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2015 M&A Outlook in the Professional Training Market

Several trends, in concert with the continued recovery in the macroeconomy, bode well for an active training deal environment for 2015.

5 Steps to Earning Compliance

What supervisors need to know to get even their most challenging workers to comply with safety procedures.

Honesty and Communication Drive Employee Engagement

When leaders are consistently open and honest with their communication (regardless of the situation), they will gain credibility, respect, and employee trust while driving employee engagement and contributing to organizational success.

Project SEARCH at Wellspan Health

Project SEARCH provides students with disabilities with real-life work experience and prepares them for competitive employment while fulfilling the need of an employer, such as WellSpan Health, for a qualified workforce for the future.

February’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 February’s top three business books recommended to our readers.

Striving for Customer Service Excellence

Experienced leaders understand you don’t need to reinvent the wheel to succeed. However, they also understand that from time to time it’s imperative to reshape or even customize that wheel. Here’s how tips from industry’s best helped customize the service wheel at DirectBuy.

The Importance of Improving the Quality of Compliance Training

Fewer than half (48 percent) of 207 companies surveyed by Brandon Hall believe they are highly prepared for a compliance audit. This is a challenge because 77 percent of companies overall say they face some sort of external audit at least annually.

3 Business-Related Skills to Master Emotional Contagion

The future of firms and companies belongs to those who have undertaken a personal and group educational path designed to develop the most valuable sort of skills: self-control, self-awareness, and conflict-resolution skills.

The TED Talk “C” Principles

By keeping your talks conversational, concise, and compelling, welcoming coaching and feedback, and remaining the central messenger, you are well on your way to making an impact by connecting powerfully with your audience.

Leadership Development at Paychex

Leadership Evolution, a year-long development program for high-potential managers, leverages three one-week classroom learning experiences. In between, participants complete 20 activities that encompass education, exposure, and experience-based development focused on Paychex leadership competencies.

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