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Employees are valuing career development more than ever—it’s a sign that the company is willing to invest in their future. How are businesses approaching training today? What are their pain points, and what topics are being addressed in training?
U.S. companies spend over $70 billion annually on training and an average of $1,459 per salesperson, which is almost 20% more than they spend on workers in all other departments and functions. Most of that sales training and learning material (nearly 80% in some cases) isn’t retained because it’s curriculum-based. And it’s consistently not yielding […]
The military simulation and training market is projected to be worth $12.67 billion by 2021 and is showing no signs of slowing down. Below is more information about the future military simulation training trends you’ll want to know about.
There are many benefits to launching a cross-training program for your organization. With a well-developed cross-training program, your organization will be able to:
The impact of unengaged employees in your organization can be costly. According to Gallup’s most recent study of the American workplace, 52% of United States workers are unengaged and 18% are actively disengaged. What is the cost of a 70% unengaged workforce?
If you’re attempting to inspire a more innovative company culture or simply need to inspire your employees to innovate more, here are five exercises that will help you boost innovation across your organization.
Adding to yesterday’s post, here are more tips on how to create new and more effective training programs, along with some other best practices for undoing the bad effects of bad training.
According to research parsed by Inc., 53% of hiring managers say it’s difficult to find and retain Millennials, which is particularly problematic when you consider that Millennials now make up the largest generation in the U.S. workforce.
Adding to yesterday’s post, here are more questions you should ask as you’re measuring your sales training program’s return on expectations (ROE) and return on investment (ROI).
U.S. companies spend over $70 billion annually on training and an average of $1,459 per salesperson, which is almost 20% more than they spend on workers in all other departments and functions. Most of that sales training and learning material (nearly 80% in some cases) isn’t retained because it’s curriculum-based. And it’s consistently not yielding […]
Experts admit that only around 10% of corporate training is effective due to inadequate planning and preparation and because most training initiatives and programs lack the proper context.