuthorGate Brouhaha Says about Women and Leadership
In early May 2015 a twitterstorm erupted when scientist Fiona Ingleby shared a rejection from the scientific journal PLOS ONE….
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4 Ways LinkedIn’s Acquisition of Lynda.com will Change the Training Industry
When LinkedIn announced on April 9, 2015 that it was acquiring Lynda.com for $1.5B Wall Street reacted with two thumbs…
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Why Training Needs Assessment Is Important To An Organization
Is it necessary for organizations to conduct training needs assessments? When learning development professionals talk to clients about the benefits…
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The Problem Isn’t Millennials All Got Trophies
Start a conversation about the work attitudes of Millennials versus other generations and within three minutes someone is bound to…
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5 Learning & Development Predictions for 2015
At its core, a trend is about change. Sometimes a change is dramatic like the disruptive technological changes that are…
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Succeeding Internationally When American-Based Training Is Culturally Incompatible
Several years ago, I was facilitating a Train-the-Trainer in a Europe with participants from Spain, Hungary, The Ukraine, Germany and…
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When in Rome Is Not The Same Thing As Cultural Intelligence
On the surface, it would seem that the proverb, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” would serve as…
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Millennials Need Soft Skills Training To Climb The Ladder
It’s been about a decade since the first millennial entered the workplace. To say they are a force to be…
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How To Hire A Great Facilitator For Training?
The question stared at me. How do you know you’ve hired a great facilitator? My insecurities started bubbling up. ‘Who,…
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5 Tips For Facilitators Working Internationally
For more than a decade, Donna Steffey has facilitated around the globe. At last count, she has landed in 17…
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5 Corporate Training Trends To Watch In 2014
If there is a word to describe how professionals in the training industry need to approach their work in 2014,…
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