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,…
Laugh or cry, it’s up to you
How does the saying go? It’s something like ‘I would rather cry in a Mercedes than laugh on the bus.’ This is just another version of the old time-worn saw ‘Money doesn’t buy happiness.’ Well, neither does poverty,…
It’s time to ask ‘What can we do?’
The pictures are everywhere – refugees fleeing their homelands for safety, to the chance of a better life. Some pictures are galvanizing, like the one of the three-year-old Syrian boy face down in the surf on a Turkish…
Are You A Bottleneck?
Do you cause congestion in the workplace? Are you a bottleneck? Does not having control over every little thing that your staff works on make your skin crawl? Is the only way for things to get done correctly…
Take a seat, please
A look around the Velsoft office reveals just what you’d expect: traditional work stations and chairs. Except for two oddities tucked shamefully in the corner. One is blue, the other purple. These bent-wood yoga chairs are the relics…