Does this scenario sound familiar? A training manager at a gas and oil company’s Texas corporate office needed help. Her company had a “lunch and learn” culture that expected her to coordinate 45-minute presentations for weekly brown bag get-togethers. For...
Companies today recognize the importance of proper training, and they look to skilled trainers to lead the team to success. But without the right skills, trainers can fail. Don’t let this happen to your organization. Here are some essential facilitation...
Effective leaders are essential in an organization. The leadership team needs to have the skills to manage their employees while keeping the business on track to meet its goals and objectives. Benefits of great leadership are immense: they include increased...
An article by the Huffington Post has detailed how 30 female executives at Ernst & Young participated in a training that emphasized stereotypes and how to act around men in the workplace. The training session took place in June 2018...
There’s been much debate about what it costs to develop a quality training program, both in terms of time and expense. But one thing is clear: research and development is expensive—in fact, it’s out of reach for many organizations. Recent...
When the only way to survive is to work together, teamwork is essential. Of course, we’re not suggesting you plop your employees on a deserted island to build teamwork. Instead, games and simulations can do wonders to help you build...
Results, behavior, learning, reaction. These are the four levels through which to design training programs and measure their effectiveness, according to Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation Model. This model provides a framework for both designing and evaluating training, depending...
Learning how to work as a team can be difficult. Not only is teamwork challenging, but the actual act of learning can be hard. Information is easily ignored and training can be ineffective. Typical training sessions may drag on too...
You don’t have to work in a “creative” industry to employ creativity in your organization. In fact, all companies can benefit from a culture of creativity. Providing a space that encourages employees to innovate, think outside the box and bring...
