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Microlearning Is the (Not So) New Buzzword

According to a recent article in TD magazine, microlearning is defined as training that is delivered in a bite-sized format that puts individuals in control of what they're learning.

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Gamification is Dead. Long Live Gamification.

Don't focus on silly, imagined metrics. Your employees want to be professionally engaged instead.

Gamification is the concept of adding a system of ranks, rewards, titles, points, stickers, or badges to an individual's social profile in the hopes of sparking pride as well as a competitive spirit....

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How Learning Initiatives Lower Recruiting Costs

Invest in learning, not recruiting.

Yet another reason to initiate a culture of workplace learning: recruiting costs will be lowered, perhaps dramatically.

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Why Learning Initiatives Drive Employer Branding

Why you should want to work for us, and not them.

According to Harvard Business Review, the term employer brand has been around since the mid-1990s. Employer brand denotes an organization's reputation as an employer, as opposed to its more general corporate brand reputation.

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Dealing with WIIFM

Getting employees to embrace training can be as fun as herding cats.

Adult learners often ask, 'Why do I have to do this?' or more likely, 'What's in it for me?'

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Have Your Experts Tell Stories People Want to Hear

Synapse® was founded on the simple premise that all too often, companies fail because the collective knowledge of their in-house professionals goes uncaptured and unnoticed.

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