Learning Management & Talent Development Insights
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The Importance of Regulatory Training and How to Ensure it Isn’t a Flop
Understanding Regulated Industries A regulated industry is one that’s restricted and regulated by the government or other agencies, whether that be federal or state. There can be guidelines in place dictating how everything from production to profits are handled in regulatory industries. Some of the generalized industries where there’s a significant amount of regulation include […]
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The Case for Soft Skills Training and Best Practices for Delivery
Soft skills—buzz phrase or something you should be focused on? There’s debate floating around about whether or not soft skills training is valuable.The Value of Soft Skills Consider this research regarding the value of soft skills: A Salesforce study showed that of all new hires who fail at their position within the first 18 months, […]
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Should You Hire Inexperienced New Hires? And If You Do, How to Train Them?
Newbie job seekers often hold the fear that they’ll be passed over in favor of more experienced talent. Sometimes this is true: employers are looking for the most experienced talent available, but there is also something to be said for fresh, inexperienced employees. Advantages of the Underqualified Hire Perhaps one of the most obvious advantages of […]
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Exploring How to Train Employees in a Flexible Workplace
A flexible workplace is one of the most talked about things in talent management and the corporate world right now. Flexibility in the workplace is something the majority of Millennial employees don’t just prefer, but in many ways are demanding. WorkplaceTrends.com, in collaboration with CareerArc, released the results of a study entitled the “2015 Workplace […]
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Exploring the Gig Economy and How It Impacts Employee Training
Amazon recently made what many view as an exciting announcement. The mega e-Commerce retailer is delving into what’s being dubbed the gig economy with a new delivery option. Amazon unveiled its program in Seattle, where independent contractors are becoming on-demand delivery people. The service is called Amazon Flex, and much like Uber, people sign up […]
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All About CRMs and How to Make Online Training Effective
A customer relationship management system is one of the most important things many businesses invest in. Most e-Commerce companies use them, but they can also be valuable for small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Turning Digital Distraction into Digital Learning
In 2014, Science published a study on digital distraction that reached a potentially alarming conclusion—a majority of people do not enjoy having time to themselves free of their electronic devices. Indeed, the authors of the study discovered that many of their participants were so agitated when left alone in a room with nothing but their […]
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Training for the Future: What We Can Learn from Siri
Siri is the voice-activated personal assistant built into to Apple’s mobile devices. In theory, you ask and Siri responds. With Siri, you can use your voice to send messages, schedule appointments and acquire information. As Siri’s name suggests (reverse it, and it turns into Iris—the divine messenger in Homer’s Iliad), Siri was rolled out with […]
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Building Assessment into Training
Without an assessment strategy, organizations frequently fail to make the most of their training dollars. For this reason, assessment needs to happen simultaneous to and following training events. After all, without a clear sense of a training event’s short- and long-term impacts, refining training strategies and making a case for training can be a challenge. […]
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Retaining Low-Wage Workers
Low-wage workers, typically concentrated in the service industry (e.g., in fast food and retail positions), have the lowest retention rates of all American workers. Fast food workers, of all ages, have a particularly low retention rate, reporting on average 2.2 years with their current employer. But is the low retention of low-wage workers a problem […]
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Being Proactive Through Training: Tips for Developing and Implementing Cross-Training
This past fall, Forbes contributor Chris Cancialosi wrote an interesting piece entitled Cross-Training: Your Best Defense Against Indispensable Employees.” Be proactive and learn the proper tips for developing cross-training.
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Spotlighting Global Companies Offering Personal Development Options to Employees
Corporate training is more robust, comprehensive and widely studied than ever before. It’s looked at as the best way to address talent gaps and shortages, while remaining competitive. Corporate training is no longer seen as a necessary evil new hires must undergo – it’s instead seen as a way for companies to engage employees, develop […]
