Kasey May

Kasey May

Kasey May is the content marketing manager at ELB Learning. She is a self-professed nerd fueled by a healthy curiosity that spans almost any subject matter. She is a corporate storyteller, strategist, and organizational mastermind with decades of experience. Her conversational writing style breathes life and humanity into everything she pens, and she has a special knack for transforming highly technical content into easy-to-digest material. Kasey is a lover of the Almighty, well-wielded words, tight harmony, titillating conversation, potatoes, a clean house, thoughtfulness, and the Oxford comma.

How to Position AI as a Catalyst for Reinvention

The year 2030 is no longer some random, distant point on a strategic roadmap; it’s a defining point...

Busy Doesn’t Mean Strategic: How L&D Stops Taking Orders and Starts Solving Problems

Busy doesn’t mean strategic.Being needed doesn’t mean being valuable.And if you’ve ever watched...

AI Upskilling Is No Longer Optional. Here’s How L&D Can Catch Up Fast.

AI is moving into the workplace at an alarming pace. All of a sudden, there are new tools,...

Microlearning Doesn’t Mean “Just Make It Short”

Microlearning can feel like trying to stuff the contents of a large suitcase into a tiny carry-on....

Planning VR Training Scenarios Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Budget)

Designing a virtual reality (VR) training scenario can feel like trying to bottle fog. You can see...

Dig Deeper: Why Program Evaluation Is Only Part of the L&D Measurement Story

Think of program evaluation as a flashlight. Most learning and development (L&D) teams use it like...

Your L&D Team Isn’t a Drive-Thru: How to Stop Taking Orders and Start Leading

If your L&D team feels like the corporate equivalent of a fast-food drive-thru (with requests...

Nourishing or Nothing: Five Training Mistakes That Leave Learning Empty

Have you ever had cotton candy? Sure, it’s fun, super-sweet, and cloudlike, but it’s not exactly...

Reflection: The Secret to Durable Learning That Lasts

True or false: our brains are wired to forget.True or false: we learn best with focused, repetitive...

Stop Fighting to Be Heard: Six Steps to Strategic Partnership in L&D

I’ve made my peace with it, but sitting in traffic is annoying. It’s certainly a frustrating way to...

Mise En Place Your Workday: A Simple System to Boost Productivity

Have you ever heard of the term mise en place (pronounced “meez-ahn-plahs”)? If you’re a foodie,...

Action-First Learning: How to Master New Software Like a Gamer

You know that feeling you have when you first arrive in a new city? Even with a GPS, the streets...

The Top 10 Critical Mistakes that Drive New Hires Away

Sigh. We’ve all been there: you’re so excited to start your new job, but you spend the first couple...

Why You Should Train Sales Leaders Like Cats (Not Dogs)

Have you ever tried to put a leash on a cat? I’ve seen it done on extremely rare occasions, and...

Why Your Team Is Drowning in the Shallow End of the Thinking Pool

Walk into any community pool on a summer afternoon, and you'll notice something interesting: the...

Leading Through Change: 4 Principles Every Learning Professional Needs to Thrive

Have you ever had to renovate your home while you were still living in it? It’s pretty...

Why Role-Based Learning Isn’t Enough: The Case for Strategic Learning

If you’ve ever played an instrument, you know that tuning your instrument is a crucial step toward...

The Secret to Humanized Instructional Story Design (with No Fluff)

A forgettable training session is a lot like a movie with flat characters and an empty plot. I’ll...

How to Make Learning Measurement STICK: Strategies for Long-Term Impact

My husband and I recently took a trip to Hawaii. Instead of luxuriating on those beautiful tropical...

Meet Your Learning Design Assistant: Lectora Library Objects

Have you ever had the perfect assistant? They had an excellent organizational mind and a...

Don’t Just Tell Them—Teleport Them: How Immersive Learning Changes the Game

Do you know how to swim? If so, did you learn by reading an instruction manual? Probably not. A...