Conducting a Training Needs Analysis: 3 Initial Steps
We know that introducing training can help improve employees’ skills, but it also helps businesses to reach their overall objectives and goals. In this blog, we will explore the process of how to conduct a training needs analysis –…
Social Learning: What is it and Why do it?
As I was pulling together information about social learning for this piece, I quickly realized how closely it relates to a blog I wrote a couple of weeks ago about user-generated content, which is essentially content generated by…
Should you Hire for Personality or Job Specific Skills?
Whether you’re in charge of hiring, or determining what to highlight on your next resume, it’s important to decide what skills are the most valuable. However, what talents are most valuable to a job is debatable. The debate…
An Inside Look at Intrapreneurship
Do you know someone in your workplace who’s a little more motivated to follow their own projects than regular tasks? Someone who always has ideas for advancing the business, new ideas to streamline processes, or another money-making idea?…
Is eLearning Right for Your Organization?
How many times have you heard someone in your office say they’re swamped or too busy to get something done? They don’ t want, or can’t afford, to take time away from their work schedules and sit in…
What Kind of Measuring do YOU do?
I don’t know about you, but as a trainer, when I complete a really great workshop I always read the evaluations. I pore over them looking for ways that I can improve training, get more engagement, provide experiences…
Going Beyond the Bottom Line with Corporate Social Responsibility
Do you know of a company that goes above and beyond to protect its workers at home and abroad? Do you work with an organization that protects the environment while growing its bottom line? Or perhaps you’ve read…
Are you ready for Social Selling?
Hello? Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? Anyone? Maybe I’m dating myself with a movie reference to “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” but I remember the teacher in that movie taking attendance at the front of the room, and how he tried…
The truth about hiring Millennials
In the brave new world of hiring, Millennials are often interviewing a potential employer as much as they are being interviewed. Why should we hire you? often becomes why should I work for you? Traditional recruiting is not…
Don’t let your work become your life
Everything in moderation – that can apply to eating or drinking or working. Yes, working. If you find yourself slaving away for hours without end each day, there comes a point where either you will resent your situation,…
These steps keep your message from getting lost
TLDR. This bit of online jargon stands for Too Long Didn’t Read. You definitely don’t want that applied to your emails, business or otherwise. It could lead to lost sales or, in extreme cases, getting your business emails…
It’s good to break the Golden Rule sometimes
Look around your office. Is everyone the same? I doubt it. There is a likely a mix of genders, races, ethnicities and backgrounds. But they all have to work together. It’s great that we can all work together,…
