Leveraging Crowd Power
Collaborative approaches to problem solving are becoming more common. Technology and a new approach to management are making it easier to work together to meet challenges.
2017 Salary Survey: What’s In Your Wallet?
Average trainer salaries increased more than 5 percent in 2016-2017 to $83,745, according to Training’s annual Salary Survey.
2017 Training Industry Report
Now in its 36th year, Training magazine's Training Industry Report is recognized as the training industry’s most trusted source of data on budgets, staffing, and programs. Total 2017 U.S. training expenditures rose significantly, increasing 32.5 percent to $90.6 billion, according to this year's report.
Front-Line Management 101: Change Your 10%
When I was in the military, I was taught to “change your 10%”—which means to focus on the areas of your job and your life you can control, the ones you can affect and change.
The 24/7 Professional
You represent yourself and your company 24/7, not just from 9 to 5. Your actions outside of work can affect you at work.
Sharpening Soft Skills With Situational Learning
Developing soft skills requires the most authentic context possible.
Deliver Results, Not Just Training
Helping your company get results can win support for your training.
Use Games To Practice Strategic Thinking
The well-defined goal and distraction-free environment within the game space create a rich incubator for fostering skills such as preparing for the unexpected, problem solving, and critical thinking.
Productive vs. Generative Learning
As we move from a “find-it-out” world to a “figure-it-out” one, our focus must shift from increasing the efficiency of productive learning in the classroom to also enabling the effectiveness of generative learning in the workplace.
Confronting Racism in Organizations
Organizations that are willing to have courageous conversations about racism gain from having a more engaged and committed workforce where everyone feels they belong.