Developing Training that Doesn’t Suck
Developing your own training internally? Hiring an external company? Here’s how to ensure you’re developing training that doesn’t suck.
Developing your own training internally? Hiring an external company? Here’s how to ensure you’re developing training that doesn’t suck.
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When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute. —Simon Sinek When you’re a manager, no …
Chinese philosopher Xun Kuang, 3rd century BCE: Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I learn. Effective delegation …
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Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. ~ Ronald Reagan You come into work feeling …
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Conflict is drama, and how people deal with conflict shows you the kind of people they are. —Stephen Moyer When two or more people spend time …
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Creating and managing a diverse workforce is a process, not a destination. –R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr., Beyond Race and Gender The Benefits of Inclusion As …
In last month’s blog post I explained why it’s important for managers to clearly define work ethic before discussing expectations with their direct reports. Today …
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“If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.” ―Theodore Roosevelt Sometimes the …
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In a previous post, I detailed nine low-cost to no-cost ideas for motivating employees, such as providing interesting work and increasing visibility and opportunity. Those …
I’ve had numerous speaking engagements over the past two weeks, and after each one several audience members told me that they wanted to do more …
If you’re in the C-Suite, chances are you’ve participated in conversations to identify potential candidates to fill the most senior positions in your company in …
The inclination of every leader (indeed, of every employee) is to deal with what’s right in front of him or her—that is, what’s due today. …
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