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From Trainee to Employee: A Unique Partnership Tackles the Talent Gap

State Street’s partnership with Year Up, a nonprofit that provides job training to unemployed young adults, offers six-month internships with the aim of turning those interns into full-time employees.

With Great Power Comes…?

Many people pursuing higher-level positions only fall in love with the illusion of power, control, and higher pay that they believe being in management will give to them. But this line of thinking is in serious need of a reality check.

3 Ways to Reinforce Learning in E-Learning

Players on the field are rewarded by the cheer of the crowd and the sight of a ball sailing toward the outfield. How do we capture that feeling for learners and also reinforce learning in e-learning?

Time-Tested Principles for Business and Life

Attending a management seminar based on Earl Nightingale’s audio series, “Lead the Field,” was the beginning of a lifelong journey of discovery, accomplishment, breaking through the limitations imposed by self and others, learning how to respond to crisis and failure, and creating a life of purpose and meaning.

Collaboration Rocks!

Whether you’re involved in emergent collaboration (informal, unstructured, flexible, and often spontaneous) or more structured collaboration (formal, clearly defined, and planned), here are some questions to ask that can help make it work better—both inside and outside the workplace.

Branch Manager Onboarding at DEFENDER Direct

The four-week “Branch Manager Onboarding” program includes job shadowing, one-on-one coaching, and completion of “Branch Manager Simulation Training.”

The Misguided Understanding of Employee Disengagement

Frustrated or demoralized employees often say they still believe in the kind of work their organization does and they want to deliver high-quality work, even if they don’t see it coming from the rest of the enterprise. But the lack of support eventually wears them down.

Virtually There: Learner Engagement in the Modern Classroom

Learner engagement turns on three factors: an emotional response to the training; an intellectual response to the training; and an environmental response to the learning.

The Stay Interview: What Can I Do to Keep You?

Re-recruiting has become as important as recruiting. And it should start the moment the new hire says, “Yes!”

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