Grovo Sapiens. Training and development is 50% more popular than cash and three times as popular as a 401(k) or pension among millennials. When asked in The Hartford study how an employer could demonstrate it was invested in helping them advance at the company, more millennial respondents chose training and development, feedback and coaching over cash incentives.”. What exactly makes millennial employees different from their older colleagues? MORE

According to a recent survey from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , training and development is the No.1 Personalize training. Too many employees waste time on training they don’t need, failing to get the skills that actually help to make them more productive. More than bosses and managers, millennials want coaches and mentors. Make sure learning materials are up-to-date with high-quality training, particularly on digital tools that expire fast. MORE

Don’t fall back on check-the-box training or basic compliance. Train and promote from within. Building your leadership teams from within preserves institutional knowledge, reduces training and onboarding time, lowers turnover costs and frequency—not to mention gains the trust and appreciation of your established employees. Coach first, cut last. Coaching is a cost effective method of improving performance well before any firings are necessary. MORE

Learning & Development: Grovo Today’s workplaces are universities. Grovo makes fostering a culture of learning easy. From manager coaching to sales training, Namely’s newest partner takes a bite-sized approach to employee development, making its trainings intuitive, short, and engaging. The future of HR can’t be written alone. That’s why Namely connects your employee data to all the other systems your team uses to get the job done. MORE

Your sales, service and partner teams can easily receive just-in-time training; improving skills, competency and product knowledge. TalentLMS is a super-easy, cloud LMS to train your employees, partners and customers. Our proven learning workflow methodology and performance approach supports the success of a channel training program. End your frustration with using multiple LMSs to manage training. BizLibrary is a leading provider of online employee training solutions. MORE

There’s so much we can learn from the Games about training and development, as there’s no better example of the power of great training than these incredible feats of athleticism. Here are five ways we can apply Olympic training strategies in our own organizations: Think about the future, but focus on the present. The most effective L&D professionals use a similar two-tiered approach to training. The 2016 Summer Olympic Games are in full swing in Rio de Janeiro! MORE

In order to ensure that every employee develops evenly—especially those who wail at the thought of training—focus on making the learning experience as engaging as possible. Employees perform better with coaching and mentoring. The post Develop or Die: 6(66) Ways To Save Your Organization From the Working Dead appeared first on Grovo Blog. In organizations all over the world, employees are dying inside. MORE

The American Society for Training and Development found that companies that offer comprehensive training have 218% higher income per employee and a 24% higher profit margin than those who pay less attention to training. Cloud-based learning management systems (or LMS) are an effective tool for enhancing team productivity, empowering employees’ learning and development, and cutting training costs while keeping everybody connected and engaged. MORE

Grovo Raises $40M Series C to Reinvent Workplace Learning & Development. CareerFoundry, the German online IT training platform, has raised $5 million. Silverfleet Capital invests in Lifetime Training. Columbia Tech Receives Grant from Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund. Axonify raises $27M to gamify employee training without wasting your time. Dallas tech training company gets $2.3 Employee training startup Workramp lands $1.8 MORE

Intertek Group, a Workforce Training and Communications Provider, Acquires Alchemy Systems. Grovo and Sandler Training Partner to Bring Modern Microlearning to Global Sales Enablement Industry. SME Education Foundation Partners to Provide Certification in Precision Measurement for High School Career Training. MORE

To those of us who study how employees at all types of organizations can develop into top performers, the NFL quarterback is a basket of training superlatives. Training counts most in the context of long-term development. When the play breaks down, though, he panics and falls back into the same problems his high school coach tried to correct. In the world of L&D, Gottfredson and Mosher say that training needs to translate at “the moment of Apply.” MORE