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290 articles on communication, leadership, team dynamics, and what it takes to grow.
Trust Is the Retention Skill Leaders Never Learn (and the Cost Shows Up in Q4)
Leadership training names trust as a value. The real skill is the specific behaviors that install it. Most leaders never learn them — and the cost shows up in retention numbers six months later.
Make Your Team the Case Study. How to Prove Your Leaders Are Ready for the Next Level.
The strongest move a mid-tier leader can make: turn her team into the named case study. Here is the framework Forzani used to add $26M of profit in 12 months — participants built the solution.
Your Transformation Failed. 73% Do. Here's What the 27% Did Differently
Your Transformation Failed. 73% Do. Here's What the 27% Did Differently You launched a transformation. You spent money. You brought in consultants. And then...
3 Communication Gaps That Kill Team Performance (And What To Do Instead)
3 Communication Gaps That Kill Team Performance (And What To Do Instead) Your team is stuck. Deadlines slip. Projects fail. Good people quit. And you're...
Leadership Development Activities That Actually Stick: 7 Mistakes You're Making (and How to Fix Them)
You're investing in leadership development activities , watching your budget disappear, and still seeing the same old patterns: managers who can't...
Your Leaders Freeze When Plans Change. How to Build Agility That Lasts
Your Leaders Freeze When Plans Change. How to Build Agility That Lasts You've seen it happen. A market shifts. A competitor moves fast. Your strategy breaks....
You’re Promoting Top Performers Into Bad Managers. Here’s the Fix
Your best performer just got promoted — and the team is falling apart. 60% of new managers fail within two years. Here’s why, and the development approach that fixes it.
Customizing Leadership Programs with Instructional Design
Customizing Leadership Programs with Instructional Design Effective leadership doesn’t happen by chance. Organizations need customized programs that speak...
Finance Leaders Are Promoted for Being Right. The ELT Wants Them to Be Persuasive.
Finance executives get the seat because they are technically strong. They lose influence in the ELT because nobody taught them to turn numbers into a decision the room will act on.
First 90 Days as a Leader: 5 Mistakes That Lose Your Team's Trust
First 90 Days as a Leader: 5 Mistakes That Lose Your Team's Trust Your new leader starts Monday. You're excited. Your team is terrified. Within weeks, your...
Leadership in Global Teams and Retail Skills Development
Leadership in Global Teams and Retail Skills Development Leadership across diverse teams requires unique skills. These skills shine in markets like retail,...
Change Management Leadership Certification: Strategies for Effective Implementation
Change Management Leadership Certification: Strategies for Effective Implementation Change happens constantly in today’s fast-paced world. Organizations adapt...
Empathy Is a Strategy Execution Lever, Not a Soft Skill (Three Places It Changes Who Gets Promoted)
Empathy gets filed as a soft skill. The leaders who actually execute strategy use empathy as a lever — not because they are nicer, but because empathy reveals what the strategy needs to land. Here are the three places it changes who gets promoted.
Your Team Talks Past Each Other. Here’s Why (And How to Fix It)
Your Team Talks Past Each Other. Here’s Why (And How to Fix It) Your marketing team says one thing. Sales hears another. Operations does something else. Sound...
Building Resilient Leaders: The Impact of Learn2’s Lead the Endurance Program on Executive Development
Are your executives equipped to lead and excel in today’s fast-moving, diverse business environment? Strong leaders know how to grow themselves and those...
How to Evaluate a Supervisory Skills Training Program (The Five Culture Signals That Predict It Worked)
Most supervisory-skills programs are bought on content coverage and attendance. The programs that change workplace culture leave five specific signals in the supervisor's team within 60 days. Here is how to evaluate against those signals before you sign.
Coaching and Mentoring Build Growth Cultures Neither Can Build Alone
How coaching and mentoring together build a growth culture. Learn2's POV on building a mentoring program paired with peer coaching around real projects.
New Managers Don't Execute Strategy. They Execute Fragments of It
How first-time managers turn strategy into weekly execution. Learn2's participant-driven POV on first-time manager training that translates intent into action.
Training for Equity in Leadership and Instructional Design
Training for Equity in Leadership and Instructional Design What Does Equity in Leadership Look Like? Leadership thrives when it reflects fairness,...
The Inclusion Behaviors Leaders Install When DEI Training Actually Lands (The F15 Program Sequel)
DEI evaluator frames and cost-of-inaction cases are upstream. This is the F15 program sequel — the specific behaviors Learn2 installs so inclusion shows up in meetings, decisions, and who gets promoted next quarter.
Steps to Create a Corporate Leadership Program and Team-Building
Steps to Create a Corporate Leadership Program and Team-Building Strategy Start with Clear Goals Every successful corporate leadership program begins with...
Transformational Leadership vs Transactional Leadership: The Team-Building Move That Decides Which You Become
Most leaders default to transactional habits the moment pressure hits. Transformational leadership is learnable — and a specific team-building move decides whether a manager installs it or reverts.
Your First-Time Manager Cohort Doesn't Look Like Your Team. Here's Why It Should
How to build a diverse first-time-manager cohort. Learn2's POV on first-time manager training that reflects the teams new managers lead.
Unlocking Sales Leadership Training to Build a Winning Culture
Unlocking Sales Leadership Training to Build a Winning Culture Sales teams thrive under strong leadership. Leaders inspire action, drive results, and create an...
Engineering Leaders Get Promoted for Code. That Is Not What the Team Needs Next.
The best engineering manager you have is still running standups the way she ran sprint retros as an IC. Here is why that breaks at VP tier — and the specific shift that lets engineering leaders scale.
Organizational Transformation Leadership and Employee Engagement
Organizational Transformation Leadership Skills: The Key to Employee Engagement and Retention Every organization reaches moments that demand fresh thinking and...
Maximizing Employee Potential with Leadership Skills Tools
Maximizing Employee Potential with Leadership Skills Tools Thriving businesses succeed through strong leadership, engaged employees, and low turnover....
Transform Leadership with Decision-Making Skills Workshops
Transform Leadership with Decision-Making Skills Workshops Why Strong Decision-Making Powers Great Leadership Leadership starts with decisions. Every day,...
Supervisory Skills Training and Communication Skills for Stronger Teams
Supervisory Skills Training and Communication Skills for Stronger Teams What Makes Supervisory Skills Training Crucial for Teams? Leaders shape the heartbeat...
Effective Leadership Development Strategies to Drive Engagement and Retention
Effective Leadership Development Strategies to Drive Engagement and Retention Strong leadership fuels any thriving workplace. Teams need more than just goals;...
Nonprofit Leaders Have Smaller Budgets and Bigger Problems. Here Is What Works.
Most leadership development aimed at nonprofits assumes the corporate development budget and treats mission as a soft constraint. Mission is the constraint. Here is the approach that respects that.
First-Time Manager Resilience Isn't Innate. It's Built in 90 Days of Real Pressure
How first-time managers build resilience in their first 90 days. Learn2's participant-driven POV on first-time manager training that holds under real pressure.
Training for Ethical Leadership and Culture: Building a Stronger Future
Training for Ethical Leadership and Culture: Building a Stronger Future In today’s fast-changing world, ethical leadership plays a key role in shaping...
Reskilling Leaders for Tomorrow’s Challenges and Strategy-Implementation
Reskilling Leaders for Tomorrow’s Challenges and Strategy-Implementation Leadership has always demanded resilience, adaptability, and vision. Yet, the...
How to Design a Leadership Development Program
How to Design a Leadership Development Program That Builds Strong Leaders Every organization thrives when its leaders inspire, empower, and drive their teams...
