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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Einstein once said that any idea “should be as simple as possible—and no more.” He realized that simplicity was a good thing, but like any good thing, there can sometimes be too much of it. The same advice applies to the trend of micro-learning. The slogan behind micro-learning endeavors are “shorter is better.” This is true, to a certain extent. The average Ted Talk is 18 minutes long.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Thanks to a 2015 World Happiness report released by the United Nations, it’s now fairly common knowledge that the Danish are among the happiest people in the world. But few know that one of the very things that makes them happy is also what makes them so incredibly productive. Denmark has one of the happiest [.]. The post 3 Lessons in Workplace Happiness We Can Learn From the Danish appeared first on. Performance Improvement Training & Development Uncategorized Workplace happiness

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APRIL 12, 2016

No business wants to destroy its learning culture. Despite there being clear benefits to having a learning culture, many organizations give little-to-no thought on how to foster one, or even discuss why they would want to. So we asked ourselves: What would it look like if we wrote a tongue-in-cheek guide for businesses on [.]. The post 7 Ways to Destroy Your Learning Culture appeared first on. eLearning Training & Development bad learning cultures at work how to destroy your learning culture

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APRIL 4, 2016

Suppose your company is putting together a team for a new project – perhaps it’s a new sales team, a product development team, or a marketing team. Naturally, it needs to be a high performing team, capable of working together to get results while still welcoming innovation. What should the personalities on that team [.]. The post Introverts and Extroverts: Getting the Right Combination for Your Team appeared first on. HR Compliance Performance Improvement Training & Development

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APRIL 25, 2016

We’ve all had to deal with leaders who have noticeable flaws, and we’ve said we would never be one of those leaders ourselves. Despite those good intentions, bad leaders are all-too-common in the workplace. One study done by Barna Group, in partnership with Leadercast, found that 40 percent of Americans work for someone they consider [.]. The post 6 Traits You Don’t Want in Managers appeared first on. HR Compliance Leadership Training Supervision bad managers bad managers are bad for business six wrong ways to manage employees

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MARCH 14, 2016

Most people would admit to struggling with meeting deadlines, so much so that Apple’s App Store has over 3,700 productivity apps. In 2011 alone, more than 5,000 books about procrastination were released. Yet despite all of the resources available, deadlines are still being missed. Missing a deadline can prevent career advancement and damage reputations. Every [.]. The post 3 Tips For Never Missing Deadlines appeared first on. Performance Improvement Training & Development Uncategorized

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Over the last few months we’ve published a few articles on learning cultures in organizations, including the benefits of having a learning culture, the ROI of such a culture, and encouraging continued learning with eLearning tools. There’s a good reason why we’ve focused on learning cultures this much: They are at the heart of what [.]. The post Can ej4 Help You Build a Learning Culture? appeared first on. Corporate Training Training & Development building a learning culture building corporate learning culture

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MARCH 22, 2016

There are over 893 groups in LinkedIn dedicated to change management, a fact which tells us two things: One, executives and business owners are worried about change and want to learn how to manage it effectively, and two, they believe change management is something they can learn. It’s no wonder training for change management has [.]. The post Can You Truly Teach Change Management? appeared first on. Leadership Training Performance Improvement Training & Development

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1Making Dynamic Performance. Development a Reality eGuide 3Introduction Does your organization want to adopt. more dynamic approach to managing. performance and developing employees? We see a stampede of organizations. moving in this direction. At the same. time, we also see that, all too often, managers in such organizations are simply. not prepared to follow through because. Without clear. Maybe.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

In a revealing June 2016 report, the U.S. The term “workplace harassment” often conjures images of 1950s-style gender-based pestering where men made women feel uncomfortable and powerless through comments and touch that would not fly in today’s workplace – “Mad Men” style. The issue has become much wider than just gender though, and is recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court. By its definition, harassment can include ethnic, racial, age, disability, color, religion, pregnancy, and gender-identity harassment. Abusive, coercive behavior that is repeated and habitual”.

