Posts Tagged ‘Training’
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…
Read MoreHow 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…
Read MoreHow 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…
Read More3 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…
Read MoreCreate 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…
Read More10 Leadership Blind Spots That Stunt Business Growth
We all have blind spots – things you don’t see despite your best intentions to observe the world changing around you. In business, these can quickly take you off the growth track, even as you work harder and harder. In my role as startup and small business advisor, it’s my job to help you see…
Read More5 Steps You Must Take to Ensure Your Employees’ Safety
As an employer, you have an obligation to your staff and employees to ensure their safety whilst they are at work. There are certain things that are out of your hands and are the responsibility of the individual but for the most part you have a duty of care towards anyone you employ. There are…
Read MoreThe 18-Month Rule and a Harrowing Tale
Of course, I’ll tell another harrowing story here. But first. An old friend, Dick Tanaka, gets credit for the 18-month rule. He observed that the process we follow to be humane in our handling of under-performing employees, manage the risk of future lawsuit, finally then move to separate the employee, define the open position, recruit…
Read MoreWhy You Need to Upgrade Your Onboarding and How to Do It
See if you’ve ever had a first day at a new job that went something like this: You spend a half hour or hour with someone in HR, signing papers. The person gives you a company manual and may go over a few essential rules. You meet up with your supervisor and walk around greeting…
Read MoreHow Companies Can Help the Disadvantaged and Enable Diversity in the Workplace
When it comes to Americans shopping habits, Millennials are changing the game. Instead of valuing a good price above all else, like their parent’s generation, millennials want to buy from companies that share their values. Businesses big and small can attract these customers by showing good corporate citizenship and working to better the standard of…
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