The 2G–Generic Leader
The 6G Leadership System is designed to produce Generic Leaders who operate on the 2G Network because, through time, they have demonstrated through their behaviors that they have accepted their leadership potential, and their actions have influenced others to accept them as leaders.
Wear It Well: Wearable Technology Is the Future of Your Work-Self
Where wearables could have the biggest impact is in the realm of communication and collaboration. Wearables afford the rare opportunity to access people and information hands-free.
Manage Your Boss with Hard Skills; Lead Your Boss with Soft Skills
Your hard skills help you acquire employment, while your soft skills help you retain your longevity in employment. As such, you must strive to understand the subtle difference between them, and integrate and apply them proportionately and effectively to excel as a successful professional and leader.
Case Study: Bluebeam Software Uses E-Learning to Increase Product Knowledge
Bluebeam turned to Mindflash’s E-Learning software to deploy an online training system designed to help its resellers become influential and knowledgeable product experts.
Aetna Inc.’s Preceptor Program
Preceptors are clinicians partnered with newly hired or newly licensed clinicians to provide on-the-job support and skill development. In 2012, insurance provider Aetna began the transition from an ad hoc Preceptor Program to a robust, structured one. As of July 2013, 100 percent of new hires had a Preceptor, and turnover was down 50 percent.
5 Tips to Hone Communication Skills in a Global Marketplace
Take charge of your speech. Learning strong communication skills will make the difference in your career. By practicing these five tips, you can learn to transform your communication skills and deliver every message like a leader.
Using Humor to Boost Your Training Programs
Humor can help humanize cultures while reinforcing the myriad complex learning messages that talent management experts have to communicate within large, complex organizations.
November’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 November’s top three business books recommended to our readers.
3 Shifts That Will Affect Sales Management Training
Coaching sales reps to improve individual competencies is a valuable investment, which should continue. However, there is a key element missing from traditional coaching models that focus solely on individual improvement—the overall needs of the business.
The Corporate Athlete: What We Can Learn from the Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka
The reality is that engaging in recovery is what makes us stronger, so not only do athletes schedule it into their training, but they also adhere to it. Often, the Corporate Athlete might schedule it, but may not respect the need for down time and not fully disengage from the office.