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JULY 19, 2016

Learning cultures don’t just appear out of nowhere; they take time to cultivate. The The habits of your employees have to be changed at the same time you are changing the attitudes of your managers and the policies of your company or unit. Such wholesale change does pay off , however. According to a study by Bersin & Associates, companies with high-impact learning cultures tend to significantly outperform their peers in many ways: They are 32 percent more likely to be first to market with an innovative product or service. They have 37 percent greater employee productivity. Refine as needed.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

A leader not only brings a vision to their team, but motivates them to make their vision a reality. Contrast that picture with what we typically think when we hear the word “manager.” A manager has milestones and expectations, concentrating on the work, the day-to-day, and measures performance based on what the team does. leader wants to develop other leaders; a manager has a to-do list the team must complete. We may readily recognize those differences, but it might not be clear how the skill sets of the two differ, if at all, or how they affect different approaches to training. Leadership

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AUGUST 1, 2016

“Workplace diversity” once meant representation by two genders and a small range of skin tones. Today, diversity means more: Different generations (Boomers, Millennials and Gens X, Y, and Z), the whole spectrum of LGBTQ, and vastly different cultures of origin. It also covers introverts, extroverts, and ambiverts; visual learners and verbal learners; geeks, hipsters, and moms. The organizational challenge now is bigger than just bringing all this diversity together, keeping the peace, and getting the job done. Put simply, employees aren’t simply a conglomerate of groups with labels. Absolutely.

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Training and learning organizations today play an active role in contributing to the bottom line of any organization by aligning their objectives to the immediate business objectives. This provides a solid ground for cost justification and encourages businesses to place training groups right where they should be, at the heart of a growing, thriving, learning culture

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AUGUST 23, 2016

This is a story about finding creativity in something that normally does not come across as imaginative nor inventive: templates. The story starts almost 20 years ago, when a trio of Israeli researchers working at The Jerusalem School of Business Administration set out to see if good advertisements—the ones that seem the most creative, the most inspired, and that have the most impact—could be generated by a process that was teachable. After studying hundreds of ads, they noticed that many of the ones viewers deemed “successful” followed certain patterns. Or management policies? Consequences.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Every few decades, there is a shift in the ways in which people get their information. Printing presses made leaflets and newsletters easy to produce. Journalist networks gave rise to the morning paper. Widespread adoption of television led to the nightly news. Nowadays, social media is becoming the primary way that we find and ingest information. According to the latest research from Pew Research Center, 78 percent of Americans use social networking sites. For those ages 18-29 who are just entering the workforce, that number is closer to 90 percent. What would training courses look like?

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MAY 3, 2016

An international study done by CCP Capital found the majority of employees (85%) deal with conflict to some degree during their work week. Unsurprisingly, poorly managed conflicts cost – the average employee spends over two hours a week dealing with conflicts, adding up to 385 million work days nationwide spent on conflict resolution every year. [.]. The post 7 Ways to Understand Workplace Conflict (Without Throwing a Punch) appeared first on. Communication at Work Communication Skills Training Training & Development managing workplace conflict understanding workplace conflict

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

There’s an old saying that says, “Knowing is half the battle.” That’s true, and a good reminder of the importance of learning. Still, it leaves one wondering “What’s the other half?”. Answering that question is not just playing arm-chair philosopher by pondering a proverb. There are real-world implications hidden in that quote. When 80 percent of training courses fail to be recalled by employees, it is important to understand what other elements are needed to retain and apply training information—and how those elements can be worked into existing programs. Will their recall be better now?