Change Management Leadership Certification: Building Strong Leaders
Change Management Leadership Certification: Building Strong Leaders Every company, team, or organization faces change. New technologies, shifts in markets, or...
Situational Leadership Certification Only Works If It Shows Up Monday
What to demand from a situational leadership certification. Learn2's participant-driven POV on situational leadership training that shows up in daily decisions.
The HiPo Identifier Most Orgs Miss: What Women-Leadership Programs Actually Measure
Women-leadership programs are usually sold as culture work. The best of them are the sharpest HiPo identifier on the market — because the participants reveal exactly the five behaviors a HiPo demonstrates under pressure. Here is what they measure and why.
Mastering First-Time Leader Training and Retail Skills Development
Mastering First-Time Leader Training and Retail Skills Development Becoming a leader for the first time feels exciting yet challenging. New leaders step into a...
Boost Leadership and Sales Success with Skills Training
Boost Leadership and Sales Success with Skills Training The Power of Supervisory Skills Training Programs Leaders shape the heart of every successful team....
How to Evaluate Leadership Training ROI Across 5 Dimensions (Not Just Revenue)
Evaluate leadership training ROI across revenue, cost, efficiency, customer impact, employee satisfaction. Learn2's participant-driven POV on LD ROI.
C-Suite Leadership Programs: Cultivating Leaders for the Future
C-Suite Leadership Programs: Cultivating Leaders for the Future Leadership carries immense responsibility, and those in C-suite-level roles know this better...
How Executive Workshops Turn Into Revenue (AMEX Did It 147%)
How Lead the Endurance pairs exec leadership with sales capability so HIPs lift revenue. Learn2's participant-driven POV — execs own real revenue work.
Master Advanced Leadership and Sales Skills to Elevate Your Team
Master Advanced Leadership and Sales Skills to Elevate Your Team Leadership and sales are at the heart of any thriving business. The ability to inspire,...
Millennials and Gen Z Learn Leadership Differently (Here's the Design That Works)
How instructional design adapts for Millennial and Gen Z leaders. Learn2's participant-driven POV on Gen Z leadership development that fits how they learn.
Empower Change with Sustainability Leadership and Instructional Design
Empower Change with Sustainability Leadership Programs and Instructional Design When it comes to creating a sustainable future, everyone plays a role. Whether...
The Unmatched Value of LD Is What Your Leaders Stop Doing
Why LD value shows up in what leaders stop doing across revenue, cost, efficiency, customer impact, and satisfaction. Learn2's POV on LD ROI.
How Currency Creates Context for Immediate Feedback
Currency doesn’t just drive urgency—it also creates the feedback loop to help participants reflect on their performance. Feedback is a crucial part of...
Participant-Driven Learning Is Not About Engagement. It Is About Who Owns the Outcome.
Every L&D vendor says their training is “engaging.” The real distinction runs deeper — who owns the outcome. Here is the mechanism that makes participant-driven learning produce behavior change that sticks past the workshop.
Designing Learning Experiences with Currency: Empowering Participants with Urgency, Feedback, and Immersion
Today I’m excited to explore one of my favorite concepts for instructional designers— currency —and how currency can bring your learning experiences to life....
Your HiPos Aren't Confident Yet. Here's What Orchestrate Impact Does
How Orchestrate Impact builds HiPo confidence through real High Impact Projects HiPos own. Learn2's participant-driven POV — HiPos drive the work.
Leadership Development Doesn’t Work. Unless You Do This One Thing
Leadership Development Doesn’t Work. Unless You Do This One Thing Companies waste $60 billion a year on leadership development worldwide. And 71% of companies...
Connecting the Dots: How to Keep Modules Aligned and Drive Impact
For talent development professionals looking to create real sustained leadership transformation, the challenge extends beyond a great learning experience to...
Immersive Learning To Make Highly Relevant And Valuable Leaders
Your leadership team is foundational. When it comes to achieving a goal together, your team performs best when in alignment with each other to seamlessly reach...
Why Your Team's Communication Breaks Down Under Pressure
Why Your Team's Communication Breaks Down Under Pressure Your team loses $3,640 to $37,440 per employee every single year. That money vanishes because...
Building Leadership for 2025 and Beyond: The Key to Strategic Success
As we approach 2025, businesses are entering a pivotal time where strategic foresight can make or break success. For organizations looking to thrive, effective...
Your Sales Team Leaves Money on the Table. Poor Communication Is Why
Your Sales Team Leaves Money on the Table. Poor Communication Is Why 91% of your customers say they’d refer you. Only 11% of your salespeople ask. The average...
Your HiPos Are Hiding. Participant-Driven Programs Surface Them
Participant-driven HiPo programs unlock latent talent that lectures leave dormant. Learn2's POV on high-potential leadership programs HiPos actually own.
The Power of Narrative Immersion: Sustaining Leadership Development Through Story
For talent development professionals seeking to elevate leadership programs, narrative immersion offers a fresh alternative to traditional approaches. Rather...
The Cognitive Science Behind Narrative Leadership Development (Why Case Studies Fall Short)
The cognitive science behind why narrative immersion beats case studies. Learn2's POV on narrative leadership development that rewires behavior.
How to Navigate Q4 Planning: Leadership Strategies for a Successful Year-End
As Q4 approaches, leaders face the challenge of driving their teams to finish the year strong while laying the groundwork for future success. The final quarter...
The Million-Dollar Management Development Challenge (And What the 30% That Works Does)
Why 70% of management development programs fail and what the 30% do. Learn2's POV on first-time manager training that earns its budget.
Woman-led Leadership Development Programs for Women
If you could fast-forward and see a 22% increase in employee engagement alongside increased sales and productivity, would you? Empower your leaders with the...
The Objection Patterns That Reveal What Your Team Actually Can't Say
Resistance and objections are almost never about the surface topic. They are about what your team cannot say directly. Four objection patterns reveal the real communication gap — and what closes each one.
Save the Titanic Immersive Leadership Development Program
Every minute matters when your leaders or leadership teams come together for leadership development training. Curate your time with an immersive experience...
The Remote Leadership Move That Turns a Distributed Team Into One Team
Bridging distance is not a zoom-schedule problem. It is a leadership move: giving remote teams a real decision to own together. Here is the High Impact Project approach Learn2 runs with distributed teams, and the five steps to install it.
Employee Development: A Strategic Priority for Organizational Success
Employee development should always be a strategic priority for any forward-thinking organization. When employers genuinely value their people, they actively...
My Journey Creating the Lead the Endurance Leader Development Experience: From Concept to Discovery
Crafting the Lead the Endurance experience was an endeavor that merged my passion for leadership development with an incredible historical tale of resilience...
Transforming Leader Development: Addressing Challenges and Unleashing Potential
Clients are often astonished by the incredible impact their leaders report from their High Impact Projects. Results ranging from an average of $18,000 for a...
How to Measure Leadership Development ROI From Scratch (5-Dimension Method)
A step-by-step method to measure leadership development ROI for organizations new to it. 5 dimensions, real metrics, finance accepts.
5 High Impact Project Categories That Prove Leadership Development ROI at Enterprise Scale
The five High Impact Project categories — revenue, cost, efficiency, customer, satisfaction — that prove leadership development ROI. Learn2's enterprise-scale POV.
How to Evaluate DEI Leadership Training: Four Behaviors That Signal It Worked
Most DEI training buys attendance, not behavior. Here is how L&D leaders evaluate DEI leadership investments by the outcome — retention, voice, decisions, advocacy — not by the workshop attendance list.
