A Checklist for Digital Learning
Providing digital learning opportunities to employees can be a powerful tool for organizations – but only if L&D teams choose their platform and resources with care.
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How Shrinking Budgets Are Affecting IT Departments — The Evolution of the IT Decision-Maker, Part II
Do more with less. That’s the demand of IT decision-makers. Even though IT salaries are currently on the rise, department budgets are heading in the opposite direction. Our recently-released 2017 IT Skills and Salary Report illustrates a troubling cycle. Budgets are tightening and not enough money is being set aside for professional development. This has led to a sharp increase in skills gaps, which often results in missed goals, delayed deployments and an overall drop in job satisfaction. This chain of events is disrupting IT departments around the world.
Read more5 Ways to Develop a Global Mindset
Professionals with a global mindset leverage all that they know about their culture and the cultures of other people to react to situations in the most productive ways, all without losing sight of who they are.
Read moreTraining is an Investment, Not an Expense – The Evolution of the IT Decision-Maker, Part I
IT budgets have gradually dwindled over the last decade, thus making it more difficult for decision-makers to allocate the proper funds for training. Despite this challenge, the value of training remains high according to the 2017 IT Skills and Salary Report, our 10th annual dive into the inner workings of the IT industry. More than 80 percent of managers say training is effective in developing needed skills for their staff. This belief in the success of training has remained stable over the last 10 years and has consistently hovered between 70 and 86 percent.
Read more4 Questions to Ask about Neuroscience and Learning
Reading a scientific paper can be challenging. How can we be sure that we’ve extracted the most valid, most pertinent conclusions to apply to the classroom?
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