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How to be a Good Internal Consultant

Workplace Psychology

First , it doesn’t matter how smart or knowledgeable you are or how much experience you have or bring. Second , learn to be interpersonally savvy because it is “an essential part of getting things done within organization” (Barnfield & Lombardo, 2014, p. Leadership & Talent Development Consultant.

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5 Key Benefits of Gamification in Learning Management

PlatCore LMS

For great tips on how to get started with gamification, please watch our on-demand event. A study by the Association for Talent Development [^4] found that gamified training programs led to a 37% increase in soft skill development. Gamification Trends: What’s Real and What’s Hype in 2014. Does Gamification Work?

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Best Books for Developing Your Leaders

ATD Human Capital

During ATD’s Creating Leadership Development Programs Certificate program, talent development professionals often ask me to recommend the best books for developing leaders in this VUCA age. Experience-Driven Leaders Development. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2014. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2014.

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People Analytics and HR-Tech Reading List

Littal Shemer

“Technology can have huge benefits for the HR function: saving time by streamlining processes, boosting engagement by enabling analysis of people data or improving employee development by allowing staff to access the content they need on different platforms, wherever and whenever they need it.

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How to Handle Every Distributed Workforce Challenge with Data-Driven Management

Rallyware for Human Resources

The 2019 L&D Global Sentiment Survey is more proof as to how data is now not a choice but a requirement for companies that want to develop their workforces in alignment with business objectives. The post How to Handle Every Distributed Workforce Challenge with Data-Driven Management appeared first on Rallyware.

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What’s keeping HR from being seen as a true strategic partner?

HRExecutive

When I compared the answers to this question from last year’s survey to the data from previous years, I was floored by what I found: The needle moved significantly from 2014, when 38% of respondents said HR was viewed as “strategic,” to 2017, when 44% said HR was viewed as “strategic.”

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The Foundation of Successful Employees

ATD Human Capital

Yet, they both must understand how to work within the organization to produce results quickly. ATD Research has reviewed onboarding programs of award-winning organizations and written individual case studies highlighting how each organization created, improved upon, and measured the effectiveness of their onboarding programs.