Training Day Blog

There is value to a Human Resources or Learning professional who becomes a familiar presence to a work group, occasionally attending meetings to observe team dynamics and conduct group activities.

Networking is essential when looking for a new job, but it’s also a powerful tool to use while in a job. Formal networking training can help ensure employees know how to optimize all the modern resources to help them do their jobs better.

Counsel insecure managers on how to manage while being secure in their own value. Acknowledge their strengths and weaknesses and encourage them to let their accomplished employees shine.

Organizations should train executives to factor in contingency planning when making staffing decisions such as layoffs and elimination of positions.

Rules and data only take you so far as a manager. The other half is compassionate communication—even when the all-important rules don’t require it.

I was shocked to find the results of a logic test were considered more important than my 20-plus years of successful work experience and my demonstrated knowledge and alignment during the job interview.

An overreliance on social media networks and an overload of virtual meetings seem to be overcompensation for a workplace that lacks substantive connection among lonely employees.

Employees need to understand how to initiate and lead an establishing conversation with a new manager about expectations, roles, and processes.

Training managers (and all employees) on meaningful communication may be just what your organization needs to avoid confusion and a demoralized workforce.

It's important to train budding leaders to fend off aggressive employees pushing their own agendas while lifting up the softer but equally valuable voices they manage.