The Relationship between the DISC Personality Assessment and the 5 Languages of Appreciation
DISC provides valuable information for selecting and successfully incorporating new employees into their respective work group, while the Motivating by Appreciation Inventory gives important information on how to keep key team members engaged and employed.
8 Ways Job Candidates E-Sabotage Themselves
The Internet is the most powerful tool any job seeker has for identifying career opportunities. However, like any powerful tool, it needs to be used wisely.
Training Top 125 Best Practice: CarMax Inc.’s DRIVE
The DRIVE program teaches Service Operations associates and leaders what “good” looks like, so they can understand what’s required to perform well. The program includes online training, daily huddle meetings, and structured observations.
Creating Training for Employees Who Are Always on the Go
The average American spends roughly one hour per day commuting to and from work. Providing mobile, on-demand professional training and development allows employees to learn new skills that increase the quality of their work and their productivity.
15 Fundamentals of Storytelling
Good storytelling is about listening and then telling. A good listener not only learns stories to repeat, but also builds rapport and gains additional insights, which naturally results in better storytelling.
Why Are Our Print Budgets So High in a Digital World?
When organizations scale back training manual print runs in favor of digital distribution of information, they can experience up to an 80 percent reduction in print costs. Those savings can be applied to more effective training methods such as user-generated content or gamified learning.
Gender Parity in Business Leadership: Is Change Happening Fast Enough?
When respondents to Brandon Hall Group’s 2016 Women in Leadership Study were asked to rate their organizations on gender parity, 12 percent said they had an equal number of men and women in C-level positions.
5 Tech Leaders Step Up Learning and Development to Engage Employees
While large tech companies may have the money to invest in best-in-class, proprietary L&D programs, many of their best practices don’t require significant resources and budget. Here are five tips companies of any size can implement quickly to bring L&D to their organizations without breaking the bank.
Engaging Content Is Critical for Effective Training Videos
A recent study from TechSmith Corp. found that while video viewing frequency has increased in both instructional and informational videos, more than half (59 percent) of respondents stop watching a video without finishing it.
Training Top 125 Best Practice: Flipping PPL’s Distribution System Operator Program
Classroom-delivered sessions were changed from lectures by the instructors to group discussions and self-education of topics.