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While this issue can’t be solved overnight, here is some guidance that will help you on your journey to quantifying your value to your business partners.
At the end of the day, all businesses are left with one sole differentiator that will separate them as employer of choice for years to come: their people.
The prevailing approach to leadership today – and to business in general – is to focus on short-term performance rather than long-term results. This short-term focus means we’re often forced to be more transactional than strategic in our work.
ClearCompany, the leading recruiting and talent management software solution that helps companies identify, hire and engage more A Players, today announced that it has completed a growth capital financing round of $60 million led by Primus Capital.
OnCourse Learning announced today its acquisition of Total Training Solutions, a leading provider of educational training webinars for banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders.
meQuilibrium, the leading human capital solution grounded in the science of resilience, announced $7 million in Series C funding to support the product and sales expansion of its talent engagement and performance platform.
When you start to think about designing a new training program, is your first thought something like this? “We have this knowledge about X. Our job is to try to find a way to cram all of it into people’s heads as quickly as possible.”
Young millennials and Generation Z make up a large part of the retail workforce. What will it take to engage these employees and develop them into associates that provide a great customer experience and boost sales? Training is one answer.
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OnCourse Learning announced today its acquisition of Total Training Solutions, a leading provider of educational training webinars for banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders.
Many employers like to think employee ethics are straightforward and common sense, but tricky situations and pressures can arise. That’s why it’s important to address ethics during training.
KPA (“the Company”), a leader in Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Risk Management, today announced that Providence Equity Partners (“Providence”) has completed its majority investment in the Company.
Content Development
At the end of the day, all businesses are left with one sole differentiator that will separate them as employer of choice for years to come: their people.
When you start to think about designing a new training program, is your first thought something like this? “We have this knowledge about X. Our job is to try to find a way to cram all of it into people’s heads as quickly as possible.”
Use this planner as you develop each training program and course so you keep evaluation top-of-mind and, therefore, easier to gauge after completion.
E-Learning
In the digital age, sales training has become a challenge for many organizations. Consumers are now more informed through digital media, and it takes much effort for salespeople to get their message across in order to make maximum sales.
With the fast approaching phase-out of Adobe Flash in 2020, now is the time to start laying the groundwork for your e-learning in a truly post-Flash world.
Infor, a leading provider of industry-specific cloud applications, and OpenSesame Inc. an industry leading provider of e-learning courses for the enterprise, today announced their expanded partnership.
IT and Technical Training
TwentyEighty announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Omega Performance, an industry-leading provider of blended learning and training solutions for the financial industry, to Moody's Corporation.
Modern companies have begun to rely more and more on learning management systems (LMSs). However, the traditional LMS may sometimes still be ineffective, particularly when it comes to more technical exercises or complex software training.
New research confirms that work and training are changing, especially for IT and other technical employees. Blended learning, for instance, is emerging as key for effectively upskilling the technical workforce.
Leadership
The prevailing approach to leadership today – and to business in general – is to focus on short-term performance rather than long-term results. This short-term focus means we’re often forced to be more transactional than strategic in our work.
We are at a turning point when it comes to having women in leadership roles in the workplace.
Empathetic leaders are in high demand and for a good reason. How can businesses train their leaders to be more empathetic? Two words: community service.
Learning Technologies
Sales enablement has arrived in a big way, going from “What is sales enablement?” to entire departments dedicated to this effort in a relatively short period of time.
Technology is essential to the day-to-day operation of business, and as learning and development professionals, the influence of technology is creeping into how we create, implement and support education in the corporate sector.
The benefits of coaching are clear. This development tool improves performance, employee retention, learning retention, employee engagement and behavior change. It can even help eliminate the gender leadership gap.
Measurement and Analytics
While this issue can’t be solved overnight, here is some guidance that will help you on your journey to quantifying your value to your business partners.
An employee did something, someone observed her doing it and so a box was checked. This oversimplification of on-the-job training (OJT) evaluation is all too often the only performance feedback employees and managers see.
Use this planner as you develop each training program and course so you keep evaluation top-of-mind and, therefore, easier to gauge after completion.
Outsourcing
Conduent Incorporated (NYSE: CNDT) today announced it has completed the sale of its non-core consulting and actuarial segment of its Human Resource Services Business to global private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital, as announced April 30, 2018.
Leadership is one of the most common topics organizations provide training in, spending over $1.5 million just on external leadership courses in 2016.
There are a great many training companies out there. While each has its niche, some are finding that partnering with companies in other niches can expand their offerings and, thus their consumer base.
Performance Management
At the end of the day, all businesses are left with one sole differentiator that will separate them as employer of choice for years to come: their people.
ClearCompany, the leading recruiting and talent management software solution that helps companies identify, hire and engage more A Players, today announced that it has completed a growth capital financing round of $60 million led by Primus Capital.
meQuilibrium, the leading human capital solution grounded in the science of resilience, announced $7 million in Series C funding to support the product and sales expansion of its talent engagement and performance platform.
Sales
Most businesses have growth as one of their key strategic goals. Developing a growth strategy is the first step in ensuring success, and making sure you have the sales talent in place to carry out that strategy is critical.
Young millennials and Generation Z make up a large part of the retail workforce. What will it take to engage these employees and develop them into associates that provide a great customer experience and boost sales? Training is one answer.
Sales enablement has arrived in a big way, going from “What is sales enablement?” to entire departments dedicated to this effort in a relatively short period of time.
Strategy, Alignment and Planning
While this issue can’t be solved overnight, here is some guidance that will help you on your journey to quantifying your value to your business partners.
At the end of the day, all businesses are left with one sole differentiator that will separate them as employer of choice for years to come: their people.
All professionals are susceptible to three capacity-sabotaging behaviors. No one is immune to them, but we can all become more aware.
Workforce Development
Young millennials and Generation Z make up a large part of the retail workforce. What will it take to engage these employees and develop them into associates that provide a great customer experience and boost sales? Training is one answer.
An employee did something, someone observed her doing it and so a box was checked. This oversimplification of on-the-job training (OJT) evaluation is all too often the only performance feedback employees and managers see.
Dell Boomi™ (Boomi) announced the Onboarding Solution Accelerator –designed to help companies more quickly add new employees into the organization and effectively support them from Day 1.