Relax to Excel: Why Rest Is an Input to Professional Performance (Not a Reward for It)
Rest is an input to professional performance, not a reward for it. High-performing leaders treat recovery as a development practice — here is how that shows up in decisions, creativity, and team behavior.
Navigating the Future of Work: How Strategic L&D Cultivates Tomorrow's Adaptive Leaders
In just 5 years from now, the youngest Baby Boomer generation will reach full retirement age. Concurrently, GenZ is reshaping workplace norms with their...
"Do or Do Not: There is No Try" – Embracing Full Commitment in Leadership
Ever faced a business challenge so daunting, your first thought was to RSVP 'no' and binge-watch something less terrifying—like anything other than your task...
Mental Health Is an Engagement Signal, Not an HR Program (What L&D Leaders Actually Should Watch)
Mental health at work gets handed to HR and Benefits. That filing costs L&D the signal. Declining team mental health is an early engagement warning — and the earliest engagement warning L&D can act on before the exit interviews land.
Bridging the Gender Pay Gap: Embracing Skill-Based Training and DEIB for a Better Workplace
In today's dynamic and ever-evolving society, we have made significant strides towards gender equality. We have witnessed groundbreaking advancements in...
The Shackleton Expedition as Research-Backed Team Formation (Why a 110-Year-Old Playbook Still Works)
Google spent two years and $15M to discover what Ernest Shackleton proved in 1914: psychological safety, dependability, structure, meaning, impact. Here is what Lead the Endurance installs from a team-formation playbook that has worked for 110 years.
Engagement Is Installed, Not Cultivated (Three Leader Behaviors That Make It Stick)
Kindness campaigns do not install engagement. Neither do perks or appreciation emails. Engagement is installed through three specific leader behaviors. Here is what they are, how they compound, and where random acts of kindness actually fit.
Employee Happiness Is the Wrong L&D Outcome. Engagement Is.
Happiness is a mood. Engagement is a behavior — the one that moves retention, productivity, and discretionary effort. Here is why L&D leaders who measure happiness lose the boardroom, and how to reframe the same programs around engagement instead.
Annoying Workplace Phrases to Avoid
Ever felt annoyed by cliché, overly used corporate lingo and phrases? It turns out that a lot of individuals and team members are feeling the same. Good...
Mentoring vs Leadership Coaching: When to Use Each (and Why Most Programs Confuse the Two)
When mentoring beats coaching and when it's the opposite. Learn2's POV on building a mentoring program without confusing it with leadership coaching.
How to Improve Communication With Employees
Internal communication is one of the most important determining factors for company success and employee satisfaction. Ensuring that the way you communicate...
How To Build a Culture of Teamwork in the Workplace
A high-performing team could be deemed one of the most important components in the workplace. But more than simply feeling like part of the team, a culture of...
How to Build a Next Generation Leadership Team
Your next generation leadership team is seeking the personalized supports they need to become the leaders your organization is in demand of. These...
Developing Assertive Communication Skills
Effective communication is fundamental in procuring personal and professional success. People may shy away from being assertive because they do not want to be...
Change Management and Leadership Development
Change can be a very positive thing for organizations. However, it can also create a sense of unrest amongst team members – especially if change is not managed...
Identifying Conditioned Biases to Improve Communication
Conditioned biases are unconscious beliefs that shape the ways we interact with the world around us. These types of biases, if left unchecked, can affect our...
How To Build A Customer-Centric Culture In The Workplace
Companies across the globe understand that putting the customers first is extremely important for businesses. However, truly building a customer-centric...
How to Develop a Workplace Culture that Attracts the Right Candidates
Workplace culture is not only an effective retention tool, but it also affects which types of people are eager to become part of your organization. Company...
Why Most Leadership Development Programs Don't Work
Leadership development is about building team members' capacity to contribute their individual gifts and collaborative abilities towards organizational...
How to Build High-Trust Leadership: Daily Behaviors That Compound Over 12 Months
The daily behaviors that build a high-trust workplace over 12 months. Learn2's POV on high-trust leadership in practical, repeatable acts.
7 Tips for Developing Better Rapport at Work
Positive company culture is built on several important concepts, one of which is good rapport in the workplace. Rapport essentially means two people have some...
How to Coach Employees on Writing Skills (Without Crushing Confidence)
Poor workplace writing costs more than embarrassment. It causes confusion, delays decisions, and erodes trust with clients. Here is how to coach writing skills with constructive feedback that builds confidence instead of breaking it.
Promote From Within or Hire External? The Bench-Strength Trade-Off Most Orgs Get Wrong
When to promote from within and when to look outside. Learn2's POV on leadership bench strength built through the right promotion mix and real High Impact Projects.
Building a Culture of Collaboration in the Workplace
Creating a culture of collaboration in the workplace requires pushing beyond buzz words to implement practices and programs that nurture a sense of authentic...
Communication Skills During Times of Crisis
Communication is vital to the success of any organization. However, there is perhaps no more important time for adequate communication than when an...
Developing Situational Leadership Skills
Developing situational leadership skills is one of the most important things an organization can do for its in-house managers. Situational leadership allows...
Tips for Building Workplace Wellness
The past two years have really put the importance of work/life balance and workplace wellness into perspective. Team members and their leaders are eager to...
10 Situations Where Great Leaders Adapt Their Style (And How to Know Which One You Are In)
The question is not which leadership style is best. It is which one this moment needs. Here are the 10 most common situations and the style match for each.
Participant-Driven Learning Development: What Changes When the Learner Owns the Outcome
Participant-driven learning is not a delivery format. It is a different commitment to who owns the outcome. Here is how that shift reshapes program design, facilitation, and the measurable results at 30, 60, and 90 days post-program.
Change Your Leaders to Change Your Culture
Company culture is a defining factor in the success of a business. Rather than being a slogan tattooed on a boardroom wall, company culture must be lived by...
Building a “Speak-Up” Culture in the Workplace
Empowering team members to speak out and speak-up when they witness opportunities for improvement within the workplace can fundamentally improve your...
How Communication Training Leads to Better Teams
Regardless of the industry, teamwork can be a core component of day-to-day work life. The more effectively the entire team works together toward common goals,...
Nobody Reads Your Emails. 5 Fixes That Work Today
Nobody Reads Your Emails. 5 Fixes That Work Today Your team wastes 52 minutes per month reading emails. They miss important messages. They click links only...
How to Build a Mentoring Program
Successful businesses prioritize measuring the return of investment on their time, human resources, and dollars spent. From years of engaging with and...
How to Create a Good Communications Culture
By all rights, a workplace is a community and culture. Much like any community, it thrives when communication is open between leaders and members. The more...
Why Company Culture Matters
What is Company Culture? Company culture is the who, what, how and why behind everything that goes on in your company. Organizational culture is far more than...
6 Ways to Build a Company Culture on Trust
Establishing a company culture built on trust will be foundational to your current and ongoing success. Whether you are in the office, juggling a hybrid...
Building a Positive Workplace Culture with a Remote Team
Creating a positive and productive workplace culture demands thoughtful planning and consistency. It requires going so much further than hosting virtual coffee...
How to Develop Strategic Thinking for Your Organization
Strategic thinking is no longer something that only occurs at the topmost levels of your organization. To succeed, you must cultivate insight, foresight and...
The Way Your HiPos Learn Reveals How They Will Scale (The F4 TP1 Signal Most Reviews Miss)
Performance reviews measure output. That misses the signal. How a leader learns — in front of others, under pressure, in the face of being wrong — predicts how they will scale two levels up. Here is what to watch for and why.
