Tag: Learning and Development

Using Social Media to Build a Culture of Recognition: Strategies for Employee Engagement

We all work to live (at least in part). Still, sometimes a paycheck isn’t enough. Employee recognition programs are crucial for the success of any organization, as they help foster a positive work culture and boost employee morale. These programs are designed to acknowledge and appreciate employees’ hard work, dedication, and contributions and can take […]

Keys to Success for Any Employee Training Effort

Employee training can be conducted in a variety of ways, but there are several keys to success that are applicable to virtually any training effort. These are the foundational must-haves training teams should embed in any training program. Effective Communication Clear, effective communication of expectations is an important foundation for any employee training effort. It’s […]

What Are the Keys to a High-Performing Post-COVID Workforce?

While some of the challenges COVID brought to the business world have been left behind, others still linger in the background of today’s workforce, including supply chain issues. According to some experts, businesses should expect to continue to face supply chain issues until at least 2025. In some ways, the challenges presented by disruptions in […]

The Pros and Cons of Third-Party Training Resources

Companies of all sizes have struggled with corporate training efforts. With often limited resources, it’s hard to come up with engaging and relevant training material in the first place, let alone keep that material current in a dynamic economic, competitive, and regulatory climate. However, there are a number of low-cost options for training material created […]

4 Ways to Retain Employees During an Economic Downturn

Talent management professionals have navigated 3 years of upheaval. From the sudden onset of hybrid and remote working models to major fluctuations in the labor market and the current global economic uncertainty, change has been the only constant. In addition to these challenges, there remains the enduring conundrum: how best to support, engage, and retain […]

Building a Culture of Learning

U.S. companies spent over $100 billion on training and employee development efforts in 2022, but many organizations continue to fall short on their training efforts. In a previous post, we explained what a culture of learning is and how it can help organizations make the most of their learning and development training investments. In this […]

Upskilling and Reskilling: The Secret to Retaining Talent and Doing More with Less

Over 93,000 employees of U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in the first 2 months of 2023. As we head further into economic uncertainty, every company is faced with the challenge of doing more with less—less talent, less budget, less time, and fewer resources. One way companies can maximize what they already have is by […]

What Is a Culture of Learning?

We live in an ever-changing, past-faced global economic environment where the skills and knowledge necessary to set an organization apart from its competition are constantly evolving. Companies across the United States spent over $100 billion on training in 2022 alone, but unfortunately, many organizations find it hard to achieve a meaningful return on that investment. […]

Why 2023 Should Be the Year of the Generalist

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This question plagued me throughout my childhood and into my college days. The truth was, I loved learning about almost everything—biology, literature, geometry, history. The world was a fascinating place, and virtually everything piqued my curiosity but never with enough force to propel me toward […]

How to Protect Your Payroll in the Aftermath of the Silicon Valley Bank Crisis

This month’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) crisis has quickly become the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. With business leaders having haunting flashbacks to the 2008 financial crisis, the collapse of SVB was undoubtedly alarming and confusing as everyone moved swiftly to try and control the outcome. While the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has […]