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Anita Rosen is president of the online training company ReadyGo Inc. and author of multiple books on eCommerce including “eLearning 2.0: proven practices and emerging technologies to achieve results.” Anita provides a balanced overview of the strengths and limitation of eLearning methods. She discusses when it makes sense to move from in-person to web-based training, and shares tips on how to do it effectively. She describes the ideal length of eLearning courses, techniques to increase engagement of training participants, and how to make online training fun yet still keep it informative. She even tells us what make a podcast effective, but you will have to listen to find out if we meet the criteria!

If you use online training, design online training, or simply wonder whether this training works as well as more traditional training methods, then you will find Anita’s comments to be both practical and enlightening. An e-radio show about e-Learning, this week on People Performance Radio.

Listen to People Performance Radio Episode 40:

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Talya Bauer is the Cameron Professor of Management at Portland State University and the editor of the Journal of Management, one of the top research journals focused on studying effective management and leadership techniques. Professor Bauer shares insights from over 15 years of onboarding research studying how organizations can help new employees master the technical aspects of their jobs while also increasing their commitment toward the company as a whole. She provides a variety of examples of what leading edge companies do differently to increase the productivity and engagement of newly hired employees, and explains why these techniques work.

If you want to maximize the value of the people you hire then learn how from Professor Talya Bauer, a world expert in the topic of employee onboarding this week on People Performance Radio.

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Andrea Wieland (profile) is CEO of the International Center for Performance and Health (ICPH), a company that helps leaders and their companies develop health-based cultures that increase employee productivity while decreasing health care costs. A former Olympic athlete, Andrea and ICPH integrate methods drawn from the business world with knowledge and techniques from psychological research, nutrition, and health to help companies ensure employees show up for work fully engaged and motivated to drive business results. Andrea shares several useful tips for creating a more healthy organization including how to manage energy instead of time and how to make major improvements in organizational health through small changes to your company’s lifestyle.

If you want both a healthy heart and a healthy revenue stream or are simply looking to grow your bottom line while shrinking your waistline, then do something good for your ears and listen to Andrea Wieland this week on People Performance Radio.