Common HR Audits—Is Your Team Conducting These?
Audit is such a dreaded word. Who wants to be audited? Pretty much no one. But if you get audited, wouldn’t it be better if you were prepared and had a reasonable belief that no issues would be found?
Tag: Training
Does Your Training Address Workplace Bullying?
More than one in four American workers is either currently being bullied at work or has been bullied at work in the past, according to the Workplace Bullying Institute’s 2014 Workplace Bullying Survey. Unfortunately, the survey also found that in most cases where the problem was solved, it wasn’t solved by dealing with the bully.
Training Tips to Eliminate Slip, Trip, and Fall Hazards
Yesterday’s Advisor presented safety training tips for preventing amputations in the workplace. Today, we cover another much more common safety hazard that can be mitigated through proper training: slips, trips, and falls.
Safety Training Tips: Preventing Amputations
While working on a machine to forge parts, a 28-year-old man lost a fingertip in a November 2014 incident—on just his second day on the job. Investigators said the accident could have been prevented if his employer had trained the man properly.
Best Practices—Know Your Audience, Tailor Your Training Blueprint
Every trainer should know that learning style will determine a trainee’s level of engagement in the training, as well as their retention of the information afterward. While it’s always complex to train large groups of people, we’ve got a few best practices for instructors to consider.
Training Guru: Here’s Why the Golden Rule Is Wrong
In yesterday’s Advisor, training expert Brad Karsh elaborated on four distinct personality types (Driver, Calculator, Innovator, and Stabilizer) and what they each want. Today, Karsh describes how to navigate teams of these diverse personalities—and why the Golden Rule might not be the best policy at work.
Can’t We All Just Get Along? A SHRM Speaker’s Tips for Relationship Management
Relationship management—whether you’re trying to drive a team forward or train a class of employees, it’s going to come into play sooner or later. Training expert Brad Karsh has four simple categories that will describe many of those you work with, along with advice for understanding the different ways the diverse members of your team […]
Bringing Leadership Training Home CAN Be Good for You
Dozens of research studies show that better leadership at work positively impacts employee engagement, retention, and numerous other business metrics. But is there an overlooked benefit to the money companies spend on developing their leaders?
The Fine Art of Brevity—Can It Help Your Training?
In today’s Advisor, we hear from BLR® CEO Dan Oswald regarding the effectiveness of brevity. With his message, consider this: Would your training have more of an impact if it was shorter and sweeter?
Take a New Perspective on Training with Bloom’s Taxonomy
You may have regular training sessions, but is your target audience really learning the material? There are many methods and models when it comes to learning and retention, and today, we consider Bloom’s Taxonomy—and how you can use it to take a fresh look at how you train employees.