Learning
20+ Onboarding Hacks to Improve the Employee Experience [Free Report]
One of the talent areas that most businesses can improve is onboarding. In some cases the experience is poor, but even for those doing a good job, it’s always fun to pick up new ideas and concepts that help to align new hires with your culture and approach. Despite some advanced practices happening in some…
Read MoreA Video Primer on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on HR
When the Industrial Revolution waned and knowledge workers became more common, what kinds of skills set apart the great employees from the not-so-great ones? No longer was a strong back or grip strength the only determining factor of someone’s long-term career options, because work became more mental than physical for many workplaces. The same shift…
Read MoreNearly Half of 2017 HR Tech Funding Events went to AI-Focused Companies
This year I’ll be releasing my new book, Artificial Intelligence for HR, focusing on how AI can enable HR to be more human, not less. This post includes some of the research I’ve been working on to support the book writing and development process. Learn more at AIHRBook.com Last year my friend and colleague George…
Read More5 Common Challenges with Internal Talent Mobility
One of our specialties at Lighthouse Research is diving into internal talent mobility. We’re talking with vendors that sell the technology. We’re working with companies that are adopting these practices. And in a recent webinar with WorldAtWork, we explored multiple case studies of employers that have innovative or unique approaches to talent mobility. But we…
Read MoreHackathons Solve for HCM Issues: Learning, Recruiting, Retention [Case Study]
“This message will appeal to people in our recruiting process who gravitate towards a culture of hackathons and innovation. It will also turn away others that don’t fit.” Gary Bolton, Vice President of Marketing at ADTRAN I recently had the pleasure of connecting with a handful of key staff members at ADTRAN in Huntsville, Alabama,…
Read MoreHR Tech Vendor Demo Makeovers: A Conversation with George LaRocque
If you didn’t already know it, one of the information channels we provide at Lighthouse is a podcast called We’re Only Human. The focus of the discussions is often about how technology is changing the workplace, but we also speak with practitioners and other influencers to understand what’s working and how work is changing. Today’s…
Read More3 Innovative Non-LMS Learning Technologies to Know
Lots of technology exists today to support the HCM function, and one of the areas that is fairly mature is the learning management system, or LMS market. These tools have been around for years and are usually leveraged to deliver eLearning and track completions/compliance. But that’s not the only tool in today’s learning technology stack.…
Read More[New Research] Radically Rethinking Your Learning Content Strategy [Free Report]
Anyone who believes that yesterday’s learning content can engage today’s modern learner is sorely mistaken. More than ever employers need to think about how to offer learning content that not only delivers value for the learner, but value for the business as well. Frankly, it can be tough. Creating learning content is a tough game.…
Read MoreThink Your Employees are Learning? Make Them Prove It
“This is the training course I took in 2007 for advanced Excel shortcuts. And this was one of my favorite classes where we learned how to deal with difficult coworkers—that was a really funny one…” I laugh when I think back to this conversation with an employee, but he was totally serious. Over his career…
Read MoreThe Next Skill for L&D Professionals: Learning Experience Design #doceboinspire
Thanks to Docebo for bringing me to their first Docebo Inspire event in Boston this week. That made the idea for this blog post possible! On my flight to Boston this week I started reading the upcoming book from Chip and Dan Heath titled “The Power of Moments.” It was perfect timing, because one of…
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