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Transforming Training Techniques
Ask any business manager how things are going these days, and the answer will probably include the word “busy.” But what does that really mean? Busy with customers? Busy with operational tasks? Busy training staff members? Managers have many responsibilities, and it’s...
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Transforming Training Techniques
Ask any business manager how things are going these days, and the answer will probably include the word “busy.” But what does that really mean? Busy with customers? Busy with operational tasks? Busy training staff members? Managers have many responsibilities, and it’s...
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What Tomorrow’s Workforce Looks Like
If you’ve been managing people for a while, you don’t need anyone to tell you how the quickly the workforce changes. No matter what the unemployment rate or staffing outlook is, one of the driving influences in your ever-changing employee base is generational....
What Should I Do With My Old Video Training?
We all remember the first day of our first job. The hiring manager or human resources manager would sit us down in an empty conference room or employee breakroom and wheel out the cart with the television, VCR, and a stack of video training tapes. Within minutes our...
How to Choose Online Learning
A learning management system, or LMS, in its simplest form is a platform to deliver training to end-users. It’s like an engine for online learning. At more advanced levels, an LMS is more of a command center that does much more than just deliver online training. It...
10 Basic Employee Training Principles
Employee training isn’t simply a nice-to-have element of human resources management—it’s a must-have. From training on your company’s vision and mission, to compliance training, to soft skills training such as time management, the knowledge of your staff is directly...
Set New Managers Up for Success
Most companies embrace the strategy of promoting from within when looking for new managers. The benefits are obvious – lower hiring costs, higher morale, reduced training demand, and the list goes on and on. But if this is such a great approach, then why do about half...
HRM: Managing Your Human Resources
We’ve all heard the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Likewise, it takes a village – or at least multiple departments – to run a business. All your departments are important, but human resource management, or HRM, stands out for its direct impact on your...
Does Your Training Program Promote Employee Success?
Your training program does more than just train employees. Sure, the point is to teach employees what they need to do their jobs, but the impact of training goes far deeper than that. After all, you don’t want employees to just do their jobs. You want them to excel....
“Good Enough” Never Is
Do you ever look at something going on in your business and decide that, whatever it is, it's "good enough?" As any successful leader will tell you, "good enough" never is. You have to set the bar higher, both for your big picture goals and for the details of your...
The Importance of Building Engagement
Everyone has their own opinion on the key ingredient for a successful business, but at the end of the day, the one thing every company needs is employee engagement. Developing employee engagement isn’t always an easy task, but it’s necessary in order to build a...
Another Meeting? How to Make the Most of It
The effectiveness of a meeting -- whether in person or virtual -- is important to overall time management. It’s estimated that middle managers spend about 35% of their time in meetings, and upper level managers spend about 50% of their time in meetings. While all...
Custom Learning Paths: An Investment in Retaining Your Employees
Hiring quality employees is sometimes easier said than done. And once you do find that gem of an employee, there’s no guarantee they will stay with your company for the duration of their career. Unless you are willing to invest in your employees and their futures,...
Hiring Team Players
"Superstars need not apply" should be your recruiting philosophy if you want to build a team-oriented operation. While everyone says they're "good with people," it takes a different type of person to help you build your dream team. When recruiting and hiring new...