5 Ways to Manage Conflict with Better Communication
Conflict in the workplace is often inevitable, though effective resolution of these conflicts can positively impact your team, creating stronger communication...
Your Complete Guide to Leadership Development for Millennials and Gen Z
A playbook for leadership development tailored to Millennial and Gen Z leaders. Learn2's participant-driven POV on Gen Z leadership development that lands.
Why Employee Culture is the Key to Growth
Companies with a positive employee culture have a clear set of values that leaders and teams follow. Learn how culture is the key to growth.
Five Quick Leadership Exercises That Reveal Who Can Scale (Manager Evaluation in 30 Minutes Each)
Five 30-minute leadership exercises for your team. Each surfaces a specific scaling signal — who decides under ambiguity, who coaches, who defers when they should commit, who names the uncomfortable truth.
Meaningful Questions to Ask Your Team Instead of ‘How Are You’?
Why ‘How Are You’ Isn’t the Best Opening Question The question, “How are you?” is loaded with good intentions, and we all know which road is paved with...
How to Evaluate Your Leadership Development Program
If you want amazing leaders, then you want to get clear on the goals. Your best way forward starts with a thoughtful evaluation of your existing leadership...
How to Identify Your Real HiPos Before You Spend a Dollar on Development
Stream HiPos into the right Learn2 program — OI, LTE, Communicate Naturally, STT — by career stage. Participant-driven POV on matching HiPos to the program.
How to Use Peer Coaching for Real Behavior Change (Not Just Better Meetings)
Peer coaching sounds harmless and is often done badly. Done well it accelerates leadership development 3-5x. Here is what separates peer coaching that moves behavior from peer coaching that moves calendars — four design constraints, three failure modes.
New Hire Orientation That Installs the Culture You Actually Have (Not the One on the Website)
Most new-hire orientations install the culture the HR deck describes. The best ones install the culture that actually exists — so new hires recognize and contribute to it on day one. Here is the difference.
Save the Titanic: The Immersive Leadership Experience That Installs Decision-Under-Pressure (F8)
Save the Titanic is the Learn2 immersive experience where leadership teams make high-stakes decisions in simulated crisis. Four behaviors surface in 90 minutes that would take 12 months to see in the real team.
National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
How Learn2 is reflecting on this National Day of Truth and Reconciliation National Day of Truth and Reconciliation At Learn2, we understand the importance of...
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR TEAM BUILDING FACILITATOR
Before hiring an outside team building or leadership development facilitator, most buyers have a lot of questions about their future project, like… What’s...
HOW TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN YOUR EMPLOYEES
How to Develop Leadership Skills in your Employees You want your employees to develop leadership skills to achieve your business results. You know that most...
How Fun and Narrative Immersion Compound Leadership Development Results
How fun and narrative immersion compound leadership results. Learn2's POV on narrative leadership development that participants remember.
LEARN2 LEAD – LORI MARSHALL – PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CHATHAM-KENT HEALTH ALLIANCE
How has COVID-19 impacted Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and what helped them prepare? Podcast: Transcipt: Doug Bolger 0:04So Laurie, you've been through our...
Diversity Without Inclusion Is Resignation in Slow Motion
You hired diverse talent. If the team does not feel included, you just spent the recruiting budget on a two-year notice. Here is the cost pattern, when people actually leave, and the four inclusion behaviors that keep diverse teams from walking out.
Learn2 Lead: Impact-First Leadership Skills That Change What the Team Produces
Impact-first leadership measures the team's output, not the leader's effort. Learn2 Lead is the participant-driven program that installs the four behaviors impact-first leaders use to move team results.
What Google Learned After Studying 200 Teams for Two Years (And Why Most Team Building Misses It)
Project Aristotle analyzed 200+ Google teams over two years and $15M to find what separates great teams from mediocre ones. The answer was not talent, tenure, or demographics. It was five factors you can install.
Remote Teams Are Only As Inclusive As Their Leader (Here Is What Breaks First)
When a remote team feels disconnected, leaders reach for Zoom norms and Slack channels. Those are tools. The break is upstream — in the leader’s inclusion habits. Here is what goes first, how to spot it, and the specific behaviors that install remote inclusion on purpose.
12 Operational Keys to an Engagement Culture (Behaviors, Not Values Statements)
Most engagement-culture work produces a values poster. The 12 operational keys below are the specific leader and team behaviors that actually install engagement — each observable, each costable, each ownable.
Three Signals Your Gen Z Team Is Disengaging (And What Actually Re-Engages Them)
Gen Z disengagement is not the same as millennial disengagement. Three specific signals tell you a Gen Z team member has already mentally left — and three moves re-engage them before the resignation email.
Meeting Planners and Vendor Collaboration: Four Conversations That Cut the Back-and-Forth in Half
Meeting planners and event vendors spend hours on avoidable back-and-forth. Four specific conversations — on brief, constraints, decision rights, and feedback loop — compress the cycle by 50%+.
RECOGNIZING YOUR STRENGTHS FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
You want to evolve yourself actively - dare I say intentionally. You have some sense of what you want out of life and what gets in the way of you having what...
9 STRATEGIES TO INCREASE LEARNER ENGAGEMENT
It takes an inspired leader to inspire a team. While incentives and time off reward and reinforce extrinsic reasons to engage, intrinsic motivations have a...
5 GREAT QUESTIONS GREAT LEADER ASKS THEIR TEAM
What makes one company more successful than another? Better products, services, strategies, or technologies? While all of these contribute to superior...
HOW TO IMPLEMENT YOUR LEARNING AFTER TRAINING
Think back to the last conversation you had with someone when they said "I know" in response to a comment you made. You know darn well the other person thinks...
Why Immersive Experiences Develop Leaders That Classroom Training Never Reaches (F8 Resilience)
Classroom leadership training produces leaders who can describe leadership. Immersive experiences produce leaders whose team behaves differently on Monday. Here is why immersion works — and what most vendors get wrong.
How to Evaluate Whether Your Team's Stories Actually Change Behavior (The Three-Signal Frame)
Most leaders communicate vision through stories. Most stories change nothing. The three stories that actually shift behavior share specific features — a character, a cost, a choice. Here is the frame to evaluate yours.
LEARNING STAGES FOR DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Learning is a journey. Every new skill, concept and idea needs to be considered and then take root. Even if when we accept the idea of the skill, we are still...
IMPROV AND “YES, AND” CIRCLES TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION IN YOUR ORGANIZATION
What does Will Ferrell, one of the great Improv actors of modern times and Learn2, one of the most awarded leadership development companies in Canada, have in...
GEN Z AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Our clients often come to us with questions like, "How to do we engage our newest employees?" or "Our current leadership development program seems to miss with...
How Narrative Immersion Defeats the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve in Leadership Development
How narrative immersion beats the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve. Learn2's POV on narrative leadership development with real retention.
LEARN2 DISCO CHRISTMAS 2019
It is the holidays at Learn2 and the team just can’t hold it in any longer! They gotta dance! So here they are, the 2019 Learn2 team and Disco...
RESULT VS REASON CONVERSATION TOOL
Reasons Vs Results is a conversation tool that is used when you hear excuses or reasons why something can’t be done or wasn’t done. Wishing and hoping, reasons...
50 Women Business Leaders Whose Blogs Are Worth Learning From (Curated Reading List)
A curated reading list of 50 women leaders writing publicly about how they built, scaled, and led. Useful for L&D leaders building inclusive development libraries and for leaders who want perspective beyond the conference-circuit regulars.
