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Developing Leaders for the Future
As a leader in your organization, you’re all too familiar with the amount of work it takes to climb the company ladder. While some may be born leaders, others require a little extra cultivating and nurturing. Implementing a comprehensive leadership development program...
Developing Leaders for the Future
As a leader in your organization, you’re all too familiar with the amount of work it takes to climb the company ladder. While some may be born leaders, others require a little extra cultivating and nurturing. Implementing a comprehensive leadership development program...
Onboarding: A Fresh Perspective to An Age-old Question
Do you ever feel like you're in an endless search for the right way to onboard new employees? You're not alone. These questions have been asked and answered in countless ways over the years: What paperwork is required on day one? How many days do you allow for...
Onboarding: A Fresh Perspective to An Age-old Question
Do you ever feel like you're in an endless search for the right way to onboard new employees? You're not alone. These questions have been asked and answered in countless ways over the years: What paperwork is required on day one? How many days do you allow for...
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What’s Your Preferred Conflict Management Style?
According to Carrie Luxem, author of Soft Skills Playbook, “People think they’re good at [conflict management]—they’re not.” Conflict is something most of us experience on a near-daily basis in our lives. As a manager within your organization, managing that conflict...
Be a Leader, Not a Boss
When your employees see you coming, do they say, "Here comes help!" or "Here comes trouble!"? When an employee doesn't show up for work, are you scrambling to get other employees to pick up the slack, or are you rolling up your sleeves and pitching in to get the job...
Don’t Train in Vain: Develop an Employee Training Plan
Training time is only as valuable as you make it. Don't train in vain -- develop an employee training plan, and stick to it. Structure the time you have in your different types of training meetings to get the biggest bang for your training buck. Focus your training on...
Do You Have a Minute?
Having an open door policy as a manager is an easy way of telling your employees, “I value your input and want to hear from you.” As more people work remotely, the term "open door" is less literal these days than it has been in the past. The purpose is the same,...
Is Industry Lingo Affecting Your Communication?
Every industry has its own lingo. These specialized words and expressions are spoken and understood freely among people who have been around for a while, but they may complicate communication for others. Here are a few examples: In retail and convenience stores, you...
Our Top 10 of 2022
It’s that time of year again, when the hustle and bustle of the holidays makes time speed up and before you know it a new year has begun. Before we close the book on 2022, however, we’d like to take some time to look back on our top 10 articles from the past year. Top...
How Well Do You Know Labor Laws for Minors?
For many businesses in the service industry, employing minors is a good way to maintain shift coverage, especially during holidays or summers when students are on break. If your business employs minors, it’s imperative you know and follow all laws and guidelines...
Cause & Effect
Most people who volunteer for a charitable cause agree, it feels good to do good. Charitable giving can have the same positive effect on businesses. Many large corporations sponsor public fundraising events and offer matching donation programs for both the good of the...
How Your LMS Supports Learning Diversity
Employee training is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Each of your employees is a unique individual, and each has their own style of learning. In order to provide them with the best training experience possible, and give them the best chance for success, take...
The Training and Turnover Connection
In a linear world, the act of training a new employee comes after that employee is hired. But, as great leaders know, business isn’t always linear. Your training process has a direct impact on whether you need to hire that new employee in the first place. In many...
Perseverance: How Great Leaders Overcome Adversity
We’ve all heard some variation of the famous Thomas Edison quote, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” Edison’s perseverance led to the invention of the lightbulb. Similarly, the true mark of successful leaders is not shown in their...
Hard Skills Training vs. Soft Skills Training
Your employees are your greatest assets. If they don’t deliver on the mission of your company, you won’t reach your business goals. It really is as simple – and as complicated – as that. Training is key to preparing your employees for success on the job, but not just...