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Employees at the front lines often have better ideas for innovation than others within the business, but when they walk out the door, they take those ideas with them. Want to innovate better and faster than the competition? You need to hold onto your best employees and the ideas they have.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Some say the only real way to develop and train leaders is throw them into leadership roles to get actual experience while pairing them with a mentor. This way, the theory goes, future leaders get experience and receive the necessary guidance and feedback to succeed. This trend in leadership training stems from a school of [.]. The post Mentoring vs. Training: Less at Odds Than You Think appeared first on. Leadership Training Mentoring Training & Development mentoring and training similarities

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Everyone exists somewhere on the continuum from introvert to extrovert. That’s a good thing because both the quiet, introspective introvert and the outgoing, assertive extrovert have their place to communicate in the work environment. Still, leading a team composed of different personality types can be a challenge. One of the biggest issues in such a group will be communication—both your communication with team members, and their communication with each other. Overcoming this challenge is worthwhile. Learn what those differences are and think about how they could affect team dynamics.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

All organizations want to identify, develop, and deploy their high-performance employees. And no wonder: The top 5% of a company’s employees account for a full quarter ( 26%, according to ERE Media ) of its productivity. Still, more is needed than just good intentions and “managerial instinct”—whatever that is. The best-performing companies have well-developed systems in place to identify high-potential employees and turn them into production powerhouses. In fact, all of the Fortune 100 do this on a regular basis. Identifying those high potentials can be the trickiest part of the process.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

There’s no denying it, Olympic fever has washed over us. Not Not only are we glued to our screens watching Phelps, Ledecky, Biles and Thrasher, but our social media feeds are filling up with “useful advice” inspired by our Olympians’ superb accomplishments. significant amount of this advice is useful: eat well, sleep at least eight hours, mentally prepare, and practice, practice, practice. But though these pieces of advice are routines all Olympic athletes (and healthy human beings) should follow, none of them distinguish the gold medalists from other participants. Leadership

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From Performance Management. to Performance Development eGuide 2Part 2: A Roadmap. for Change In Part 1 of this eGuide, we explored the confluence. of factors that’s driving change in how performance. is managed and how organizations are moving. away from the traditional annual review process to. more real-time dynamic approach. This all sounds. very logical, of course, until an organization starts to. push forward with change then finds that there may. be some very real barriers to moving forward. successfully transition from a traditional performance. management approach to a more dynamic.

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JULY 25, 2016

Most trainers and teachers have heard of blended learning. Perhaps you yourself have tried to incorporate it into your training programs. Still, the term has been used so much that it frequently gets misused. Once one understands what blended learning really is, it becomes a lot easier to see its benefits, and to recognize vendors that are actually offering true value, as opposed to a buzzword. The idea is that computer-mediated instruction is added to, or combined with, more personal face-to-face instruction. It reduces training costs. It offers 24/7 access to training. Learner options.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Employee feedback is a widely recognized way for managers to develop their direct reports, and no event provides a better opportunity for candid feedback than performance reviews. Giving Giving your managers and leaders extra training on reviews is a good way to help them overcome the discomfort that often follows formal feedback situations. Indeed, soft skills like “coaching and providing feedback” are precisely the ones that many of today’s managers lack. Feedback is a Critical Step in Development. Think back to the first time you tried to do something new. How did that change?

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JULY 6, 2016

The front end of the Baby Boomer cohort—77 million strong —is turning 70 this year, with many of them already retired for a number of years. The back end of this demographic is age 52, with a lot of good work years left. In between are wave upon wave of soon-to-be retirees: deeply skilled and experienced workers leaving the workforce in unprecedented numbers. The Pew Research Center projects 10,000 Baby Boomers will reach age 65, the traditional retirement age, every day during the next 16 years. The point is, employers cannot count on their most experienced to stick around.”. Human Resources

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APRIL 18, 2016

A study by CompTIA found 58 percent of employees saying professional development contributes to their job satisfaction, and that percentage grew even higher for millennial and Generation X employees. Future of Work study by PWC (a global professional services networks) found 35 percent of millennial employees reported “good training and development programs” were the [.]. The post How to Get Employees Interested in Training appeared first on. Employee Motivation Training & Development