The Customer Friction Patterns That Kill Loyalty (The Apple Case Study and the F13 Frame)
Apple, of all brands, illustrates how customer friction compounds. Three friction patterns kill loyalty faster than any competitor can — and the same three patterns show up inside teams. Here is the F13 frame and the Handle Objections move that reverses them.
Brilliant Planning: Five Principles That Separate Plans That Ship from Plans That Sit in a Deck
Most strategic plans sit in a pretty deck while the quarter happens around them. Five specific design principles separate plans that actually ship from plans that decorate a shared drive.
HOW YOU CAN BENEFIT FROM THE PRACTICE OF GRATITUDE
Gratitude and thankfulness just feel good. It’s good for you and it’s a blessing for the people around you, so what are you waiting for?
BUILD GRATITUDE INTO YOUR BUSINESS IN 10 SIMPLE WAYS
Connecting with the people that matter for your business and sharing a moment of gratitude can make the critical difference in their support and loyalty.
Lead the Endurance: The Shackleton-Based Leadership Experience That Surfaces What 360 Reviews Miss (F8)
Lead the Endurance is the Learn2 Shackleton-expedition immersive leadership program. Leaders make decisions under simulated Antarctic pressure and the gaps between their self-perception and actual behavior surface in 90 minutes.
What Happens to Your Best Leaders When You Don't Stress-Test Their Resilience (The Three-Phase Cost)
Leaders who have not been stress-tested break differently under pressure. Not dramatically. Quietly. In three phases — decision delay, team anxiety, key-person exits. Here is the cost pattern, what it looks like, and how Learn2 builds resilience as a designed outcome.
HOW TO IDENTIFY HIGH POTENTIAL LEADERS
If you knew just one program that could help you create an energized, results focused, and capable workforce, it’s the program that identifies, develops, and...
10 Leadership Development Activities That Actually Change Behavior (Not Just Fill a Room)
Most leadership development activities fail because they teach from slides. Your managers sit, nod, and forget 70% within 24 hours. Here's what works instead.
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ARE YOU READY FOR PEER COACHING?
This series on Peer Coaching is designed to help you elevate your own performance and your team’s performance. First though, it starts with you. Are you ready...
How to Make Peer Coaching Work: 10 Steps That Build Real Accountability
Most peer coaching programs die within weeks. People meet once, have a nice conversation, and never follow through. Here are 10 steps that make peer coaching actually stick.
How to Lead a Culture of Innovation: Ten Specific Behaviors (Not Innovation Theater)
Most innovation initiatives are theater — hackathons, innovation weeks, ideation walls that produce nothing. Ten specific leader behaviors produce a real culture of innovation. Each is small, each is visible, each compounds.
KEY LEADERSHIP TRAITS TO DEVELOP
Join Mary Bean, as she discusses the top 10 tips that leaders need to develop to have a robust, efficient career!
HOW NEW GRADUATES CAN DEVELOP THE SKILLS THEY DIDN’T LEARN IN SCHOOL
Follow Alex Robichaud as he navigates entering the workforce as a new graduate...
The Yes-And Move: The Participant-Driven Method That Turns Any Meeting Into a Decision Machine
Yes-And is not an improv game. It is the participant-driven method Learn2 uses to install ownership in a single 15-minute meeting sequence. Here is how it works, why it works, and where it belongs in your meeting design.
TOP 5 WAYS TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION TIPS
Listen more than you speak, you have 2 ears and 1 mouth – that informs how you communicate..
THE IMPORTANCE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE WORKPLACE
Are your teams burned out or are you? Are you feeling like you are always fighting fires or dealing with team or client conflict? Constant conflict drains our...
AODA Training for Your Team (Ontario Accessibility Compliance, Learn2)
AODA training is a compliance requirement in Ontario. Learn2 offers participant-driven AODA training that meets the legislation and actually changes behavior — accessibility as a habit, not a checkbox.
HiPos Don't Disengage From Work. They Disengage From Lectures
Why HiPos disengage from lectures and re-engage when they own real High Impact Projects. Learn2's participant-driven POV on holding HiPo attention.
8 Keys to a World-Class HiPo Program (From CTOs Who Built Them)
Most HiPo programs fail because they're disconnected from business strategy. Here are 8 keys from CTOs who built programs that retained top talent and developed the leaders their organizations needed.
HIPs Fix Your Bench Strength Measurement Problem
High Impact Projects give senior leaders measurable evidence of HiPo readiness for the next role. Learn2's POV on bench strength HiPos build themselves.
5 Triggers That Reveal Which of Your Leaders Can Scale (And Which Will Stall)
Most HiPo identification relies on the wrong signals. Five behavioral triggers reveal which leaders actually scale — and which will stall two levels up. Here are the triggers, what each measures, and how to read the response.
Creating a Team Culture: The Four Ingredients Most Teams Get Wrong (And the Cake Analogy That Makes It Clear)
Team culture is built from four specific ingredients. Most teams get one or two right and wonder why the culture is not what they wanted. Here are all four, why each is non-substitutable, and how to install them.
How to Merge Teams Without Losing Your Best People
A company’s culture is the shared values, beliefs and behaviors that determine how people do things in an organization. A team’s culture, while aligned with...
STRATEGIES TO BOOST ENGAGEMENT FOR AN NOT-FOR-PROFIT BOARD
Your board consists of professionals who are passionate about your cause. Their experience and skills are varied, and they don’t necessarily think about...
ARE YOU ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS AS A LEADER?
During a program or meeting, it is important that you are asking the right questions. Asking a close-ended question could lead to a lost opportunity or idea....
3 STEPS TO EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND ALIGNING YOUR TEAM
You want the same thing your team wants. Perhaps for different reasons, yet both you and your team want to get aligned and achieve results. What if the...
10 FOOD TO BOOST YOUR BRAIN & MEMORY AND HELP YOUR TEAM FOCUS
High-performance engines require high-performance fuel to produce their world-class output. You and your team are no different— check out these foods to give...
Board Meetings That Actually Decide Things: The 15-Minute Yes-And Move That Elevates Strategic Conversation
Most board meetings drift into transactional detail and never reach the strategic conversation the board was convened for. A 15-minute Yes-And move at the right moment redirects the entire meeting. Here is how to run it and when.
HOW TO HANDLE RESISTANCE TO CHANGE WITHOUT FEAR
SEEING YOUR SHADOW FOR THE FIRST TIME Watching a child’s reaction to seeing their shadow for the first time is captivating – it’s frightening for them, yet so...
8 PRESENTATION TIPS TO GET YOUR MESSAGE HEARD
1. BECOME THE EXPERT No matter what the topic, arm yourself with the information, background knowledge and context necessary to be the expert of your message....
DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Peter Drucker once said that Culture eats Strategy for breakfast. Skeptical? Isn’t it an effective strategy that gets business results? Intuitive...
TOP 5 TIPS FOR EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING
Onboarding employees is about making the right first impression. We spend so much time trying to find the right employee and once we get them in the door, we...
HOW TO ENGAGE EMPLOYEES
Discovering how to engage employees can help your team bring more good things to work. Engaged employees produce more, have better ideas, put their heart and...
HOW TO FACILITATE A SUCCESSFUL CULTURE TRANSFORMATION
You’re not seeing business results where they need to be, whether it is delivering outstanding guest service, patient-centred care, or sales. Your team members...
COMPETITIVE INNOVATION WITH STRATEGIC INTENT
You can gain significant competitive innovation through leveraging new opportunities with strategic intent. What is strategic intent? Shared through-out all...
