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Handling Resistance During a Training Session: The Best Training Articles of This Week

Here at Pract.us, we’re dedicated to making life easier for human resources managers, learning and development professionals, and business leaders. As a result, we regularly post useful articles and advice from other thought-leaders each week. Enjoy and let us know what you think or what topics you’d love to see here. Analysing Resistance During a Training Session – What to Do We all face resistance in training events or even just getting people to come to training events! It’s not … [Read more...]

Where Employees and Employers Don’t See Eye to Eye [Infographic]

Many employers are claiming to have a hard time filling job openings. And there’s every indication that the job market is tightening. Here's some insight into what attracts the top candidates (and it's not always money). And for job-seekers, take a look at the skills employees most need vs. the top college majors. [Full size infographic] Benefits When it comes to employment perks, benefits tops the list. A recent survey by Frac.tl found that 88% of employees would consider a lower paying … [Read more...]

31 Ways to Help Employees Handle Change

If you’ve ever tried to implement organizational change, you’ll readily believe that it can cause as much stress in the workplace as personal problems like divorce and relocations. It can even cause employees to mistrust leadership and look for other jobs. An APA study reported in Business News Daily found that workers going through change were four times more likely to have headaches, dizziness, shortness of breath and other health problems. They also smoked and overate more during the … [Read more...]

Warren Buffet’s Advice on Hiring & the Best Training Articles of This Week

Here at Pract.us, we’re dedicated to making life easier for human resources managers, learning and development professionals, and business leaders. As a result, we regularly post useful articles and advice from other thought-leaders each week. Enjoy and let us know what you think or what topics you’d love to see here. Warren Buffet Says Integrity Is the Most Important Trait to Hire for. Ask these 12 Questions to Find It. Hiring is hard and choosing between two qualified candidates is … [Read more...]

No-Nonsense Employee Training: The Best Articles of This Week

Here at Pract.us, we’re dedicated to making life easier for human resources managers, learning and development professionals, and business leaders. As a result, we regularly post useful articles and advice from other thought-leaders each week. Enjoy and let us know what you think or what topics you’d love to see here. Prescription for Career Sustainability: Specialize, Then Specialize Again Does the breakneck pace of change in learning technology and learning philosophies make you … [Read more...]

Will Millennials Make Great Trainers?

We think of Millennials as the up-and-coming generation. But they’re already here. And 83% of workers have seen Millennials in management positions. Consider also that in a few years, Generation Z’s front-runners will be heading to the workforce themselves. So it’s time to consider the impact that Millennials will have on employee development and training. Millennials see learning as essential to business. In the 2017 Deloitte Millennial Survey, 86% believe that business success goes beyond … [Read more...]

No-Nonsense Employee Training: The Best Articles of This Week

Here at Pract.us, we’re dedicated to making life easier for human resources managers, learning and development professionals, and business leaders. As a result, we regularly post useful articles and advice from other thought-leaders each week. Enjoy and let us know what you think or what topics you’d love to see here. Train Managers to Identify Workplace Bullying No one wants to think that bullying occurs in their organization, but unaddressed harassment can do long-lasting damage to … [Read more...]

Think You’re Mentor Material? Take This Quiz and Find Out [Infographic]

Whether you're just getting started in your career or have decades of experience behind you, you might be interested in helping others through mentorship. If so - good for you. Dedicated mentors are hard to find and they help improve employee engagement and loyalty, especially among Millennials. But mentoring isn't for everyone. It takes a growth mindset and a willingness to let mentees find their own path. It also takes the discipline to follow through and keep track of progress. Check out … [Read more...]

No-Nonsense Employee Training: The Best Articles of This Week

Here at Pract.us, we’re dedicated to making life easier for human resources managers, learning and development professionals, and business leaders. As a result, we regularly post useful articles and advice from other thought-leaders each week. Enjoy and let us know what you think or what topics you’d love to see here. Video: 3 Ways to Motivate This is a video of a webinar by Cathy Moore on how to create learning scenarios that motivate by helping learners feel autonomy, competence, … [Read more...]

Good Employee Onboarding Reaps Serious Rewards [VIDEO]

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Half of all senior outside hires fail within 18 months in a new position. Half of all hourly workers leave new jobs within the first 120 days. And over 40% of the people who leave a company every year do so in their first six months. But research has shown that 91% of first-year employees are retained in companies that have a formal onboarding program. Check out the video below for some quick tips. Or click here to … [Read more...]

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