Ed Francis

Ed is a Managing Director in Client Services and works directly with clients on learning and performance consultation, curriculum design, organizational change, and measurement. He also develops and maintains relationships with companies and people who complement Root’s skills, such as measurement companies and simulation developers.

Posts by Ed Francis

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Competency Training Works … Or Does It?

Not long ago, my CEO, Jim Haudan, shared some thoughts on the downfalls of competency training with me. Don’t worry, he wasn’t panning
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Breaking Down the Talent Management Silos in HR

Organizations are ripe with silos. They can provide structure, but they can also disrupt collaboration, limit communication or hinder creativity
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Navigating Matrix Management – 5 Ways to Avoid Failing and Find Success

It’s been said before and it will surely be said again: managers are invaluable. They have their fingers on the pulse of the organization
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Learning Is a Journey – A Metaphor for Teaching

Learning is a journey. When you start a new strategy it's important that everyone is on the same page and using metaphors can help.
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Culture vs. Training Is It “Nature vs. Nurture”?

I love a good provocative philosophical debate! A classic example: Are we who we are because of nature or nurture? Most people will say its both
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Reflecting on the Past to Handle the Future in Learning and Performance

Every new year brings hundreds of predictions and thoughts about future trends. Just five years ago, Josh Bersin predicted that the LMS market would be
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Fit for Human Consumption: Creating eLearning for Real People

When designing virtual tools for L&D, be smart about it. The objective of any L&D initiative is to improve an organization’s viability, either through