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By Hemanth Puttaswamy, Vice President, Product Strategy, Saba

By Tamra Chandler, CEO, PeopleFirm Maybe it’s a drawer at the office or a box in the garage, but chances are you have some place where well-intentioned work gifts are stashed away and forgotten. Peek inside and you’ll likely find a clock, a paperweight, or a branded polo shirt. Company gifts are well meaning but often impersonal or generic, providing no real value for the employee. The right gift, however, will generate goodwill for the holiday season and boost long-lasting employee satisfaction.

ByJeannine Kunz, Director, Tooling U-SME SGS Tool Company’s commitment to continuous improvement and developing its associates is paying off with metrics related to retention and engagement well above industry average, all helping stem the skilled labor shortage it faced.

By Tim Hagen, Chief Coaching Officer, Sales Progress & Training Reinforcement Partners I’m an avid Milwaukee Brewers fan, but after the recent game when the Cardinals clinched a fourth berth in the World Series in 10 years, I realized this is not only a great organization, but one that quietly and subtly applies coaching principles needed in the business world. What a wonderful parallel! (And just for the record, I don't hate the Cardinals. I hate the Chicago Cubs.)

By Michelle M. Smith, CPIM, CRP, Member, Board of Directors, Recognition Professionals International

Training magazine taps 2013 Training Top 125 winners and Top 10 Hall of Famers to provide their learning and development best practices in each issue. Here, we look at onboarding games and simulations and social learning strategies.

In this fourth installment of the Skills Gap series, we look at how technology can help bridge skill gaps, available technologies and how to choose the right ones for your organization, and how to determine the training budget for these technologies.

By Sean Glaze Although they often are mistakenly used interchangeably, there is a huge difference between team expectations and team goals. Most leaders are familiar with goal setting. There are dozens of programs, books, and suggested methods of setting smart and compelling goalsfor your organization. Goals are your main objectives and the ultimate success that you visualize achieving.

Excerpt from “What It Takes: Seven Secrets of Success from the World’s Greatest Professional Firms,” by Charles D. Ellis (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013).

By Andrew Graham, President and CEO,The Forum Corp. A workplace culture that fosters learning and innovation is a lot like a well-tended garden. Constant nourishment and attention will yield brilliant blooms that your neighbors will envy. But neglect those rose bushes, and the promising buds will die on the vine.