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Sticky Notes: Don’t Neglect Soft Skills

The soft skills gap is not a household term like the technical skills gap, but it should be because its impact is monumental.

Generations on the Same Page

Some 80 percent of respondents to a Jones/NCTI national survey of 422 employees across generations say it’s important or very important that their company provides training options to fit their learning style.

Productivity Coach’s Corner: Connect More

The basic principles of networking are not a secret to you. Get out there, meet new people, and follow up with them. But that’s often easier said than done.

LMS Surveys Say…

With the learning management system (LMS) market predicted to reach nearly $8 billion by 2018, it becomes increasingly important to evaluate organizations’ use of these systems, benefits and challenges, and future investment plans.

Ready to Wear?

A survey commissioned by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated and conducted by Harris Poll found that nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of 9,000 online adults see at least one potential workplace benefit of wearable technology, including smartwatches and glasses.

Top 10 Hall of Fame Outstanding Training Initiatives (Sept/Oct 2015)

Each year, Training magazine requires all Training Top 10 Hall of Famers to submit an Outstanding Training Initiative that is shared with our readers in a print issue. Here are the details of Deloitte’s Federal Proposal Simulation and SCC Soft Computer’s STARFISH program.

L&D BEST PRACTICES: Strategies for Success (Sept/Oct 2015)

Training magazine taps 2015 Training Top 125 winners and Top 10 Hall of Famers to provide their learning and development best practices in each issue. Here, we look at Best Buy’s tips to win in virtual training and Western Union’s strategy for developing people manager capabilities.

IT’S NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES

Innovative training programs often use games and simulations. They can be new and exciting but may not appeal to all employees. Some tips that can up the engagement factor.

Rethinking IT Development

Today’s organizations need a new breed of business-focused IT professionals with an expansive education and broader view.

The Art of Talent Science

HR now has the luxury of bolstering its talent intuition by aggregating job candidates’ data into sophisticated applications to be measured against the attributes and conditions of the top performers in specific positions.

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