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Training and development professionals often bemoan the lack of apparent initiative in their trainees. Learning professionals spend huge sums of money creating or acquiring skill aligned libraries of learning content, only to watch almost helplessly as learners refuse to engage with any training available that isn’t mandatory

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

No matter the size of your company, there are going to be laws and regulations that mandate certain kinds of training. Companies have to stay in strict compliance with these mandates, or else face penalties. OSHA, for example, penalizes companies every year for lapses in required training or training inefficiencies. This creates a need for delivering compliance training quickly and efficiently, and then proving that the training was completed according to the pertinent laws and regulations. This is where the exercise gets difficult. Twenty-one percent listed it as their #1 concern. Compliance

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MARCH 4, 2016

Everyone knows the value of having critical thinking skills. From grade school to college, people are encouraged to think critically about the world around us. The development of this skill is highly sought after in employees. But is there a skill that goes beyond just thinking critically, and that we should be looking for? The [.]. The post The New Business Skill: Critical Observation appeared first on. Communication Skills Training Performance Improvement Training & Development

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JUNE 7, 2016

In day-to-day operations and their accompanying challenges in IT, marketing, compliance, and so forth, there often isn’t time to focus on projected problems. In reality though, effective company leadership must face the fact that any organization, including theirs, could experience just one life event — a big client expansion, a C-level sabbatical, or a maternity [.]. The post Succession Planning: Solving Issues Before They Form appeared first on. Training and Development

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JUNE 21, 2016

There’s an old meme that gets circulated on LinkedIn and other sites, reporting a conversation between a CEO and a CFO: CFO: What happens if we spend all this money training our employees and they leave? CEO: What happens if we don’t, and they stay? The idea, of course, is that organizations can’t afford NOT to train their employees. But where’s the proof? What does a training program really accomplish in terms of productivity? Employee loyalty? The bottom line? It’s time for that perspective to change. How Does 353% ROI Sound? That’s a 353% ROI. How are such figures calculated?

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MAY 23, 2016

A training program can only be considered effective if employees apply the new behaviors or skills they’ve learned in the workplace. Studies have found that up to 90% of new skills are lost within a year and so, by that benchmark, a lot of corporate training is ineffective. Highly successful programs do exist though. One of the main ingredients that separates truly effective training from what amounts to corporate busy work is a strategy for getting employees to remember and use their training to the point where it becomes habit. In short, training has to stick. Use Visuals in Your Training.

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JULY 12, 2016

For example, the Project Management Institute (PMI) published its 2016 Pulse of the Profession, the findings of which were based on interviews with 2,500 project managers, directors, and other executives in a position to assess both the cost and the success of various projects. A study conducted by PricewaterhouseCooper found that only a mere 2.5% of companies complete all the projects they set out to do, and about 1 in 6 projects had a cost overrun of 200% or more. We thought it worth following up to see if anything had improved over the past couple of years—and if not, why not?

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JULY 12, 2016

For example, the Project Management Institute (PMI) published its 2016 Pulse of the Profession, the findings of which were based on interviews with 2,500 project managers, directors, and other executives in a position to assess both the cost and the success of various projects. A study conducted by PricewaterhouseCooper found that only a mere 2.5% of companies complete all the projects they set out to do, and about 1 in 6 projects had a cost overrun of 200% or more. We thought it worth following up to see if anything had improved over the past couple of years—and if not, why not?

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JULY 6, 2016

The front end of the Baby Boomer cohort—77 million strong —is turning 70 this year, with many of them already retired for a number of years. The back end of this demographic is age 52, with a lot of good work years left. In between are wave upon wave of soon-to-be retirees: deeply skilled and experienced workers leaving the workforce in unprecedented numbers. The Pew Research Center projects 10,000 Baby Boomers will reach age 65, the traditional retirement age, every day during the next 16 years. The point is, employers cannot count on their most experienced to stick around.”. Human Resources

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1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. management systems (organized as. an annual review process) to newer. performance development systems. organized around real-time dynamics). Here, in Part 1, we describe why. happening now. As you’ll see, the.

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