These days when robots and computers can handle more and more technical jobs, our competitive edge as humans increasingly depends on non-technical soft skills. According to a research overview by the National Soft Skills Association, 85% of job success comes from “well-developed soft and people skills” while only 15% comes from technical knowledge. And Bruce Tulgan, founder of Rainmaker Thinking, writes for Training Magazine that “Nine times out 10, an unsuccessful hire fails due to soft skills, … [Read more...]
No-Nonsense Employee Training: The Best Articles of This Week
Every week, I read dozens of articles about management, human resources, and employee development. I look for advice grounded in reality that small and large companies can easily use to help people engage, perform, and improve. I've pulled the best ones from this week so you can get right to the good stuff. How to Deal with Participants from Hell We’ve all been there. Sometimes you have people in your courses who seem determined to undermine your every effort. Before you lead another … [Read more...]
The Top Learning Strategies of Wildly Successful People
It’s well known today that one of the key habits for success is continuous learning. Look up any list of the habits of highly successful people, and you’ll find some form of learning, reading, and practicing on almost all of them. And that makes sense. Reaching your goals usually requires adopting new skills. If you want to get promoted, you need management skills. If you want to own your own business, you need management, accounting, marketing, and operations know-how (at least). So how … [Read more...]
Video: How to Create Training Your Boss Loves
When budgets tighten training is often the first program to get axed. But what if you could create a program that clearly and demonstrably improves business results? Here's a short slideshow video that outlines the principles and process of creating training your boss will love and keeping your curriculm off the chopping block. … [Read more...]
Video: 9 Proven Ways to Foster Collaboration
Employees who work together bring in higher revenue and lower costs. Helping your team collaborate could be the most profitable thing you do this year. Learn how with these 9 proven steps. … [Read more...]
eLearning Needs to Move Beyond Content Delivery
There’s no arguing with the fact that eLearning has put down roots in the training world and will continue to grow. While the majority of companies still give their training through instructor-led classes, the majority of employees are learning outside the classroom through YouTube, internet forums, wikis, and other electronic resources. And eLearning has been evolving. Programs now include gamification to help learners remember information, simulations to help them explore new ideas, and … [Read more...]
How to Leverage Learning on the Job for Incredible Results
What has life taught you today? Maybe it’s something small like “don’t use the microwave after Joe has.” Or maybe it’s something more profound like “a few minutes of quiet in the morning helps me get more done.” Either way, if you think about it, life has taught you something today. You and your employees learn everyday – not just from video courses, PowerPoint presentations, or white papers - but mainly from the experience of completing projects, creating products, and serving … [Read more...]
Is Staff Training the Answer to Poor Performance?
If employee performance has begun to sag, you might naturally turn to staff training. But before you clear the calendars for a training day, take a close look at what’s going on. Expensive training may not be the best solution. Here are few other issues that could be causing performance problems: Micromanagement Absentee management Unclear priorities Poor resources Micromanagement stifles employee performance. Sometimes managers feel pressure to make sure everything their … [Read more...]
No-Nonsense Employee Training: The Best Articles of This Week
Every week, I read dozens of articles about management, human resources, and employee development. I look for advice grounded in reality that small and large companies can easily use to help people engage, perform, and improve. This week, we've got advice for excellent last-minute presentations, breaking down organizational silos and eliciting the kind of feedback that makes training great. I've pulled the best ones from this week so you can get right to the … [Read more...]
Employee Engagement and Training by the Numbers [Infographic]
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Finding ways to improve and encourage employee engagement makes many business leaders' list of top challenges for 2017. Engaged workforces perform better and innovate faster than disaffected ones. In today's swift-moving markets, employees who are loyal and energized could represent a company's most valuable competitive edge. There is no guaranteed blueprint for how to do it, but the organizations that seem to be hitting the right note have focused on open communications, employee … [Read more...]