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July Webinar: How to Extract More L&D Budget from the C-Suite
Our fourth webinar provides a framework for L&D professionals to elevate their strategic impact and become indispensable partners in organizational success.

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Jul 171 min read
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Selling L&D as a Strategic Driver for Effectiveness and Change
What gets L&D teams a seat at the strategy table? CEO  Mark Savinson  explains in this week's newsletter. For actionable insight you...

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Jul 142 min read
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July Webinar: How to Extract More L&D Budget from the C-Suite
The rate of change in companies like yours continues to speed up, so how can you navigate it? Your people. Working in L&D, you know that your people are 100% the solution to your company’s success.

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Jul 71 min read
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June Webinar: The Future of Learning Design: AI-Powered, Human-Crafted
In our third webinar of the series, CEO Mark Savinson explored how generative AI is revolutionising learning creation - but not in the way you might expect. Rather than replacing learning professionals, AI is proving most valuable as a sophisticated assistant that dramatically speeds up development while keeping humans firmly in the driver's seat.

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Jun 233 min read
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Walk a Mile in Your Buyer's Shoes: Why Taking a Buyer's Perspective Will Transform Your Prospecting
Ever felt like your prospecting attempts are hitting a wall? We've all been there. The secret? Turn the tables. Stop thinking like a...

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Jun 25 min read
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Is Your Learning Strategy a Mess? (And How to Fix It)
Get the notes Most L&D leaders think employees like their training programs, but the numbers tell a different story. Something's clearly...

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May 233 min read
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The Role of Coaching in Sales: Exploring Different Approaches and the AI Opportunity
LinkedIn is buzzing with articles positioning coaching as the ultimate cure-all for the sales environment’s myriad challenges. More often...

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May 143 min read
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April Webinar: How to Optimize SME/ID Relationships for L&D to Deliver What Your Company Needs Most
This webinar focuses on transforming subject matter expert knowledge into effective learning experiences that drive behavior change and deliver ROI. The key is shifting from content-focused "training" to learner-centered experiences that guide people through the competency journey.

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May 132 min read
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March Webinar: Those Who Can Do, Can't Teach
Effective learning pairs SME knowledge with instructional design—together they turn expertise into impactful, engaging learning.

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Apr 82 min read
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Do We Really Need to Create a Culture of Continuous Learning?
Get the notes: Continuous learning is vital  for staff retention, business agility, and fostering a skills-based organization. The...

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Mar 203 min read
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Low Engagement? Maybe It’s Your Learning Objectives!
Before you dive in... We've just released a brand new whitepaper on turning internal expertise into powerful learning experiences. Get...

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Feb 63 min read
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You’ve Got Video! Now What? Part 2: Maximizing the Impact of AI-Generated Video in Training
Get the notes: AI presenters & visuals: Â AI-generated presenters are ideal for introductions and summaries but need strong visual support...

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Dec 3, 20243 min read
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You’ve Got Video! Now What (Part 1): How Effective Really Are Generative AI Presenters in L&D Video?
Welcome to our newsletter. This week, Lead Instructional Designer Susan Wilcox  covers effectively using AI-generated video in...

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Nov 5, 20244 min read
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Bridging the Gap: Why You Need to Align Your L&D with Your Business Strategy
I am sure this is a conversation we have all had, whether you are in L&D, or you’re a supplier of learning content: L&D Partner: “Can...

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Oct 15, 20246 min read
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Why E-Learning is So Boring
Welcome to our newsletter. This week, Lead Instructional Designer Susan Wilcox  is sharing their thoughts on the epidemic of boring...

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Oct 1, 20245 min read
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Why Personalized Learning Pathways Fail and How to Fix Them
This week CEO Mark Savinson  shares the problems with personalized learning pathways and how to fix them. 📖 Before you dive in, learn...

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Sep 19, 20242 min read
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E-Learning Content: How to Dazzle on a Budget
Ask instructional designers if they are happy with engagement levels for their e-learning, and they will often answer: “No, but it’s the...

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Sep 10, 20244 min read
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Making Sales Training Indispensable: Escape the 'Discretionary Spend' Trap
How often do you hear, "There is a hold on discretionary spend, so all sales training is on hold"? Likely far more often than for...

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Sep 4, 20243 min read
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The Rules of Engagement: Enhancing L&D Effectiveness
Ask any L&D Manager for their list of concerns, and you’ll find that it’s rather lengthy: Relevance and alignment to business goals...

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Aug 20, 20242 min read
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Pipeline Running Dry? Don't Resort to a Seller's Perspective
This week CEO Mark Savinson  shares his perspective on how to overcome three significant challenges sales organisations face today. I...

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Jul 31, 20243 min read
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Trust Issues? Why Your Sales Team Can't Negotiate Big Deals
As you know, the foundations of negotiation require having something to trade—shifting the focus from price to mutual exchange, ideally...

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Jul 23, 20242 min read
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Are We Developing Our People or Just Buying Them Lunch?
This week CEO Mark Savinson  talks about ways you can level up your organisation's learning and development, taking it from generic and...

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Jul 10, 20244 min read
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Make Training ACTUALLY Stick
Welcome back to another Strategy to Revenue newsletter! This week CEO Mark Savinson  shares his thoughts on our recent poll results,...

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Jun 26, 20244 min read
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Be Curious, Not Judgmental: Open Minds Close More Deals
A lesson from Walt Whitman and Ted Lasso Welcome to the final part of our " Sales Success Through Business Acumen " series written by...

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Jun 13, 20243 min read
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