The 5-Minute Employee Development Conversation That Changes What a Manager Notices
A 5-minute weekly conversation installs more employee development than any annual IDP. Here is the conversation structure — and why most managers skip the only part that actually matters.
BE A HIGH TRUST, HIGH PERFORMANCE LEADER
As a leader, why should you care about fostering a high trust environment for your teams? High trust teams are also high performance teams. Why is this true?...
Your HiPos Are a Burning Platform. Here's Why They Stay When You Do This
HiPos are a burning platform — kept by companies where HiPos drive their own development. Learn2's participant-driven POV on high-potential leadership programs.
Happy Sales Appreciation Day! Here's How to show your appreciation
Today is December 5th, recognized across North America as Salesperson Appreciation Day. Sales appreciation is simply taking the time to say thank you. Some...
Social Capital in Leadership: The Signal That Predicts Who Gets Promoted (And Who Plateaus)
Social capital is the leadership signal most performance systems miss. Leaders who build it rise; leaders who do not, plateau — regardless of technical competence. Here is what it is, how to measure it, and how to install it.
Salesperson Appreciation Day: Five Practical Ways to Show Your Sales Team You Actually See Them
December 5 is Salesperson Appreciation Day. Five practical ways sales leaders show the team the appreciation they actually want — which is not a gift card or a pizza party.
INNOVATIVE CHARITY TEAM BUILDING EVENTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
This week, our client engaged their leaders in an innovative charity team building event that culminated in a contribution back to the community. Everyone has...
Lead the Endurance Program: Immersive Learning Experience
There are so many things about the story of Shackleton, his crew, and the Endurance that inspire us. It is a story of aspirations to greatness, of survival, of...
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS FROM THE ENDURANCE
THE STORY OF THE ENDURANCE Sir Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance planned to become the first team to navigate across Antarctica through the South...
How to Use the Shackleton Endurance Story to Build Team Cohesion Inside a Leadership Program
How to use the Endurance story to build team cohesion. Learn2's POV on narrative leadership development with 110 years of proven pull.
Three Signs Your Organization Needs a Culture Change (Before the Top-Performer Exits Start)
Culture is what people observe, not what leadership believes. Three specific signs tell you a culture change is needed — and if the pattern is caught early, you can correct it before the top-performer exits compound.
How to Convince Management to Invest in Learning and Engagement (The Four-Argument Case)
Management does not invest in learning and engagement because L&D leaders make the wrong argument. Four specific arguments — in the language the CFO and CEO already speak — close the investment conversation.
LEARNING ACTIVITES PROMOTE A HEALTHY BRAIN
AMAZING research proves the value of learning. Learning creates more synapses! Another benefit of learning. Keep the brain healthy, enjoy adult life and learn…...
4 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TIPS FOR LEADERS
We all know the benefits a good manager versus a bad manager and what effect their leadership can have on the organization as a whole. A good manager decreases...
13 Questions to Ask Before Your Team's Next Conference (A Guide for L&D Leaders Who Also Buy Events)
Conferences are exposure events, not training. Treat them like training and they lose credibility. Here are 13 questions that separate a conference that moves behavior from one that just moved calendars.
ACTIVE LISTENING IN BUSINESS LEADS TO RESULTS
What do you value in a company? Why are you loyal to your favorite companies? A common feature of successful businesses is active listening. They listen to...
TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONFERENCES
Conference Perks versus Investing in Team Development Conferences are spreading. Mainly because they make a lot of money for organizers, hotels and airlines....
IMPROVE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION WITH THESE 6 SECRETS
You know when to recognize action. You know that what you recognize gets repeated. You are a smart leader who wants to motivate others quickly and effectively....
Four Classic Employee Development Mistakes (And the Specific Fix for Each)
Four classic employee development mistakes show up in almost every company — each with the same look, same consequences, same fix. Name them before you buy the next program.
When Employee Training Creates a Competitive Edge (Three Conditions, Not Just a Budget)
Employee training is not a competitive edge on its own. Three conditions separate training that out-paces the market from training that just keeps pace — and the difference is visible in quarterly output.
Why Resistance to Change Is Information (Not an Obstacle to Manage)
Resistance to change is almost always accurate information the change-leader has not yet absorbed. Four patterns tell you what the resistance is really about — and the move that turns resistance into strategy.
The Importance of Leadership Development Programs: What the CFO Hears vs What L&D Has to Prove
L&D leaders describe leadership development as important. CFOs hear ‘expensive.’ Closing that gap requires specific proof L&D rarely brings to the defense — and the proof is not in the syllabus.
Retail Sales Training That Changes What Customers Experience (Four Behaviors, Not Four Modules)
Retail sales training produces floor staff who can describe the product. Four specific customer-facing behaviors change what the customer actually experiences — and those four are what sales training should install.
Small Teams Fall Apart Under Pressure. These 5 Exercises Fix That
You can cultivate creativity and inspire workers to team up together and achieve success with team building exercises. This is because any company that has a...
Staff Meeting Agendas That Actually Change What Gets Decided (Five Design Moves)
Most staff meeting agendas optimize for ‘items covered.’ The five design moves below optimize for decisions made — the only thing a meeting should produce. Each move costs nothing.
HOW TO FACILITATE TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES INDOORS
Indoor team building activities for adults can be a great way to bring people together and show them how to work together. This is a great idea for businesses...
How to Evaluate a Sales Training Program (Five Tests That Predict Behavior Change)
Most sales training produces certificates, not sales. Five evaluation tests predict whether a program installs behavior — before you buy it. Use this as a buyer’s checklist.
Customer Retention Training That Actually Increases Retention (Four Behaviors, Not Four Modules)
Most customer retention training teaches a framework. The four behaviors below are what actually change the customer’s next-renewal decision. Installing them is a training problem — but only if the training is designed around behavior.
Five Employee Engagement Activities That Outperform Paid Programs (All Zero-Cost)
Most employee engagement activities get bought. The five below do not cost anything and out-perform what the vendor sells — because engagement is installed by behaviors, not by activities.
Your Team Bonding Event Was Forgotten by Monday. Here’s How to Make It Stick
Team bonding activities have become part of the corporate culture. This is because business owners and top-level managers want their employees to give their...
You Spent $50K on Team Building and Nothing Changed. Here's Why
Corporate team building activities can only effectively boost employee engagement and productivity when organizations invest in these important corporate...
HOW EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING HELPS AN ORGANIZATION
Employee development training helps the workforce of any organization meet the challenges of the ever-evolving needs of the workplace. Business success relies...
Siloed Teams Cost You 20% in Lost Revenue. Here's the Proof
When you think about team building, you may think about the silly games you played instead of seeing the real benefits of the practice. Since its inception,...
Customer Retention Tactics That Beat the Discount Reflex (Five Behaviors Before the Save Call)
Most retention tactics fire a discount at the end of the contract. Five behaviors before the save call move the decision earlier — where retention actually gets won.
What Makes a Staff Meeting Actually Produce Results (Five Patterns Managers Already Get Wrong)
Staff meetings fail in predictable patterns. Five of them account for 80% of the wasted meeting time on the average manager’s calendar. Fix the five and the rest of the calendar opens up.
Five Engagement Behaviors That Outperform Every Engagement Program (And Cost Zero)
Engagement programs are bought. Engagement behaviors are installed. The five leader behaviors that produce more engagement than any external program cost zero dollars and take no vendor contract. Here are the five, why they work, and how to install them.
