u/jofa21

For context: I'm the only L&D person at a global company of around ~300 employees.

We've been implementing a lot of programs this year: Manager Essentials 4 module program (run twice this year), and a Soft Skills 4 module program, with plans to run these again in Q1 2027 and add more programs like mentoring, emerging leaders, etc. Yes, I've been very busy (it's also been fun, thankfully)!

I'm finding that by module 4, the employees (and myself) seem to get a little burned out by program. We've been spreading the modules out to every other week (ish) so employees have time to do their work tasks, but it stretches a program out across 2-3 months that way.

So I'm curious, what kind of program cadence do you typically do/see in a corporate setting? I was toying around with doing one a month for a few months, but then considered how that might lose steam/motivation over time also... Open to discussion, advice, or tried-and-true practices in L&D! Thanks!

I'm running a training next week on empathy in the workplace (live, virtual, with breakout rooms). I'd like to create an activity that gets participants to practice this in some way, but everything I've come up with doesn't quite land.

Has anyone done any activities in the past that felt really successful and fun? For context, this training is open to my entire company (so, a mix of departments and tenure). I have about 10 minutes to spare for some sort of breakout room activity.

Thanks!

Does anyone have some good (or fun) activities that I could try for a live training on Collaboration Skills? We're a remote company and I think it'd be great for them to practice collaborating in breakout rooms (it's a virtual training), but it's hard to simulate the environment where they'd collaborate with the content we're reviewing (core collaboration behaviors, etc). Working together to escape a virtual Escape Room would be a lot of fun, but I only have 10-15 minutes to dedicate to it, and about 60 participants.

Any ideas or brainstorming is very appreciated!

I recently purchased MS 2021 to replace my 2019 version. Since then, I've tried uninstalling MS 2019 many times, following many different steps from a basic uninstall to changes in cmd prompt, and nothing will get this crap off my computer. Despite seeing 2019 removed from my computer's Programs list and seeing 2021 there instead, Word documents still open in 2019, and when I go back to my Programs list, it'll say 2019 is installed.

Why is this so hard? Don't answer that--the real question is: What's the actual fix??

I recently purchased MS 2021 to replace my 2019 version. Since then, I've tried uninstalling MS 2019 many times, following many different steps from a basic uninstall to changes in cmd prompt, and nothing will get this crap off my computer. Despite seeing 2019 removed from my computer's Programs list and seeing 2021 there instead, Word documents still open in 2019, and when I go back to my Programs list, it'll say 2019 is installed.

Why is this so hard? Don't answer that--the real question is: What's the actual fix??

I just moved to Manchester a couple of months ago and would love to join (or start, but I assume some already exist!) a women's hiking group. I'm 40/F and a beginner hiker, and thanks to this lovely reddit community, I have a great list of places to go hiking! My boyfriend is less outdoorsy than I am, so I figured finding a few gals to hike with would be great, as I'm interested in meeting people and getting better at hiking in general.

I tried searching for some, but I don't have a FB account (FB keeps deleting one I try to make?) and I checked out a few places online, but figured this was also a great place to start!

EDIT: 🎉 It seems like there's some interest! Can anyone with a FB account check out that FB group someone mentioned in the comments and see if they have events already set up? I wish FB would stop deleting my account! If not, I could make a Discord server and DM everyone the link so we have a place to chat and plan!

This is a phrase I see come up a lot on company surveys. From my L&D corner of the company, what can I do to help? I'm currently in the middle of writing up a Learning Culture proposal (because right now, the learning culture is pretty dismal), and would like to incorporate aspects that might help employees feel like they have the time they need to take trainings and continuously improve.

I was pampered with a garage for the past ten years, but now live in a place where my car sits outside all day. Today and tomorrow are in the 90sF, and I'll be honest, I don't really remember car etiquette when it comes to it sitting in the heat.

Growing up, I was taught to crack the windows and put a visor in the front windshield to block out the sun. Are those actually needed/helpful (beyond cooling the car off for my own comfort)? Can I leave my windows up? Should I be doing something else? I know the sun can impact paint, etc, over time, but there's nothing I can really do about that, as I have a designated parking spot at my building that's not shaded.

Any tips or reminders would be appreciated as I regain some basic cat knowledge 😅

I recently moved to Manchester, so I'm not as familiar with the surrounding area yet. My friend is flying into Boston Logan in July to come visit; is there a fairly good way for her to travel up to Manchester from there, or is me driving to the airport to get her the best bet (when considering travel time, the hassle, etc)? I realize this is very subjective, but any ideas of different routes would be helpful to consider.

I'm wondering if a train or bus between the two (or to an outer suburb of Boston where I could pick her up from) would be better than braving rush hour traffic to BOS and back. 😅

I'm a one-person department and have been asked to create and facilitate a soft skills program (virtual live). I can research (and intuit) what this can look like, but figured I'd start here since I've never created (or attended) one of these before.

Some of the topics I was thinking about (as relevant to my company) were things like active listening, interpersonal communication, communicating with impact, and the like.

As you might imagine, I'm getting stuck with ensuring the sessions are engaging and interactive/full of practice. Any advice for making something like active listening or interpersonal communication really engaging and impactful? I was planning to create the content myself (after doing the research), but if there are any off the shelf recommendations, I would be open to that, too.

Is it crazy to want to go on a hike through Switzerland when I haven't hiked in a long time (10 years)? I'm unsure how challenging Switzerland is (so recommendations would be great), and I'm not super in shape anymore, though I average 11k steps a day (so not completely sedentary).

Just relocated to New Hampshire, so I will be hiking this summer, but a fall trip to Switzerland sounds amazing right now!

Thoughts, words of wisdom, or alternative trip ideas would be welcomed! I'm choosing Switzerland because of its amazing vistas and so I can look around and exclaim, "Mountains, Gandalf!"