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Unpleasant truth about L&D measurements Today, when you step into every learning and development department, you hear the same refrain. “You need to display the ROI.” However, despite this universal approval, most L&D teams remain trapped in a cycle of measuring activity rather than impact. They count completion, satisfaction scores tally, and registrations for tracking courses. While struggling to answer one of the most important questions for business leaders, “What difference did this training actually make?” This is not an intentional failure. L&D experts are passionate about creating meaningful learning experiences and promoting organizational success. The problem lies in the…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. Sign up for The Brief Weekly to get up to speed on their essential coverage of Texas issues. Records released this week provide more details about campus safety concerns raised before the deadly 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and include some surviving teachers’ accounts that school leaders didn’t check on them after they were injured and…
Looking for fresh L&D insights? How do you determine whether an e-learning program is really impacting? Why should L&D pros focus on results-driven learning? Does the thinking of the system help you achieve your training goals? Below are the top picks from July guest articles that answer these questions and more, in no particular order: E-Book ReleaseGuest Submission Guide: How to Become a Top Content Contributor in the eLearning Industry Discover the basics of writing guest blogs and guest posts for the e-learning industry. 5 guest articles from last month 1. How Experiential Learning Using Business Simulation Increases Classroom Engagement…
Economists have an interesting article speculating that Red State’s benefits in housing affordability may be trying to reduce. But what if Red States’ cheap advantages begin to shrink? It could already be happening in the place. A study by Harvard’s Edward Glaser and University of Pennsylvania’s Joseph Gjolco, published in May, found that new home construction in the Big Sun Belt Metro areas, including Atlanta, Dallas, Miami and Phoenix, has slowed down and increased prices. And on June 30th, Newsom signed reforms to make it difficult for Nimby to block new homes in California. You need to be cautious…
Selling your home is a big step in life no matter what you plan for your future. And if you are a Medicaid recipient, you may wonder how selling your home will affect your profits. This Redfin article outlines options when selling a home during Medicaid. Whether you’re selling a home in Atlanta, Georgia or a townhouse in Columbus, Ohio, you should know about the potential impact on Medicaid coverage. Medicaid eligibility when selling your home If you need to sell your home during Medicaid, you may wonder if you will lose your profits. The short answer is that it…
The F-35 Fighter Jet is the most expensive weapons program in US history, but one of its biggest obstacles is not in the air above ground. The Pentagon’s Autonomous Logistics Information System (ALIS) was conceived as an ambition to revolutionize fighter maintenance and logistics, collapsed under the weight of bad design, poor coordination, and evil incentives that reward them as easily as successful. Its troubled successor, Operational Data Integration Network (ODIN), has stumbled from the gates and revealed deeper, repetitive syndromes in its US government technology program. This article uses the rise and fall of ALIS, as well as Odin’s…
Build a future-ready workforce with flexible talent strategies Every year, millions of jobs are not buried due to skills gaps. According to Deloitte’s 2024 Global Workforce Trends report, over 70% of CEOs believe that talent lacks the biggest external challenges in achieving business goals. The future of recruitment is about flexibility, not about fixed or traditional career paths. By employing a flexible talent strategy, L&D can unleash its future preparation capabilities. What does flexible talent strategy mean? A flexible talent strategy refers to an adaptable approach that an organization uses to attract, retain and deploy talent to meet changing business…
Check out AST Spacemobile for the biggest travel day and night – satellite companies rose 11% after saying they plan to run 45-60 satellite launches by 2026. Mercury System – Defense contractors surged more than 24% after reporting fiscal fourth quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations. Mercury earned 47 cents per share, excluding certain items, with revenue of $273.1 million. Analysts voted by FactSet had expected a profit of 22 cents per share against $244 million in revenue. Hillenbrand – Industrial company stocks rose 15% on the back of results that surpassed third quarter expectations. The company won 51 cents…
Rick Leader, the chief investment officer of BlackRock’s global bonds, is sticking to a call from the Federal Reserve to cut jumbo fees next month after new inflation data showed less price pressure than expected. “The Fed expects to begin cutting rates in September, which will justify reducing the rate of funds by 50 basis points, further aligning it with long-term inflation expectations and some of the productivity gains seen in multiple industries.” (One basis points equals 0.01%.) The half-cut in September reflects the Fed’s move, which began its mitigation cycle in September 2024 with a major rate cut. His…
Closed days are the finish line for your home viewing journey. From identification to payments and essential closing documents, being well prepared is key to avoiding last-minute delays and making the process as smooth as possible. This Redfin article outlines exactly what it brings to closing, and arrives confidently and ready to walk with the keys of your new home. 1. Government issued photo ID The closing agent or notary uses it to verify the identity of the document before signing it. All who sign a closing document must present a valid, expired, government-issued photo ID, such as: Driver license…