May 2016’s Top Reads
More than 15,000 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.
5 Low-Cost Ideas That Will Make an Impact on Your Wellness Program
Companies spend an estimated $6 billion per year on wellness programs, according to studies by the RAND Corporation. But not everything you do around wellness needs to break the bank.
Companies Make New Learning Technologies a Top Priority
Exploring new and different technologies surpassed even developing a learning strategy as the top focus over the next 12 months, according to Brandon Hall Group’s just-released 2016 Learning Technology Study.
Before You Start a Leadership Search: 4 Things Hiring Managers Must Do
Executive recruitments go more smoothly and successfully if more forethought is put into them. Doing more preparation for the search initially will help attract a much stronger pool of candidates later.
Training Top 125 Best Practice: La Quinta Holdings’ LQ Academy for Executive Housekeepers
LQ Academy blends classroom training and interactive learning via hands-on activities and role-plays of real-world situations.
Retooling Knowledge Management for the Digital Age
Modern knowledge management (KM) hinges on a company’s ability to leverage tools that speak to the digital age. One of the most important threads in this new-age tapestry is video.
A New Take on “Family Run” Business for Leaders
There are deeply rooted lessons from family life that leaders can leverage in their work to create safe and nurturing environments for their people to learn and grow.
10 Types of Elephants That May be Disrupting Your Leadership Success
One of the greatest challenges you will face as a leader is always being able to immediately spot the elephant—the conflict that gets in the way of success.
The Playing Not to Lose Syndrome
Managers could innovate if they did not have their heads down, just trying to get through to the end of the day. Our jobs as leaders is to get people back in the game. Where they can play to win.
What Kind of Diversity Matters Most?
Culturally intelligent innovation begins with reflecting on and mapping the value differences that exist across your team.