Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Learning at work is broken. Across the US, hundreds of billions of dollars are spent each year on employee training — and most of it is a waste. A study conducted by the Harvard Business Review reported that 70% of employees claim they don’t have mastery of … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As an e-learning expert and former trainer, I hear this all the time from people: “Do you really think that corporate training can be … fun?” I don’t blame them. I’ve had my fair share of dull presentations and lecture-style classroom training sessions. It can be hard … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. How important are learning and development (L&D) opportunities to companies today? In the United States, workforce training expenditures surpass $82 billion each year — underscoring the clear value that organizations place on learning. And when companies make large investments in their training programs, it follows that they … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As a former trainer and consultant for many companies, I’ve had the opportunity to observe the biggest problems they tend to encounter regarding training performance firsthand. Namely, a lot of money and effort gets invested in training, but it’s often unclear how to demonstrate the return on … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Over the course of my career, I’ve taught thousands of people, both in higher-ed settings and in corporate environments. Something I struggled with, especially when working with many learners at once, was providing personalized instruction and feedback equitably, and on a large scale. Think about it: we … Read more