Training Strategies to Help Close the Skills Gap
Closing the skills gap is an ongoing challenge for employers, and a recent survey found that the gap is widening in some organizations.
Category: Learning & Development
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?
Safety Training Should Address Importance of Promoting Safe Work Environment
There are many compelling reasons to make workplace safety a priority, including federal and state laws requiring employers to provide a safe work environment and the negative effect that unsafe working conditions can have on morale, productivity, and retention. It is important to share those reasons during training.
Know the Difference Between Having a Bad Day and Losing Your Passion
I often repeat the old saying, “Find something you love to do, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” I believe in the spirit of that quote, if not its literal interpretation. That is, sometimes work feels like, well, work. Some days you’re not going to love what you do, no matter what […]
Tips for Conducting Effective Coaching Sessions on Performance
Supervisors should provide ongoing feedback to employees and meet individually with them 3 times a year to coach them on performance, says Trevor Throness, author of The Power of People Skills.
What If They Don’t Want to Be Trained?
Today we’ll answer a simple but important question: How do I engage learners who do not think they need training?
‘Combat’ Rehearsals Create Empowered and Engaged Employees
One of the great things that I learned while training as a young 2nd Lieutenant at Fort Benning, GA was the use of rehearsals. We did rehearsals for everything. Parachute landing falls for airborne training, gunnery drills for mortar training, and tens of different standard operating procedures (SOPs) for patrolling while at Ranger School.
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: An Ongoing Story
A movie mogul acknowledges sexual harassment, attempts to shrug it off, and is ousted from the company that bears his name. The behavior is not new – indeed, it is as old as Hollywood itself – but the swift reaction to it is.
Training Strategies to Help Close the Skills Gap
Closing the skills gap is an ongoing challenge for employers, and a recent survey found that the gap is widening in some organizations.
How Can You Foster Informal Learning in the Workplace?
Trainers can tap the power of informal learning by incorporating “the three Es” (environment, education, and encouragement) into their training strategy, says Ronda Davis, CPLP, PMP, who is training manager at MicroPact.
Want to Waste Less Time Recruiting? Try Listing Salary Amounts in Job Descriptions
While it used to be the norm to list salaries on job postings, this trend has somewhat reversed. In years past, posting a salary on a job description was almost a requirement to garner interest in the job. But now job postings are quite variable. Some list a salary, some list a range, and some […]