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Wearing Your Training? Start with the Accessories
Over the past year, wearable technologies have gained increased visibility. From Google Glass to the iWatch to clothing embedded with sensors, wearable technologies are slowly beginning to redefine computing and fashion. Over the past year, there has also been a growing focus on how wearable technologies hold the potential to impact education and training. While […]
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Can Gaming Push Back Retirement?
As discussed in previous posts, gaming continues to transform workplace training. From pilots to surgeons, video games are increasingly being used to train professionals in a wide range of contexts. While some industries rely on games to simulate actual workplace environments, in other cases, games are being adopted as an innovative and engaging way to […]
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Building and Evaluating Digital Reputations
In several earlier posts and white papers on social media, we’ve explored the extent to which social media platforms from Facebook to Twitter to LinkedIn are now used by recruiters. Indeed, well over 90% of recruiters report that they rely on some form of social media in their recruitment process. Whether they use social media […]
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Diversity in the Workplace: Part III
In this post, the final of three posts on diversity in the workplace, we examine why diversity is good for organizations and more specifically, how diversity can drive growth. While diversity in the workplace is sometimes approached as an obstacle (e.g., something one must accommodate), it is important to bear in mind that diverse workplaces […]
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Diversity in the Workplace: Part II
In this post, the second of three posts on diversity in the workplace, we examine how last week’s Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage will impact organizations in states where gay marriage is now legal for the first time and further examine how organizations can prepare their HR staff for the pending changes. Last week, […]
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Diversity in the Workplace: Part I
In this post, the first of three posts on diversity in the workplace, we examine strategies for creating a workplace that is both accessible and welcoming to coworkers who identify as Deaf, deaf or hard of hearing.
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Is Your Campaign Team Ready? Training Under Pressure
Chances are, you are not a presidential hopeful, but even if you aren’t, you likely have something to learn from how campaign teams are onboarded and trained. A recent article in the New York Times described campaign teams as the “ultimate start up,” and there is some truth to this claim. Successful campaign teams need […]
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The Uber Decision: Training and the 1099 Workforce
For several years now, the popular peer-to-peer car service Uber has been gaining popularity and raising controversy. In short, Uber has attempted to maintain the advantages of working with contractors (e.g., not offering health benefits or providing job security) while treating their contractors much like employees (e.g., setting prices and dictating interactions with customers). Last […]
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The Multigenerational Workforce: Part IV
In the previous three posts, we explored different segments of the four-generation workforce: Older workers (65 to 75); Millennial workers (15 to 35); and Generation X to late Boomer age workers (36 to 64). In this fourth and final post, we examine how to retain and make the most of a four-generation workforce.
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The Multigenerational Workforce: Part III
In this post, the third of four on how to tap into your multigenerational workforce as a training resource, we focus on the core of today’s workforce—Generation X to late Boomer age workers. The majority of today’s workforce is either part of Generation X or the late generation of Boomers—in other words, they were born […]
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The Multigenerational Workforce: Part II
In this post, the second of four on how to use a multigenerational workforce as a training resource, we focus on the workforce’s future–Millennnials or people who are now between the ages of 15 and 35. As discussed in last week’s series of posts on summer jobs, while young workers, especially very young workers, can […]
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The Multigenerational Workforce: Part I
In this post, the first of four on how to use a multigenerational workforce as a training resource, we focus on the workforce’s most rapidly growing demographic: workers age 65 and 74.
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