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Crushing the 'Forgetting Curve'

Learner retention is perhaps the most important metric to measure the success of L&D initiatives. However, as we've covered in this blog before, the vast majority -- often as high as 90 percent -- of new skills are lost within a year if not reinforced by practical follow-ups or assessments.

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A Magazine Evolves as a Profession Evolves

The Association for Talent Development (ATD)'s publication, TD magazine, recently celebrated its 70th birthday.

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Can You Teach Employees to Think Critically?

In an ever-changing, ever more complex workplace, people need to be dynamic -- adjusting procedures, chasing new opportunities, or finding solutions -- often on a daily basis.

As such, one of the most important skillsets employees need on the job today is the ability to see a problem before it’s...

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More Bad News for For-Profit Colleges

News last week that an accreditation group for for-profit colleges may lose its federal recognition has prompted many L&D leaders to re-think their strategy of making courses from such programs available for their employees.

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The Art of Doing Less

'The most important resource our people have is their time,' says an HR leader from a well-known media and technology company, in a recent interview with Josh Bersin of consulting firm Deloitte. 'So what I’ve learned after nearly 20 years in HR, is that we need to do away with almost 75% of the...

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Easing the Pain of Course Design

It's tough enough figuring out what learning and courses employees need.  Then, the L&D team needs to build them.

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