The Learning and Development Handbook

Didn’t have time to attend? We have the key takeaways summed up for you. getAbstract’s sixth Global L&D Knowledge Forum took place on November 8, 2023, as part of Applied Knowledge Week – a dynamic weeklong initiative that focused on best practices for L&D implementation. During the half-day online event, L&D expert Karl Kapp and leaders […]

Learning boosts engagement – at any age. The proportion of employees over the age of 50 continues to grow. In the US, for example, a quarter of the workforce will be 55 or above by 2024, according to a U.S. Department of Labor estimate.   Talent shortages and an increasing reliance on the contribution of […]

Here are the top 3 rules for learning content curation in organizational learning. No one can draw a blueprint for a one-size-fits-all, perfectly curated learning ecosystem. No two organizations face the same challenges and circumstances simultaneously. That’s why many organizations continue to rely on in-house productions and homegrown training materials to deliver learning content. Yet, as […]

Everyone knows that the importance of introducing employees to new knowledge and skills through training is increasing in times of a talent shortage. But far fewer know how to measure the success of these initiatives. It is long. It is dry as dust. And it is outstandingly boring. But it’s a classic: Donald Kirkpatrick’s Evaluating […]

The rapid consumerization of enterprise software is not a transitory trend. In fact, it’s just getting started – with disruptive consequences for existing and emerging learning platforms on the web. The past 18 months have seen a flurry of activity in the LXP ecosystem: LinkedIn launched their own LXP, the LinkedIn Learning Hub. Degreed acquired Adepto. […]

Curating, upskilling, knowing contexts: the latest handbooks and guidebooks for organizational learning leaders. We are all affected by the digital transformation and the shift to a hybrid working world – but the people who are currently being tested in particular are the ones who are supposed to ensure that everyone else in an organization can […]

getAbstract has joined LinkedIn Learning Hub as a Strategic Content Partner, further expanding its presence in the online learning sector. Lifelong learning plays an important role in business success and employee engagement. Successful learning content needs to be easily accessible and available right when it is needed. For L&D departments, it can be a challenge […]

Because better recruitment practices yield a solid return on investment. In the vast majority of organizations, someone new is hired when a) someone else has vacated a spot, or b) you need new skills and can’t or won’t find them internally. This is increasingly causing chaos, with job descriptions, requirements and benefits changing much faster […]