by Andrew Herkert | Apr 19, 2022 | Content Trends, Human Resources, Internal Communications, Training & Development
When we think of employee engagement, we need to forget some of the more common uses of the word. If a song or film is “engaging”, we can reasonably substitute the word for “enjoyable” or “compelling”—a substitution that doesn’t apply to the...
by Andrew Herkert | Apr 14, 2022 | Content Trends, Human Resources, Internal Communications, Training & Development
The values of ongoing, organization-wide learning are well-documented and numerous, but that doesn’t mean that implementing this kind of learning is always easy or straightforward. Thought leaders across the business landscape are identifying common problems and...
by Andrew Herkert | Apr 12, 2022 | Content Trends, Human Resources, Internal Communications, Visual Storytelling
Which is more important to a business—internal communications, or external communications? Obviously, this is more thought experiment than sincere question, but the answer seems to be… neither. Or, maybe, both? However you want to phrase it, if...
by Andrew Herkert | Apr 5, 2022 | Content Trends, Creativity in Business, Human Resources, Internal Communications, Training & Development
“The hybrid return-to-work model is top of mind for executives—every client I’ve spoken with has asked me about it,” reports McKinsey & Co. partner Brooke Weddle in SHRM, and her thoughts are echoed throughout the business world. The hybrid model, “in which...
by Andrew Herkert | Jan 13, 2022 | Content Trends, Human Resources, Training & Development, Whiteboard Video
Accepting the framework of developmental psychologist Howard Gardner, Whitby blogger Sarah Mead identifies seven styles of learning, and points out that “Education has traditionally been focused around linguistic and logical-mathematical learning styles,” while...
by Andrew Herkert | Jan 11, 2022 | Content Trends, Human Resources, Training & Development
By now, it’s common to reject (at least partly) the idea that people are certain ‘types’ of learners, in the traditional sense. We’re not simply auditory, hands-on, or visual learners—we’re almost all of us some combination of these, and reducing the complexity...