HOW TO MEASURE SALES TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS
As most companies have a limited budget, it is important for them to measure sales training effectiveness. Doing this will ensure that the business is not...
PROVEN EMPLOYEE RETENTION STRATEGIES
Many companies are utilizing employee retention strategies to build more stable and more successful companies. Retaining employees is beneficial for companies...
INSIDE BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING
Seth Godin, a popular business guru, once said that if a person is unable to say something that would make the whole business deal better, he or she is more...
Why C-Suite Trust Won't Survive a Trust Fall (Here's What Does)
Why C-suite trust gets built through pressure-tested experience, not trust-falls. Learn2's participant-driven POV on executive leadership development.
THE IMPORTANCE OF SALES COMMUNICATION TRAINING
Nowadays, people’s attention is getting fickle, and any entrepreneur who wants to make a dent in the market is well-advised to equip his staff with sales...
HOW LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CAN HELP MANAGERS
Your managers are faced with unprecedented organizational issues that arise partly from the increasing complexity, diversity and rapid change in the global...
Advanced Presentation Skills Training: The Four Audience-Signal Behaviors That Actually Persuade
Most presentation skills training teaches structure (open, three points, close). Four audience-signal behaviors actually move the audience. Here is how advanced training installs them.
Five Quick Teamwork Exercises That Build Trust in 30 Minutes (No Facilitator Required)
Five team exercises that take 30 minutes each, run by the team leader, and install specific trust patterns — not just fun. Works for groups of 4 to 20.
Business Communication Skills That Hold Up When the Meeting Gets Hard (Five Behaviors Under Pressure)
Business communication skills work fine in practice. Five behaviors decide whether they hold up under real-meeting pressure — when the CEO pushes back, the numbers look off, or the team disagrees.
HOW OFFICE GAMES CAN BOOST EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY
You should consider allowing your employees to play office games on a regular basis. Office games for employees are a-lot of fun. They can also increase your...
THE IMPORTANCE OF SALES TRAINING FOR DIRECTORS
Life as a sales director can be very interesting and demanding. If you would like to work as a sales director for a huge company, then you must be dedicated to...
Team Building for Small Groups: Five Activities That Actually Build the Team (Not Just Fill an Afternoon)
Small-group team building is usually the easy win that teams skip. Five activities below install specific patterns in groups of 3 to 15 — each designed for one behavior, not for entertainment.
Attendee Engagement Strategies That Actually Work (Six Design Choices for Events That Change Behavior)
Most event attendees sit passively through the speaker, check email during the breakouts, and forget the content by Monday. Six specific design choices change that — and they apply to internal events, industry conferences, and leadership off-sites alike.
HOW CORPORATE TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY
No business can compete in its market niche unless its employees work together as a coherent unit in order to plan their projects and execute on their...
Corporate Scavenger Hunts That Actually Build Your Team (Not Just Kill Time)
Most corporate scavenger hunts are glorified lunch breaks. The ones that work tie every clue to a real business challenge — so your team solves problems together before they get back to the office.
5 Executive Team-Building Activities Senior Leaders Actually Engage In
Five team-building activities senior executives engage in — decision simulations where execs own the outcome. Learn2's participant-driven POV.
How to Organize an Employee Development Conference That Moves Behavior (Not Just Calendars)
Most employee development conferences are exposure events with training packaging. The ones that change behavior share five design moves. Here they are, why they work, and the three that matter most if you have a constrained budget.
Career Development Strategies That Retain Your Best People (Four Signals They Are Already Looking)
Career development is a retention play. Four signals tell you a top performer is already looking — and four specific strategies close the gap before they leave.
5 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CLOSING SKILLS
Some people say that great salesmen are born and not made, but everyone is capable of improvement and there are concrete ways for novices to improve on their...
Indoor Team Building Activities for Corporate Groups (That Go Beyond Games)
Most indoor team building falls flat because it treats adults like campers. These six activities build real skills — communication, trust, collaboration — that transfer back to work the same day.
How to Pick a Corporate Sales Training Course (Four Criteria That Separate Behavior Change from Theater)
Every corporate sales training vendor promises revenue lift. Four evaluation criteria predict which program actually installs behavior and which produces a completion certificate.
Employee Development Plans That Actually Get Used (Six Design Moves, Not a Template)
Most employee development plans live in HR drawers until performance review season. Six specific design moves make them usable by the manager, meaningful to the employee, and measurable by the business.
Team Building Activities That Actually Build Group Cohesion
Group cohesion doesn’t come from trust falls or motivational speeches. It comes from shared experiences where teams solve real problems together. These six activities build the trust, communication, and alignment that make teams perform.
3 QUICK AND EASY TEAM BUILDING GAMES
Business team building games and other ice breakers are so important to maintain cohesiveness in a company and in individual working groups. With remote...
Employee Development and Empowerment: The Operational Difference That Drives Productivity
Employee development is training. Employee empowerment is authority. Most companies confuse the two and wonder why productivity does not move. Here is the operational difference — and why both are required.
BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
There are many employee development benefits. For this reason, businesses should invest in development courses. Having trained employees will help the...
HOW TO RUN AN EFFECTIVE MEETING
An efficient meeting can quickly and effectively keep every employee on the map about how your projects are going, but poor meetings only dampen morale and...
Corporate Team Building Scavenger Hunt: Why the Design Matters More Than the Hunt (Participant-Driven)
A well-designed corporate scavenger hunt installs communication patterns a team can’t get from a meeting. A badly-designed one is a billable afternoon that changes nothing. Here is what separates them.
10 USEFUL EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IDEAS FOR ANY BUSINESS
Employees remain the valuable asset and largest expense for most businesses. Employee engagement ideas constantly engage your employees to remain motivated and...
Sales Communication Skills Training That Actually Lifts Close Rates (Four Behaviors Under Pressure)
Most sales communication training teaches scripts. Four specific behaviors under customer pressure move close rates more than any script. Here is how to install them.
Customer Retention Strategies That Actually Retain (Four Behaviors Before the Renewal Window)
Most customer retention strategies fire at the renewal window, when the customer has already decided. Four behaviors before the renewal window move the decision earlier — and those are where retention is actually won.
DON’T UNDERESTIMATE SALES TRAINING FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
Sales training for customer service representatives is second to none for various reasons, beginning with the fact that training sales representatives means...
The Team Cohesion ROI Calculation Most L&D Leaders Never Run (and the Three Numbers That Change the Answer)
Team bonding gets cut from budgets because no one runs the ROI. Three numbers change the answer — turnover cost avoided, decision-speed delta, and cross-functional bandwidth. Here is how to run the calculation before the next budget cycle.
Outdoor Team Building Activities That Change How Your Team Works
Most outdoor team activities are fun in the moment and forgotten by lunch. These 10 range from quick exercises to full-day experiences that change how your team performs.
The Impact of Leadership Skills Development: Three Metrics Most Companies Do Not Measure
Leadership skills development produces three specific business metrics most companies never measure. Each is visible inside 90 days. Each is what separates a program that paid for itself from one that just felt good.
WHAT SOFT SKILLS TRAINING CAN DO FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Every employee needs to have the right soft skills to do their job. While technical skills are important, soft skills allow workers to interact well with...
Verbal Communication Skills Training That Survives a Real Meeting (Three Patterns Most Training Misses)
Verbal communication skills fall apart in real meetings under pressure. Three patterns cause the collapse — and most training addresses none of them. Here is what actually installs.
FUN ICEBREAKERS FOR TEAM BUILDING
Team building is something that all managers, leaders, startups, and entrepreneurs will need to do in their careers, and team building icebreakers are the best...
