The Challenge The onboarding of a new hire significantly impacts both the employer and the new employee. The employer’s investment in each new hire starts on day one. The time it takes to ensure the new hire is proficient in his or her role directly effects the employer’s return on their investment. For the new… Continue Reading Success Story: New Hire Time to Proficiency Reduced by 70%
Here at Briljent we’ve made it a priority to give back whenever possible, and extend to others from what we’ve received. For us, that means taking the opportunity to use our time, talents and gifts in a way that serves others. One employee who delights in sharing her talents beyond the office walls is our… Continue Reading How One Briljent Employee is Using Chalk Art to give Back to the Community
Celebrating 20 years of brilliant possibilities.
Company has delivered 3 million+ training hours to tens of thousands of learners. Indianapolis, May 14, 2018: Briljent is proud to announce its twentieth year as a leader in innovative and effective learning solutions. Owner Kathy Carrier used her retirement savings to start Briljent in 1998. Since then, the company has shown continuous growth, becoming… Continue Reading Briljent, LLC Celebrates 20 Years Supporting Client Solutions with Verve
The Challenge The multigenerational workforce presents many challenges to businesses of all types, including associations. As the baby boomers retire and millennials become the predominant generation in the workforce, organizations must adapt to the professional needs and goals of a generation that is radically different in their approach to work and career. The American Legion… Continue Reading Success Story: Generational Shifts in the Workforce are Opportunities for Organizational Growth
E-learning, if done right, can be a fun, engaging, and interactive training method. E-learning narration, if done right, can add an extra layer of interest to keep the learner engaged. However, if your e-learning narration is not done correctly, it can distract your learners. In fact, learners may become so annoyed with your narration that… Continue Reading How Narrations Can Make Your E-Learning Come to Life
If you don’t know me, you’re about to get a small taste of my world in this month’s blog. I’m a Briljent Project Manager (PM). It’s not a fancy title; but, it is an interesting, complicated world I live in. This role is the only role I’ve ever held where I have consistently maintained that… Continue Reading How to Herd Cats: A Briljent Project Manager’s Tale (or Should it be Tail?) about Project Management
Many linguists insist that our brains are best equipped to learn a second language during our childhood years. Though there is some disagreement over both the extent of this “critical” period and the exact age range it encompasses, there is one thing that cannot be denied: learning a new language—while undeniably challenging in our adult… Continue Reading 3 Steps to Decoding Acronyms in a New Work Setting
Increasingly, I find myself managing geographically dispersed teams, and often not in Briljent offices. For example, for my current Illinois-based project, I have worked with staff based in Springfield; Briljent staff in the Indianapolis office; three contractors based in Indianapolis that work out of their homes; and a client based in Augusta, Maine. Not one… Continue Reading Working with Virtual Teams