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Power and Empowerment – Looking at Conscious Leadership
The technology of the connected world causes business people to deal with everyday interactions differently from twenty-five years ago. In this podcast Eric Kaufmann talks about a new approach to running our businesses in the future. Eric provides a 21st century look at power and empowerment in the workplace and explores how we can become […]
EHSdesk Virus Tracker
Tools for getting ahead of the spread… We are not out of the pandemic yet and the variant Omicron is a good example of why we need the EHSdesk Virus Tracker to track the spread, collect the data, and contribute to national efforts to have a clear view of the progression of the virus. Our […]
Bridging the Gap – Seamless Workplace Productivity Across Generations – Part 3
This podcast is the last of our three-part series on Bridging the Gap – Seamless workplace productivity across generations. In today’s session we talk about how COVID impacted our training programs in 2020 and how differences in generations really are beneficial to how we work. The synergy of the workplace and how employees work together […]
Bridging the Gap – Seamless Workplace Productivity Across Generations – Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of our three-part series on Bridging the Gap – Seamless workplace productivity across generations. In this second part we will explore how various generations view their career paths, the differences, and the similarities. We’ll explore how each generation’s career perspective impacts the learning programs of our business or organization. Karen Medsker […]
Bridging the Gap – Seamless Workplace Productivity Across Generations – Part 1
Today’s podcast showcases some of our best thought leaders from every generation in the workplace to discuss how generations connect. Joining us today is Ken and Margie Blanchard, Karen Medsker, Eric Kaufmann, Anthony Garcia, and Jasmine Doctolero. Part 1 of our 3-part series introduces you to each of the generations currently represented in the workplace […]
Microlearning – Right training. Right time. Right People
In today’s podcast, we will listen to Shannon Tipton discuss training and development’s newest trend — Microlearning. Defined as short bursts of focused, right-sized content to help people achieve a specific outcome, Shannon shares her years of experience in the learning and development industry and the impact that microlearning is making in our post-pandemic work […]
Managing Evolving Demands of EHS Compliance
Even before the pandemic, EHS regulations and compliance have continually evolved. Having a tool that manages compliance throughout the company is essential to maintaining a company culture of safety. Today we speak with Betsy Cottle for a look into a robust EHS compliance software – EHSdesk. Host – Steven Maggi: Environmental compliance is essential in […]
Bridging the Technology Gap in Skills Assessment
“If you think about how technology has aided education, what do we have? We have the LMS, which is very good at knowledge transfer and knowledge learning. It’s very good at knowledge assessment as well; you can build exams and if the exams are well built, the LMS can deliver them and dissect the data […]
The Evolution of Training Technology
“We would take large groups of students and divide them into three groups: a web-based group, a face-to-face group, and a blended group; and we would look at outcomes. When we looked at the data, the group that did the least well was the group with face-to-face. The group that did by far the best […]
Turning Training into Profit
From on boarding and compliance training to safety and job-specific education, employee training is a universal necessity. While compliance and on boarding training courses are widely available, companies often have to make a bigger investment into industry specific training – but what if those custom trainings could be turned into a revenue stream? Troy Gorostiza, […]
Navigating the Instructor/Learner Partnership
Traditional teaching often postures the instructor as the ‘all-knowing person in power’. But in the words of John Wooden, “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” In this episode, we explore the concept of a ‘knowledge economy’ and breaking the mold of the traditional roles of the teacher and student with […]
Repurposing and Refreshing Course Materials
Change is inevitable and the need to revitalize a learning program comes for every company at some point in time. But there is no need to throw out the baby with the bathwater when updating training courses. In this episode, we hear from Barbara Greenstein, a Senior Instructional Designer, and Jerry Lake, a Senior Web […]
Knowledge Capitalization
Knowledge Capitalization – the ongoing process of translating your captured knowledge assets into an actionable process that employees can pull from when needed. Today we speak to Jerry Marino, Chief Knowledge Engineer at Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc about successful knowledge capitalization. Jerry has over 30 years of experience in performance technology, publishing, and information architecture. […]
Five Myths of VR Training
VR for employee training is expensive. Developing VR training takes a very long time. VR equipment is costly. VR is for gamers. VR makes you nauseous. In this episode we pose some of the biggest concerns of VR training to Richard Benedetto, Director of Digital Media for Epsilon Systems. Over the last twenty-five years, Richard […]
Best Practices for Distance Education
In-person and traditional classroom education are slowly but surely becoming a thing of the past. Advancements in technology, broader access to internet service, and a surge in remote workforce have all accelerated the effectiveness of distance education. Here to speak with us on best practices for distance education is Dr. Fred Saba, Professor Emeritus of […]
Six Things to Drive Better Employee Performance
While employee training is important, it is only a piece of the overall employee performance puzzle. Join us as we speak with Barbara Greenstein, Senior Instructional Designer at Epsilon XR, on six areas to address to drive better employee performance. Barbara is a performance improvement specialist providing proven and creative ways to improve human performance […]
Baby Boomers in a Millennial Learning Environment
Virtual Reality has proven to be an effective and engaging platform for employee training. But is this millennial learning environment as effective for the baby boomer generation? Here to discuss the learning curve and effectiveness of VR training for the baby boomer generation is Anthony Garcia, e-learning and VR developer for Epsilon XR. Host […]