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Ditch Engagement! Create Learning People Can’t Ignore
Create More Compelling Learning: Download the Learning Rebels "5-Element Story Framework" We've got an engagement problem in L&D, and it's not what you think. It's not that learners are distracted...
What Hemingway Teaches Us About Instructional Writing
Let’s face it - most people aren’t reading your training materials for fun. They’re skimming through a workbook between meetings, clicking through eLearning before their next deadline, or half-watching a...
5 Psychological Safety Mistakes That Kill Learning (And How to Fix Them)
It’s All Too Common Imagine this: You're facilitating a workshop for a cross-functional team. The room includes managers, their direct reports, and colleagues who've worked together for years. You ask...
The 2025 Edition: From L&D Order-Taker to Strategic Business Partner
Where it started. When I first wrote this article about moving from Order-Taker to Partner in 2023, L&D professionals were just beginning to recognize they needed to evolve. Fast forward...
Mindset First, Tools Second: Building Your Productivity Foundation
I want the "Workflow Audit"! A year ago, I wrote about what really matters in productivity tools. Since then, I've received countless messages from people sharing their own productivity journeys—the...
Small Learning Habits, Big Results: How to Keep Growing
What if the biggest barrier to your growth isn’t a lack of time or resources—but the habit of putting learning last? Learning isn’t just about attending training sessions or collecting...
6 Must have Skills for L&D in 2025
As I was reviewing this blog about skills from 2023, it occurred to me that simultaneously, our small little world of L&D hasn't really changed, yet somehow bears no resemblance...
Practical L&D Tips to Drive Change Management Success
The only constant in life is change. Change management is something every L&D professional faces and let’s face it, even dreads, but it doesn’t have to be that way. With...
Why Compliance Training Fails (and How to Fix It)
Compliance training has earned a bad reputation, and I might add - it’s well deserved From an L&D perspective, we treat compliance as a “once-sized-fits-all” exercise that team members must...
Connecting the Dots: From Skills Gaps to Business Outcomes
Here you are. You’ve done the work of identifying the skills gaps in your organization. You’ve gathered data (check out this handy Needs Analysis Tool), analyzed it, and determined when...