How Business-Unit Leaders Evaluate Corporate Leadership Development Activities (10 Questions, Three Archetypes)
Business-unit leaders buy leadership development differently from L&D — they need fast ROI, not learning theory. Here are the 10 evaluation questions that separate activities that move BU performance from activities that fill a training calendar.
Corporate Team Building Games That Change Behavior (Not Just Kill an Afternoon)
Most corporate team-building games are entertainment wrapped in a charge code. Three design choices separate games that install behavior from games that fill time. Here they are.
Why Effective Workplace Communication Is a Pattern Problem, Not a Skill Problem
Most workplace communication problems get solved by teaching better skills. The real fix is teaching better patterns — and the pattern-vs-skill distinction is why most communication training fails to move the team.
Leaders Create Leaders (Succession Plans Just Describe Who Might Be Next)
How senior leaders actively create the next generation of leaders. Learn2's POV on leadership bench strength built by leaders, not HR spreadsheets.
DOUG BOLGER, TOP 1% MOST VIEWED LINKEDIN PROFILES FOR 2012
Congratulations to our Founder/Chief Learning Officer Doug Bolger for being in the top 1% most viewed LinkedIn profiles for 2012!! As a leader in the learning...
FIVE WAYS TO ENSURE GROUP CONVERSATIONS MOVE FORWARD!
Today I want to share with you all five ways to keep conversations moving forward specifically when working within groups. If you ever worked in a group, you...
Leadership Development vs Leadership Training: The $170B Distinction That Changes Your L&D Budget
U.S. businesses spend $170B a year on leadership training. Most of it does not develop leaders. It produces complacent learners with completion certificates. Here is the line between development and training — and why it determines whether your L&D budget survives the next CFO review.
17 REASONS WHY YOUR MEETINGS AREN’T PRODUCING RESULTS
Hello leaders! The world of work is changing. Effective meetings = results. Ineffective meetings = failure to engage, lead and produce results. Stop firing and...
A Learned Leader Compounds Value in 5 Dimensions (Your Org Chart Can't Show It)
Why a learned leader compounds value across revenue, cost, efficiency, customer, and satisfaction dimensions. Learn2's POV on long-term LD ROI.
WHY SOCIAL LEADERS ARE SMARTER, BETTER, AND FASTER THAN YOU!
Good afternoon leaders! Today I wanted to share with you all some insight into why leaders that have a strong online presence are smarter, better, and faster...
SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & WHY LEADERS MUST ENERGIZE EMPLOYEES
Good morning leaders! Today I wanted to share with you all some insight on employee engagement and what impact it has on your bottom line. If you don’t know...
LEAD BY GENDER? WHY MALE LEADERS NEED TO BE MORE SENSITIVE
Good afternoon leaders! Today I wanted to discuss with you all the importance of empathy when being a leader, specifically for all you male leaders out there!...
Three Ways Investing in Leadership Development Drives Business Results (With Named-Client Proof)
Three specific mechanisms explain why leadership development moves business results. Each is measurable. Each is visible on the quarterly P&L. Each is demonstrated by named Learn2 clients.
THE 7 LEVELS TO BEING AN AMAZING FACILITATOR
Good afternoon leaders! In our previous post, we discussed the 4 stages of a group and how it’s important to have an outside facilitator to navigate through...
Really Understand The 4 Stages Of Team Development To Get Unstuck
Good morning leaders!! Today we want to share with you all the 4 stages of team! Teams are either a very effective way of solving a problem or are a cause for...
Knowing Your Natural Approach: Why the Communicate Naturally Assessment Changes Team Conversations
Most communication style assessments give labels and stop there. The Communicate Naturally assessment names four Natural Approaches and gives your team specific language to adapt in real time — before the next miscommunication costs you.
Board Meetings That Actually Decide: The 8 Barriers That Make Most Boards Rubber-Stamp
Most board meetings rubber-stamp decisions the chair already made in the hallway. The 8 barriers below separate a deciding board from a performing board — and the move that fixes each.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Give us a day – and we’ll give your company the secret of Leadership Development. With Learn2’s popular leadership development program, which enables leaders...
Your Best Leaders Are Quitting Under Pressure. Here's What Resilience Actually Looks Like
Research on 30,000 managers surfaced 10 resilience gaps that drive top talent away. Each is a skill leaders never practiced under pressure — and each is closable through the right development approach.
The Strategic Planning Offsite That Actually Ships: 10 Moves That Separate Aligned Action From a Pretty Deck
Most strategic planning offsites produce a pretty deck and no aligned action. The ones that ship make ten specific design decisions. Here are the ten, what they do mechanically, and the three that matter most if you have to pick.
How Adults Actually Learn at Work (Seven Learning Principles That Change Program Design)
Adults learn differently from students. Seven research-backed learning principles explain why classroom programs underperform — and how to design workplace learning that sticks.
Accelerated Learning: Why a Positive Learning Environment Is a Design Choice (Not a Vibe)
A positive learning environment is not a vibe — it is four specific design choices about emotion, stakes, cadence, and peer accountability. Programs that get the design right compress learning time by 40%+.
SUMMER SOCIALS CAN BE PRODUCTIVE EVENTS IN DISGUISE
Ahh, summer! Just the thought of it conjures up images of slow days basking in the sun; a day at the cottage; refreshing dips in the water. Coming out of the...
Rogers REVV: How a Board Game Replaced Classroom Sales Training (Participant-Driven Proof)
Rogers asked Learn2 to design orientation for retail staff who loved tech more than people. The answer was a board game that replaced 3 days of classroom sales training and won Best Internal Learning Program.
RBC Drive the Flow: 2100% ROI from Participant-Designed Workflow Fixes (Participant-Driven Proof)
RBC asked Learn2 to cut workflow friction inside Operations. Participants built their own fixes during the program. First project: 2100% ROI. 91% of participants called the experience transformational.
Ceridian: How Save the Titanic Installed a Results-Over-Reasons Culture (Participant-Driven Proof)
Ceridian wanted culture change that motivates employees to own results. Learn2 ran Save the Titanic. Participants stopped making excuses. The shift rippled to colleagues who never attended the program.
Seven Principles That Make Learning Stick (What Separates 90-Day Behavior Change from a Forgotten Class)
Seven research-backed learning principles separate workplace programs that change behavior within 90 days from ones the participant forgets by Monday. Each principle is operational, not philosophical.
UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR ROLE CONTRIBUTES TO YOUR TEAM
By: Doug Bolger, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Learn2 Each ingredient serves a purpose. Without an ingredient, the cake changes. If an ingredient is...
LEARN2 PREPARES FOR TITANIC’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY
Learn2 began preparations for the Titanic’s anniversary with a new Facebook page devoted entirely to its Save the Titanic program! It’s exciting to see the...
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ACCREDITATION FROM THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF ACCREDITED MORTGAGE PROFESSIONALS (CAAMP)
Mortgage professionals now receive Continuing Education Units for their learning from Learn2. Learn2 is already known for learning programs that empower...
Canadian Olympic Committee: 14 Gold Medals and the Participant-Driven Strategic Plan (Proof)
Canada set a new world record for gold medals at a Winter Olympics. Learn2 served as Strategic Partner for High Performance Learning across 5 participant-driven programs. Here is the design pattern behind it.
ONBOARDING PROGRAM AWARD FOR ROGERS REVV
Learn2 and Rogers received the Best Internal Talent Development Program Award for the Rogers REVV sales and service onboarding program by the Institute for...
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