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Tracking Employee Training with Your LMS
Designing and implementing an employee training program is just the beginning. To really gauge the success of that program, you need to be able to track and report on your employee training. Fortunately, your learning management system (LMS) comes with features...
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Tracking Employee Training with Your LMS
Designing and implementing an employee training program is just the beginning. To really gauge the success of that program, you need to be able to track and report on your employee training. Fortunately, your learning management system (LMS) comes with features...
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5 Ways Teamwork Improves Your Bottom Line
Who’s the most valuable player on a team? By definition, every team member is essential to the team’s success. While that’s true, there is one person whose role on a team stands out – the coach. As a manager and leader of your staff, it’s up to you to define and...
How to Handle a He-Said-She-Said Harassment Claim
Workplace harassment can happen in any industry, at any time, between any staff members. As a supervisor, you are legally obligated to investigate all claims of harassment. Sometimes, harassment claims are easy to evaluate. For example, if an employee shows you...
Set Your Leadership Goals to READ
Are you a boss or a leader? Almost anyone can be a boss, but it takes a special set of skills and talents to be a leader. Let’s look at a few differences: Bosses bark orders. Leaders develop skills. Bosses see employees as blocks in the schedule. Leaders see employees...
Online Training – Clicks that Stick
We live in a world of clicks. Answers to even some of the most complicated questions are just a click or two away, satisfying the increasingly popular need for instant gratification. Many of your employees may not even know how to discover information without clicking...
Questions and Answers about Competency-based Training
There’s a difference between what an employee knows and what an employee can do. Competency-based training bridges that gap. When your training goals are focused on competencies in addition to knowledge, you’ll have a more effective and efficient team. Take a look at...
3 Ways to Uncover Your Employees’ Hidden Strengths
Strengths aren’t about what people are good at, they’re about what people have the potential to be good at. When you work to uncover your employees’ hidden strengths, you’ll create a more powerful team. Follow these strategies to get started. Consider Traits, Not...
7 Strategies for Running a Customer-Centric Business
A customer-centric business is – you guessed it – focused on the customer. This idea has become a bit of buzzword in the business world, and for good reason. In theory, when everything about your business revolves around the needs of your customers, sales naturally...
Meet Your Learners Where They Are
If you’re like most business leaders in the service industry, you manage a staff that ranges from high school kids getting their feet wet in the job market to retirees trying to make a few extra bucks. Managing multiple generations takes excellent leadership skills,...
Making Community Service Mean More
The most influential promotional tool has always been word-of-mouth, and it’s easier to generate than you might think. Especially in times of crisis, getting involved in your community is a great way to make a positive impact in your local neighborhood while setting...
Harassment Claims – Are You Responsible for Non-Employees?
As an owner or manager, you can’t control everything that happens at your business. If you're in an environment where your employees are working from home during the pandemic, you may be even less aware of how employees are interacting with each other. You are,...
Finding New Ways to Motivate Employees
As a leader, you already know the importance of programs that motivate employees. There’s no doubt incentive programs are important. Too often, though, these programs pit employees against one another, and you end up only motivating the winners and breaking down...
How to Lead by Example (It’s Harder Than You Think)
When you lead by example, you elevate the effectiveness of your team. That's why great leaders strive for constant improvement -- they know that as they improve themselves, they're also improving everyone around them. Check out these five leadership trends that can...
