Blog archive: 2021

Employees are most engaged when they’re happy and passionate about their jobs. But how do you know when an employee is happy and passionate?

In the past, the only thing that differentiated large and small organizations’ approaches were the per-learner cost of their technology and a rigid focus on compliance. 

COVID-19 has caused a huge change in how many of us are working and learning. As a result, you might be asking yourself what you need going forward? An LMS or an LXP?

The positional and organizational hierarchies functionality allows you to build a picture of your organization within your Totara site, but many organizations don’t have a structure easily represented by a single framework and often have informal re

In 2020, the LXP market was valued at around $200 million, and it is predicted to hit $15.7 billion in the next three years. More and more organizations are recognizing the benefits of the learning experience platform (LXP).

With a well-crafted training or e-learning video, learners can pause, play, rewind or repeat as many times as necessary.

Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been revealing our top tips for creating an LMS that perfectly meets your organization’s unique requirements.

Now many of us have had a full year of remote working, it’s safe to say that most of us have a good handle on what we’re doing. 

Last week, we revealed the first two ways for you to ensure LMS success - namely ensuring your LMS molds to your organization and customizing the look and feel of your LMS.

Employee engagement strategies have never been more important.

For many organizations, a learning management system (LMS) will be the biggest investment in their entire learning strategy.

As you may know, March is Women's History Month, which encourages people to explore important issues relating to women.

The Learning Systems survey shows the future looks bright, but how can the LMS do better?

How do you select a learning management system (LMS) that fits your organization’s size, sector, culture and budgetary requirements?

Totara offers a unique business model that is based on the philosophy that the organization and the learner should have freedom of choice.

This week (March 15th-21st 2021) is Neurodiversity Celebration Week. It is a time to celebrate all of the neurodiverse people in our lives, including our employees, and the strengths they have.

If you’re comparing Totara Learn, Moodle or TalentLMS while searching for your next workplace LMS or corporate learning solution, you’re probably wondering:

The Prisoner's Dilemma is known in game theory in which each side can choose to either cooperate or switch sides.

Nothing in business has been as constant as change. But 2020 drastically altered how many organizations define "change."

The global COVID-19 pandemic has put the healthcare industry under more pressure than any other time in living memory.

When it comes to achieving workplace actualization and learning to be adaptable, where should your organization start?

First, it's important to understand how we've arrived at our current world of work.

Most talent management professionals agree that implementing continuous performance management is critical in today’s fast-moving world.

When questioning if e-learning "works" for corporate training, it's important to review what is really being asked. 

Imagine you’re in art class at school. You’re trying to master watercolor painting, but you’re just not getting the hang of it.

The global pandemic has caused huge changes to the working lives of millions of people. More than 40% of Americans have changed jobs, and reskilling and upskilling continues to be critical.

With many of us changing how we work due to the lockdown, many people might be training virtually for the first time.

The World Economic Forum recently published their prediction of the top 10 skills workers - and organizations - will need in 2025 - and they might not all be the skills you might expect.

This time last year, who would’ve thought that this is where we’d be today? As you may know, the Totara team is based around the world.

Agile performance management is a hot topic. Any manager or HR leader worth their salt knows why: