Brandon Hall Group continues a variety of research endeavors and publishes a playbook for managing and engaging employees during the COVID-19 crisis and the new realities that emerge after quarantining and social distancing subside.
- Besides the playbook, which includes ongoing research, guidance and tools and will be updated regularly, a webinar explored the importance of recognizing employees for meaningful work and demonstrating the values of the organization.
- Brandon Hall Group COO Rachel Cooke’s executive interview with Laura McKail, senior director of learning and development at Vonage reveals important insights on balancing work and life at a time when boundaries are almost non-existent.
- Brandon Hall Group also publishes organizational assessment tools on workforce management technology and candidate experience, and a webinar on building a great blended learning strategy.
Highlights
Engaging & Recognizing Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
This webinar features Claude Werder, SVP and Principal HCM Analyst at Brandon Hall Group, and Brie Harvey of Achievers sharing research and strategies to integrate recognition into the daily workflow of leaders, managers and employees so it becomes habitual and creates a culture of recognition.
Executive Interview: Vonage (Work-Life Balance)
Laura McKail, senior director of learning and development at Vonage, shares seven tips to help you manage the ever-shrinking balance between work and the rest of your life.
Other Published Resources
COVID-19
The Bright Side of COVID-19: Seven Opportunities of the Current Pandemic
In an article that first appeared in Forbes, writer Jeroen Kraaijenbrink acknowledges the dark realities of this crisis while accentuating some silver linings.
Learning & Development
Getting the Right Blend: Building a Blended Learning Strategy (Webinar)
Despite the wealth of learning methods, modalities and technologies available, most organizations still consider using instructor-led classes and eLearning to be a blended learning strategy. Given the needs of today’s businesses and the modern learner, that’s a pretty weak blend. David Wentworth, Principal Learning Analyst with Brandon Hall Group, and Samantha Marsden, Manager of Marketing at OpenSesame, explore what it takes to create a truly blended learning strategy.
Talent Acquisition
Are Your Hiring Practices Enhancing or Detracting from the Candidate Experience?
This organizational assessment tool helps you identify some commonalities in candidate experience and see the two shared practices among top-performing organizations versus lower-performing organizations. You will have a good idea of where you stand — and what your organization must do if you aren’t already there.
Workforce Management
Workforce Management Technology Self-Assessment Tool
This organizational self-assessment tool will help determine which features and functions of workforce-management technology are essential for you, which new technologies you might want to consider for the future and which solution provider competencies are essential to your specific needs.
Upcoming Webinars
Wednesday, April 22: Once Upon a Time… in Learning Measurement
Sponsored by Axonify, this webinar will discuss proven principles L&D can borrow from Marketing to evolve their tactics and introduce data-rich strategies. Register here
Thursday, April 23: Converting COVID-19 Crisis Management to Leading-Edge People Management
Sponsored by iSolved, this webinar explores how organizations can transition crisis management to great people management. Join Claude Werder and Cliff Stevenson of Brandon Hall Group and Todd La Fever, President and COO of iSolved, as they discuss the strategies, best practices and technology that can ensure that the innovation and collaboration generated during this crisis develop into a healthier and more productive workplace during better times. Register here
Thursday, May 7: Relevancy and Accessibility: The Keys to the Learning Experience
Remember that age-old philosophical question about whether a tree makes a sound if it falls in the forest when no one’s around? The same can be asked of learning environments: If you create relevant learning content but don’t make it easily accessible, will anyone use it? Join this webinar with Brandon Hall Group’s Michael Rochelle and David Wentworth and Jeff Carr, CEO at Inkling, to learn what it takes to optimize the relevancy and accessibility of your learning content.
Brandon Hall Group Featured in Training Magazine
Leverage Learning to Reduce Turnover Risk
by David Wentworth, Brandon Hall Group
Research Surveys
Research in the Field
- Responding to the Longer-Term HR Challenges from COVID-19: Take the survey
Learning Measurement 2020: Take the survey here.
More to come!
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