The gold painted letters on the frosted-glass door read, “A. Trainer, Private Eye,” and told her she was in the right place. She knocked. “It’s open,” a whiskey-soaked voice called. She entered and stared at the lanky figure…

Dr. Mathew Knowles hopes his new book begins conversations about racism. “It takes you through some interesting dialogue and that’s what I want, I want folks to really dialogue about this.” Released on Feb. 12, Knowles wrote Racism…

Diversity is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as the condition of having or being composed of differing elements: variety; especially: the inclusion of different types of people (such as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization. But…

Because of my work in online education, my students asked me about my thoughts regarding training trends and continuous learning for this year. This is what I shared with them: People prefer training in small pieces they can…

Oprah Winfrey summed it up succinctly in her Golden Globe Awards speech as she accepted the Cecil B. de Mille Award for Lifetime Achievement at this year’s gala. “Their time is up.” The global media leader, philanthropist, producer…

I was not a team player while I was growing up, as I didn’t play any team sports. That is, unless you count the one summer I found myself in right field with blackflies swarming around my head,…

An excerpt from Making Your Business Better, Velsoft’s January softskills course release. What is a healthy workplace culture? It is the environment in which employees interact with each other and carry to the outside world via networking, customer…

I was recently asked what my 2018 resolutions are. My response: I have no resolutions per say, rather affirmations or reaffirmations. I would like to reaffirm areas in my life that provide continued growth and development, and this…

Are you naturally funny or part comedian? If not, don’t despair! You don’t need these traits to inject classroom humor into your training. Using the following guidelines can help you to see humor in the everyday things that…

What have I learned since coming on board with the Velsoft team a few months ago? I now know what a learning management system is, why search engine optimization is important, and a little bit about marketing. I…

An excerpt from Velsoft’s new course Slack for Business, which focuses on Working with Slack Teams. Once you have set up your Slack account and created a team, you are ready to start working with your team. Inviting Members…

The Cup Challenge Icebreaker is an excellent way to form a connection between your participants and see that working together is better than working alone when trying to generate ideas.  This is an especially good icebreaker for a…