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Positioning Managers to Coach After Training

Training alone has value. But training plus a manager working hand-in-hand with the Training department to provide coaching will develop and retain top talent.

May 2019’s Top Reads

More than 11,000 business books are published every year—an overwhelming choice for busy professionals. Therefore, in partnership with getAbstract, Training brings you May’s top three business books recommended to our readers.

Customer Experience—The New Way to Increase Your Business

Mystery shops conducted in Europe and in the U.S. show that most of the stores are at year zero of the new era of Customer Experience, and many customers complain about the lack of preparation in sales teams. So it’s a huge competitive advantage to be able train your salespeople to build positive relationships with customers.

5 Reasons to Use Video for Training

Video provides many benefits over traditional training methods, including the fact that it is customizable, scalable, cost-effective, accessible, and easily shareable.

A True Feedback Session

A display of the technique of leadership development feedback.

3 Techniques to Transform Stale Training Videos

A recent study from TechSmith took a close look at video viewing preferences and found that 60 percent of respondents prefer to watch videos no longer than six minutes—demonstrating how quickly viewers can lose interest.

Training Top 125 Best Practice: United Shore’s P5 Training Blitz Tournament

This organizational training competition between business lanes throughout mortgage lender United Shore aimed to double the amount of Continuous Improvement training team members received in their areas over a 60-day period.

4 Ways AI Is Solving Seasonal Hiring Challenges

Randstad found that 82 percent of job seekers believe the ideal recruiter interaction is a mix of innovative technology and personal, human interaction. The majority of candidates are receptive to interacting with a chatbot.

Harnessing the Power of Diverse Decision-Making Styles to Meet Today’s Challenges

A model of styles of thinking and deciding that describes four essentials that teams need.

Improving Performance Management for Better Business Results

As performance management evolves, organizations must collect as much data as possible to see if the changes they are making work or if further adjustments and training are needed.

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