Reach Out and [Almost] Touch Someone
June’s warmer weather, the increase in the amount of people who have been vaccinated, and ridiculously high levels of pandemic-fatigue, are causing people to start socializing again. After more than a year of quarantining, we humans are itching for social contact. Social contact is critical for more than just our mental health; it is important …Read More
In a World Without Classrooms
One year ago, the world shut down. Or, it would have shut down had technology not come to the rescue. From Amazon to Zoom, web-enabled technology kept the world’s economy moving during the worst of the shelter-in-place orders. One area that came to a screeching halt for the first month or two after the orders …Read More
Comprehensive Learning Solutions Signs On!
Comprehensive Learning Solutions is proud to announce that it is one of the founding signatories of the GLC Principles for Learning.
Comprehensive Learning Solutions worked with the IFC, (a member of the World Bank Group, which advances economic development and improves the lives of people by encouraging the growth of the private sector in developing countries) to create …Read More
What Kind of Car Are You?
September means many things to many people: It’s the start of fall, the beginning of the school year, one of the best months for buying cars (according to car experts Edmunds.com), and the start of “serious job hunting” after some summer fun.
This seems like the perfect time to ask yourself: Are you a Porsche or …Read More
Upcoming Free Webinar on Converting Your Classroom Training!
#COVID-19 has changed the way training professionals deliver courses—escalating worldwide demand for #onlinelearning. IFC’s #GrowLearnConnect (GLC) program aims to #upskill learning and development specialists, enabling them to convert their learning courses for virtual settings.
Join GLC’s upcoming #webinar ‘Creating the 24/7 Classroom’ where I will introduce proven strategies that training professionals can leverage to ensure that their #selfstudy learning course is effective and engaging.
The webinar provides an overview …Read More
CLS Wins Award!
Every year, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) (a member of the World Bank Group), awards its Knowbel Prize to recognize IFC project and non-operations teams who deliver high-impact knowledge-sharing services to clients. This year, IFC’s GrowLearnConnect (GLC) platform, which Comprehensive Learning Solutions supports, won an award for its COVID-19 Response Webinar Series.
COVID-19 impacted businesses around …Read More
Smells Like Team Spirit
Managing teams is always a balancing act: How do you get team members to work independently and cooperatively at the same time? How do you get team members to do what is in their own best interest while also doing what is in the team’s best interest?
The COVID-19 pandemic has added a few new wrinkles: …Read More
Thinking Inside the Box
“Thinking outside the box” means to think creatively for a new solution to an old problem. It was a creative metaphor when it first emerged in common use in the late 1960s. Fifty years later, the expression has become a cliché.
When it comes to converting training for the online environment, webinars are quickly becoming the …Read More
CLS Expands Its Global Reach
On April 29, Karen Feeley, President of Comprehensive Learning Solutions, was the featured speaker for the Ask the CEO webcast series, sponsored by the National University of Science and Technology’s Professional Development Center in Pakistan.
Even before 2020, workplace learning had been making the shift from classroom-based training to a blended approach using more digital learning experiences. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated …Read More
What’s Up, Doc?
In the old world of 2019 and before, status meetings provided managers with the easiest way to keep track of a team’s work. They were intended to share what everyone else was up to. Unfortunately, these meetings, while helpful for the managers, usually were quite boring and inefficient for team members. Despite best efforts to …Read More