Workforce Transformation

A company’s ability to efficiently and effectively manage change while implementing digital transformation will increase the chances for success. Slow adoption by employees leads to reduced returns and can even result in failed initiatives. Employee ability and engagement is an integral part of the digital transformation process and is often overlooked.

The Benefits of Internal Podcasts for Communication & Learning

Social distancing has become the new normal during the outbreak of Covid-19. Thanks to the convenience of technology, most enterprises are carrying out internal communications remotely.

While an array of collaboration tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams are great for instant messaging and meetings, creating a podcast for employees can improve employee engagement organically and conversationally. Distance learning is a key area that is facilitated by internal podcasts in corporate teams.

Capturing Continuity of Knowledge Through Cognitive Task Analysis

Most of the work in the US today is mental labor as opposed to manual labor. As individuals get more skilled in their work and become experts, their value to your organization grows. Once an employee reaches relative expertise, their absence (or loss) becomes a significant detriment. But capturing their knowledge allows businesses to reduce the impact of absence substantially. However, effective knowledge capture is difficult because experts tend to have a high omission rate when attempting to detail and record their decision-making.

Applying Data Analytics to Improve Training Outcomes

​Introduction

Corporations spend billions of dollars ($370B in 2019) on training each year. Given this level of investment, it is surprising that a relatively insignificant portion of the expenditure is spent examining training efforts’ efficacy.

For over 40 years, the Kirkpatrick Model, named for its creator Dr. Donald Kirkpatrick, has provided the most extensively used training evaluation guidance. The original model had four levels, but many researchers refined it in the intervening years. Now the model is often shown with a fifth level.

Impactful Digital UX Trends in the Time of a Global Pandemic

The current pandemic teaches us that properly leveraged UX makes life more meaningful and lessens the inconveniences of social distancing.

For example, I needed a part to fix a leaky pipe during the lockdown. I wasn’t sure of the part’s exact size, so I had to go to a hardware store physically. When I arrived, there was a long, socially distant line outside. Mask on, I joined the slow-moving queue, and as I approached each 6ft marker at a snail’s pace, I couldn’t help but imagine a better way.

Understanding Data grids and Using them to Power up your Designs

The best UX experiences achieve consistency of elements. Connections between these elements build a harmonious visual system that users can navigate seamlessly. To achieve this, web designers are always finding solutions to visual and organizational problems.

Large amounts of data fit optimally in the rows and columns of a data grid.  When faced with overwhelming content, it is best to let user behavior define your grid-based design approach.

Moving the Employee Engagement Needle and its Impact on ROI

Today’s C-level executives know that an engaged workforce offers a strategic vantage point when it comes to customer engagement and better ROI.

Assembling high-performing teams require business leaders to design the right team-based business strategy, manage intentionally, and hire purposefully.

Fostering employee engagement empowers staff members to navigate the world of work and seek opportunities that impact business ROI. This article focuses on simple, scalable, productive, and readily justifiable ways to optimize your organization’s engagement.

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