13+ Amazing (and Totally Free) Learning and Development Resources
Last week, our A+ students completed the first week of our Back to School Challenge. It’s been amazing to see the homework flood in from our Innovators who came ready to learn! They put their thinking caps on all week long to further their professional development and pursue our four core values: innovation, quality, integrity,... View Article
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2017
Jessica Howell
Meet ttc: Dana Janssen
Now that you’ve had a chance to get to know Teresa, I’d like to introduce you to another executive member of our crew, Dana Janssen. Having known each other for years, but only working together closely for the last few months, I was so excited to sit down with her to hear more of her... View Article
September 1, 2017
Jessica Howell
Back to School Challenge 2017
Welcome, student — ahem — Innovator! Ms. Jessica here, I’m so excited to welcome you to your first official day of our Back to School Challenge! You can consider this your class syllabus for the entire month of September 2017. Inside this syllabus, you’ll discover… What inspired us to kick-start this Back to School Challenge... View Article
August 30, 2017
Teresa Chiapputo
3 Ways Staff Aug Can Save You Time and Money
In my last blog, I talked about three different scenarios you could find yourself in and how staff aug might be the right solution. I’ve already dispelled some myths about staff augmentation resourcing, but I wanted to take it one step further by sharing some real-life staff aug success stories. Related: The Surprising Truth & 3... View Article
August 23, 2017
Teresa Chiapputo
The Surprising Truth & 3 Myths Busted About Staff Aug
Have you ever encountered one of the following situations? Betsy, one of your instructional designers, has been put on bed rest a month earlier than expected to go on maternity leave, which means she will be on leave for 90 days. John, a learning project manager, gets a promotion to a new position in October... View Article
August 16, 2017
Jessica Howell
Find Your MVLP — Most Valuable Learning Professional [Quiz]
If you read Teresa’s blog post last week, you’ll know exactly why we love recommending the staff aug resourcing model for some of our clients. If you missed it, be sure to get caught up before taking this quiz! The benefits of engaging in our staff augmentation services (AKA, Innovators on Demand™) are many but what our... View Article
August 9, 2017
Teresa Chiapputo
Staff Aug, Outsourcing, and Choosing the Best Fit for YOUR Needs
If you don’t have a well-loved and trusted training supplier that you work with today, I know it can be scary to hand over your precious learning and development project to outsourcing strangers. But don’t worry, I have some great questions you can start contemplating before you engage with a new supplier! Training Development Resource... View Article
August 2, 2017
Jessica Howell
Meet ttc: Teresa Chiapputo
I’ve known Teresa Chiapputo, our Client Relationship Executive for years now — both personally and professionally. You’d think, after working closely together for some time now, that I’d know just about everything there is to know about this passionate, kind, open-minded, and pattern-loving gal. But to my surprise, when I sat down to interview her,... View Article
July 27, 2017
Jessica Howell
The Future of L&D: Webinar Recap
ICYMI (in case you missed it), earlier this week, we hosted our live training: The Future of L&D. Since this is a virtual recap, we’ll let Liz Lemon here show you how we felt about it… Yeah —THAT excited! Our Innovators came (with coffee in hand) ready to LEARN! Here’s what they discovered along the... View Article
July 25, 2017
Debbie Wooldridge
How to Prove Your Learning Department is Indispensable
Ask a group of ten learning and development team members from different companies what their biggest frustration is and my guess is that most will say — budget cuts! Why? Because in most companies, training cost is seen as a liability, not an asset! Although you and I know that employee training is vital to... View Article
July 18, 2017
Jessica Howell
The 5 Best Social Media Groups for Learning Professionals
In my five-year career as a marketing professional, there has been one constant resource that I’ve turned to for guidance time and time again — and the best part is, it’s FREE to use! Who doesn’t love free, am I right?! When it comes to finding career direction and seeking industry research, social media groups... View Article