Developing Workplace Learning and Performance Professionals

Learning professionals are masters at supporting the workforce, but too often their own development is lost in the shuffle. Ingersoll Rand recognized an opportunity to connect these professionals through a customized learning technology tool.

The Delegates.

Trainers, especially corporate trainers have to put up with 3 types of delegates:

Get A Room!

Finding the right room for your training course is an important process. The type, style and atmosphere of a room can make or break a training session but careful planning and a keen eye for the details can ensure that your training room offers the best for you and your delegates.

Managing the Information Avalanche

I recently heard newscaster Tom Brokaw respond to what seemed like an obvious question: "Did today's ubiquitous availability of information make it easier for people to be informed?" After all, when Brokaw began his career in the 1960's, most people learned about current events via newspapers, radio reports, or the evening news on TV. Now we are inundated with information from these sources, as well as continuous cable broadcasts, mobile alerts, automatic web search notifications, blog posts, twitter feeds, and more. People today must be more informed.

When Words Fail

Managers spend most of their time talking. Like wrenches for the plumber, words are our most frequently used tools of communication. But words don't always do the job.