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The average learner has around 20 minutes to concentrate on learning.  Any longer requires enforced concentration.  So, a really important aspect of what makes effective eLearning is that it respects its audience and makes good use of this time.  After all, eLearning...

Innovations have no value unless people and organisations harness them to achieve their goals. One of the most effective mechanisms to ensure Customers are continuing to enjoy value from your innovative products and services is by investing in Customer education. The...

We use multi-choice questions in Modlettes because it is easy to collect and record the results.  They can also be used for competency checks in simulations which is very important for teaching soft skills.  Some people argue that multi-choice questions shouldn’t be...

In my experience very few companies treat creativity like a job expectation and incorporate it into their performance development system.  A recent Gallup Survey shows that the three foundational factors needed to foster creativity are all too rare: Expectations to be...

Over the years I have participated in many different sales conferences, both as a key note speaker and running workshops.  Apart from skills training and motivational sessions the product managers get to deliver a lot of product information.  Both about promotions and...

Whether a company is aware of it or not, the potential audiences for learning content lie beyond the boundaries of the organisation.  In addition to employees, learners can be contractors, re-sellers, franchisees and other stakeholders, as well as Customers and the...

Google is widely recognised as having achieved the holy grail of productivity and creativity.  There’s no magic in the water at the Mountain View, CA company.  The tech giant draws from what Google’s chief social evangelist, Gopi Kallayil, calls the nine core...

At Modlettes we pride ourselves on being creative, that is thinking of better ways to do things or simpler ways to do things.  That’s how Modlettes got started! However, to some people the word “creativity” often conjures up thoughts of the artist at work – a painter...

A lot of research has been done on millennials and the management of same over the last twenty years.  They have had a bad rap with many managers however, despite that a huge number of them have become huge successes as entrepreneurs and leaders (Jacinda Ardern is...

If all you talk about in a sales appointment is your product and how great it is, you will talk your way out of a lot of sales.  Over the years I have learnt the value of questions in many life situations and asking questions and listening closely will bring many more...

When your new hire has had a month with your organisation if their reasons for joining are not affirmed there is every reason to expect that they are considering other options. Every organisation has an onboarding process of sorts – their method for integrating new...

In a recent lunchtime discussion, I was asked “what turns people off training?” The question was addressed to me as I have been involved in the training world for 35 years and although most of that time was spent presenting classroom training, I now have a passion for...

After acquainting ourselves in the Forgetting Curve (https://modlettes.Forgetting Curve)  to the challenges of making learning stick, we know it takes varied practice, lots of review and workplace support to become competent in new skills.  We also know that it is...

Yes, you’d be surprised the amount of money some companies spend on sales training.  However, most of this money is spent on developing sales skills.  When it comes to salesperson knowledge, people know too little about their particular industry, their Customer needs,...

By 2020 our workforce should be comprised of 50% millennials (people born between 1980 and 2000).  As a generation they have different expectations, different values and tend to do many things differently. Young professionals are more likely to switch jobs if they are...

The very word “innovation” conjures up visions of exceptional products that have revolutionised their industry.  The companies behind these innovative products are seen as legends and are usually market leaders. Corporate companies looking to drive innovation usually...

We all know that one learning session is not enough.  Over a century ago Herman Ebbinghaus did some ground-breaking work that effects your business today.  He conceived and developed the forgetting curve.  The forgetting effect states that memory loss is exponential,...

Just-in-time training replaces the old school classroom model in favour of a custom-made approach that leaves your team with new and greater skills and knowledge. We explore four ways in which you can use your Modlettes to help maximise your staff’s efficiency and...

If you’re a good salesperson, you can sell anything to anyone once.  But it will be your approach to long-time Customer service that determines whether or not you’ll ever be able to sell that person anything else.  The essence of good Customer service is forming a...

Microlearning is one of the most widely discussed and debated trends in the learning industry.   The ATD research report, “Mirolearning: delivering bite-sized knowledge” reveals that some 40 percent of the study’s nearly 600 participants indicate that their...