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Do Your Employees Have the Right Skills? Upskilling and Reskilling in Today’s Workforce
Professional development is a constantly moving target. Employees may come to their jobs with education and past experience, but ultimately it’s the organization’s responsibility to make sure they are well-trained for the specific position for which they’ve been hired...
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Do Your Employees Have the Right Skills? Upskilling and Reskilling in Today’s Workforce
Professional development is a constantly moving target. Employees may come to their jobs with education and past experience, but ultimately it’s the organization’s responsibility to make sure they are well-trained for the specific position for which they’ve been hired...
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What Are Your Training Goals?
Businesses across many industries must adapt quickly to change. To keep up, training programs have to change, too. Having clear and actionable training goals helps you pivot your business when unexpected circumstances arise. Follow these steps: Identify Training Needs...
Beyond the LMS: Blended Learning 101
You’ve done your research, talked to all the experts, and finally invested in a learning management system that seems just right for your organization. Now you’re ready to implement the perfect training program to provide your current employees and new hires with the...
Traits of Proactive Leaders
Business leaders are faced with challenging situations every day. How they respond to those challenges is often influenced by whether they take a proactive or reactive approach to leadership. What’s the difference? A proactive leader anticipates challenges and has a...
What Defines a Workplace?
When you hear the word “workplace,” you probably think of it in a very traditional way. It’s where you work, right? Not always. When it comes to human resources issues such as harassment in the workplace, the definition of “workplace” becomes very broad. With many...
Conducting a Gap Analysis on Team Performance
A gap analysis helps you identify the difference between where you need to be and where you are. When applied to team performance, a gap analysis shows you areas where the competencies of your team don’t reach the level required to reach team goals. Filling the gaps...
My LMS Does What? Unknown Benefits of Training With an LMS
Your employees keep your business running, but in order to do so effectively they need to be properly trained. There are many approaches you can take to onboarding and training, but it’s important to make sure all your bases are covered. One way to do this with...
Training Investment Is Essential for All Employees
"What if I train them and they leave?" With new employees hard to find and even harder to keep, many business owners are pondering this timeless HR dilemma. For success in the long-term, though, you have to ask yourself this instead: "What if I don’t train them and...
It’s Not About the Money: 6 Ways to Improve Employee Performance
As a leader, some of your most important responsibilities include motivating others and improving employee performance. Hiring good employees is a great place to start when it comes to success for your business, but it isn’t the end. You still need to find ways to...
How Training Gives You a Competitive Advantage
Competition is nothing new, but it does hit some companies harder than others. No matter what type of competition you face, your employee training program can set you apart. Employees are your most valuable asset, and they’re also the key to gaining a competitive...
How To Avoid Common Onboarding Mistakes
We all know how important it is to make a positive first impression – but that doesn’t just apply to employees. As an employer, it’s equally important that you make a positive first impression on your new hires. How you welcome and onboard your new employees says a...
10 Basic Employee Training Principles
Employee training isn’t a nice-to-have element of human resources management, it’s a must-have. From training on your company’s vision and mission, to compliance training, to soft skills training such as time management, the knowledge of your staff is directly linked...
Been There, Done That
You can’t put a price on the value of an experienced employee. You can, however, leverage it. Implementing a mentoring program in your business can identify employee potential and help develop talent. Mentorship is a natural extension of an employee training program....
