Giving Them the Answers

Let’s conduct a thought experiment. As one might do in experiments, imagine A/B testing. We’ll create an A group and a B group. The people in each group are identical in capabilities, backgrounds, experiences. Both groups are equally skilled and capable. Now we are going to give people a test. It’s around some complex issues.…

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How to Get Logistics Management Right

Every aspiring entrepreneur or struggling business owner has heard about how logistics are the key to success in the modern marketplace. Given the immense complexity of the modern economy, making sure that your products, services, and payments get to where they need to be on time is an imperative part of commercial success. Nevertheless, it…

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Sales Training and the “Forgetting Curve”

Every year, billions are spent in sales training. Yet all the data shows over 80% of what is taught is forgotten within 90 days. As a result, what really is happening is that every year we are throwing away billions on sales training. But it’s worse than that. The billions spent represents spending in buying,…

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5 Essential Tips to Ensure the Safety of Your SMB

In order to make your business flourish, you must adapt to the latest technology. However, even with the infinite benefits of the internet, there is always the risk of security. Approximately every year due to cyber-attacks, the world’s economy faces a loss of almost $445 billion. As SMBs generally use cloud technology, they are more…

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3 Essential Security Measures to Secure Your Business Data

GDPR laws enacted by the European Union sent shockwaves across the business world. No one operating online was safe from their reach, no matter where they were based. The regulations brought in some chilling new consequences for failures to protect personal data. Yet, it wasn’t just GDPR that shook things up in 2018. A series…

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How to Survive Automation: Upskill and Adapt to Change

If you haven’t already, you should definitely check out the CGP Grey video on YouTube titled “Humans Need Not Apply.” The “threat” of automation has people scared, worried that technological unemployment will reign supreme once we allow robots to take our jobs. The good news is that many agree that even if massive robot-induced layoffs…

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How to Train Your New Employees with Microlearning

According to a 2016 study, more than 40% of employees quit within the first six months of starting a new job. While a big reason for this is the disconnect that exists between their expectation and reality, the study also found that at least four out of ten employees felt actively disengaged at work. Training…

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3 Easy Ways to Educate Your Employees While They Work

Training is one of the most critical areas to funnel resources into for your business. Giving people the training, skills, and information they need to be successful in their jobs is crucial to the long-term success of your business. Go2HR reports, “A recent survey indicates that 40 percent of employees who receive poor job training…

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Create Powerful Online Training Events

Virtual and online training events can be effective when strategically planned and implemented. Like all training, the key factor in online training events is participation from the attendees. Engage in Online Training Events The engagement factor in any meeting hinges on the ability to appeal to all attendees. A live or virtual meeting that is…

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