Barbara Babcock

The average “skills shelf life” is only about five years, according to LinkedIn’s 2017 Workplace Learning Report. Continuous learning and development is the new normal for today’s workforce. As a result, talent development leaders are finding new ways to create and maintain accurate and up-to-date learning resources for their organizations.

The right curriculum strategy is key for managing resources and time effectively. Scaling your curriculum strategy across your department, division, or...

I was reminiscing with a colleague about a project we dubbed “Swamp Thing” because every time work approached completion, the learning team would be asked to tweak part of the content or design. The project requirements weren’t especially onerous; the execution, however, took on a life of its own. I came on board when the team was completing rewrite number 24.

The root cause of the project’s longevity turned out to be simple: the focus was on ideas and wants, not on true learner needs. While...