AXIOM Insights: Articles and Resources

Upskilling as a Durable Competitive Advantage

In the past year or so, many organizational learning discussions have focused on building a skills-based organization, where organizations both understand and amplify the skills of their workforce, but importantly create a culture and processes by which workers can develop their skills in ways that are closely aligned with today’s and tomorrow’s business needs. Flexibility and agility are important, as organizations adapt to new technologies, changes in markets, or other factors. And while those triggers are important, the bigger story is how upskilling can transform organizational competitiveness when it’s not treated as a reaction, but as a developed, standing capability.

Applying Adult Learning Principles to Today’s Workplace

How are adult learning principles relevant to today's workplace and workforce? This article explores how the learning science of The Adult Learner can be applied to make your learning more engaging, your learners more motivated, and how you can develop a learning culture that aligns learning activities to business outcomes.

Making it Stick!

10 Ways to Make Sure Your Learners Gain Lasting Knowledge from Training

Navigating the Learning Project: The Role of the Roadmap in Learning and Development

Exploring the Roadmap process as a discovery and project management framework for learning and development.

Solve The Right Problem: How Root Cause Analysis Helps Learning Initiatives Succeed

When developing a learning solution, being clear about the "root cause" of the problem you intend to solve is critical to success. This article introduces how to approach a Root Cause Analysis.

5 Ways a Tailored Learning Content Strategy will Make Your Training Department More Effective

Aligning learning programs to the needs of the organization is a critical skill for the learning leader.