An intro to Story Marketing
What would make you more likely to purchase something from a company? This approach? Here at ABC Company our product is the best… we’re so great… buy from us. Or this approach? You have a problem. ABC Company…
Getting to Know Velsoft Better
Companies with a highly engaged workforce are more productive, experience less absenteeism, have higher rates of customer satisfaction, and commit fewer errors, according to Sterling, which provides background and identity services around the world. In a blog entitled…
Goof Off Day
Today is Goof Off Day, and since we were busy goofing off, we didn’t write a blog for today. Instead, please enjoy this blog written by freelance writer Vivian Wagner of New Concord, Ohio. 3 Reasons Why Goofing…
International Women’s Day: Billie Jean and balance
I haven’t watched Battle of the Sexes, the 2017 movie about the tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, but in honor of International Women’s Day, I think I will. The movie features Emma Stone as…
Outlook Online: Three favorite features
On a daily basis I receive dozens of email messages from retail stores, online vendors or companies that I’ve purchased from or communicated with in the past — clothing stores, shoe stores, and printing companies —along with recipe…
How becoming a better learner can be your secret weapon
When I started my career in journalism about 25 years ago (yikes!), the newspaper business was a lot different than it is today. While basic reporting skills such as conducting interviews and story writing haven’t changed very much,…
Focus on a single task
For those of you who are bad at multi-tasking — rejoice! You shouldn’t be doing it anyway. In Velsoft’s course, Getting Stuff Done — Personal Development Boot Camp, learners are advised to stop multi-tasking and concentrate on a…
Clean Out Your Computer Day
Want to work better and faster? Of course you do! Cleaning out your computer can help you accomplish this. Deleting unnecessary files and uninstalling unused applications can make your computer run faster, and getting organized by sorting your…
Fostering innovation is crucial for businesses
Fostering innovation is good for businesses and yet many don’t do it. Innovative companies grow faster and are more profitable than those that aren’t innovators. Benefits include differentiating from the competition, increasing sales and profits, and better employee…
Getting to Know Velsoft better
Studies have shown that getting to know co-workers has many advantages, including employee satisfaction, a better team atmosphere, and enhanced productivity. In The Benefit of Getting To Know Your Coworkers, 2313 Inc. writes that: “One of the main benefits…
What do vegetables have to do with training?
So what do vegetables have to do with a good learning experience? As it turns out, not much. Recently I was completing an update of one of our softskills courses and I came across an Energizer activity that…
Three words for February: Clean, Balance, Organize
Clean. Balance. Organize. I recently read a blog by Chris Brogan (keynote speaker, author, and business and marketing advisor) in which he explains why instead of making New Year’s Resolutions, he uses a practice called “My 3 Words.”…
