Although we occasionally use the “learning” and “training” terminology, we are NOT a TRAINING/LEARNING company… and it all has to do with a bike. Did I just confuse you? Well, here’s the thing… We’re not here to train your employees on the ins and out of a new software or process. Instead, our GOAL and […]
If you’re a business owner, C-suite manager, HR department or Learning & Development organizer/Trainer.. you might know the answer to this question. According to the 2014 ATD State of Industry Report, the average spending on training in 2013 was over $1200 per employee. But what does this mean to your bottom line? No matter how to […]
Organizations spend billions of dollars every year on training their employees. Is this the worst investment a corporation ever makes? According to the results, the answer is YES! It is well established by neural and behavioural scientists that people forget upwards of 80 percent of what they are taught within 2-3 weeks. There is even a catchy […]
A common question that we ask ourselves in the Corporate Training realm is “How do you know your training is effective??” The ATD State of Industry Report showed that in 2013, respondents: Spent over $1200 per employee on training, Learning hours per employee increased to 31.5hours Average cost per employee per hour is $74 63% of spending […]
Who could ever remember a life without Mobile computing. First came the car phone, then remote computing. Next it was Blackberries, and today it’s smartphones. We can reach out to anyone, anytime and get replies in minutes. What a wonderful life. Almost! Psychologists are discovering that we now live in a five minute world. It’s […]
As humans, we don’t take well to change. There are 3 main reasons why we resist. First, it is ingrained into the way our brain works. Our brains develop pathways (sometimes referred to as muscle memory) as a way of reducing the number of calories it has to burn. Yes, thinking can produce smoke that […]
Since the dawn of mankind, people have been engaged in transferring knowledge or skills to one another. While the original need was to teach survival skills, today organizational training has become the dominant driver for skills transfer. Organizations are in a constant state of change adapting to meet the needs of an ever-evolving environment. Whether […]
