August 2016’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 August’s top three business books recommended to our readers.
5 Fundamentals for a Successful vILT Program
Virtual instructor-led training (vILT) is here to stay and will continue to evolve as technology allows. The key to success is proper planning, preparation, and talent to bring it all to life.
Corporations Embrace New Learning Technologies, But Most Aren’t Ready
It has been proven time and time again that technology cannot fix a bad process. An organization needs a clear vision on how learning technology is going to help it move forward and achieve business goals if it wants that technology to truly be effective.
Becoming a Better Achiever
You don’t have to accept your past performance as a measure of your future performance. But before you step forward to take the leap toward achievement, recognize that you can learn to become a better achiever.
Virtual vs. Classroom Training
Best practices for designing virtual training that performs equally as well as traditional classroom training.
Training Top 125 Best Practice: Onboarding at Cartus
Over the years of integrating nearly 400 global employees from a merger, Cartus established tried-and-true practices the organization now uses to onboard any group to its organizational processes.
Mitigating Cyber Risks Brought on by Hiring Recent College Grads
HR and IT must work together during the onboarding process to help prevent the loss or exposure of sensitive company data by providing cybersecurity training to recent hires.
You Can’t “Bestow” Empowerment
Empowerment is not something that can be bestowed upon others in a gesture of managerial noblesse oblige. Rather, empowerment is a feeling of safety while exercising judgment on the job.
How to Identify Leadership Limitations Through a Gap Analysis
A Center for Creative Leadership leadership gap analysis of 2,339 managers found the six key skill sets that are among the weakest for current leaders—inspiring commitment, leading employees, strategic planning, change management, employee development, and self-awareness—are the most important skills leaders will need for future organizational success.
Your Purpose Matters
Purpose inspires, provides a clear focus for the day, and gives the courage to transcend life’s greatest challenges.