Restore the Connection With Your Staff
With the advancement of technology, we are able to accomplish more with less. But with all the demands, we must never forget the human touch: That connection with our associates and customers can provide the valuable information that allows us to continuously improve our product and our organization.
3 Ways to Use Video for Effective Employee Training
Video can facilitate more effective training and higher levels of retention through live Webcasting and dynamic on-demand training modules that employees can watch and process at their own pace.
3 Benefits of Making Role-Play Part of Training
Role-play long has been a common training method among military branches, emergency response groups, and companies where quick decision-making is highly valued. Over the last few years, it seems role-play has been incorporated more often in business training curricula, and for good reason. Here are some benefits of and tips for role-playing.
Training magazine Ranks 2014 Top 125 Organizations
Training magazine recognized the 2014 Training Top 125 winners with crystal awards and revealed their rankings during a black-tie gala held last night during the Training 2014 Conference & Expo at the San Diego Convention Center.
Power or Panic: Making the Most of the Unknown
Learning requires willingly staring into the unknown and not freezing. It does not mean fear is eliminated; it means that learning to name it, engage it, and ride its energy is a path to unlocking personal and organizational power.
Savvis 101
The Savvis onboarding program, called Savvis 101, starts upon a new hire accepting a job offer with prehire communications and then extends through the first 90 days. Savvis 101 has reduced the reported time to productivity by 42 percent over the three years the program has been in existence.
How to Negotiate for Better Learning Outcomes
If you’re an internal Learning & Development professional, everyone looks in your direction to ensure that training initiatives produce meaningful outcomes. You direct the action among the key players—management, outside consultants, and learners—who bring different perspectives. Negotiation skills are the key to reaching agreements that benefit everyone involved and help maximize return on investment (ROI).
Becoming a Leader People Choose to Follow
People tend to follow leaders who are true to what they believe in and act consistently on their beliefs, even when their actions may not be popular. These are the resilient, courageous leaders.
Avoiding the Flavor-of-the-Month Problem
Too often fleeting, flavor-of-the-month initiatives are supported by training that is never incorporated into the job. Does your training consist of transient transactions or is it part of a transformational transition? Transformation begins with clear thinking and an understanding of both the desired behavior change and the desired results the changed behavior should produce.
The Future of L&D: Business-Centric Learning
Today, and into the future, L&D will be focused on aligning learning with the needs of the business. The test question L&D organizations first will need to answer is how can they align with the business needs and develop and deliver programs that support those needs. Everything else will follow.