February 2020

Insurance industry reports suggest 80 percent of all cyber liability claims come from employee negligence, including acts by rogue employees. Article Author:  Dr. Dexter Morse, LL.M, MSC, Director, Industry Risk Management & Insurance, International Air Transport Association The largest threat to your company and network comes not from the hackers and crackers on the outside […]

While artificial intelligence and automation take over routine mental and physical tasks, Emotional Intelligence (EI) is becoming the key differentiator in achieving excellence in individual and organizational engagement, product innovation, and customer experience. Article Author:  By Bill Benjamin, Partner, Institute for Health and Human Potential The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, technological disruption,

Find out about the latest advances in training technology. Article Author:  Lorri Freifeld BDI’s new Stance Lift Desk is available in three sizes and can be customized with various accessories. Stance is designed to offer a sitting or standing height range of 24 to 49 inches. A digital keypad can be programmed with up to

6 tips for approaching scary conversations about poor performance and bad behavior. Article Author:  Edited by Lorri Freifeld More than 80% of workers are cowering from at least one scary conversation at work—a conversation they know they need to hold, but are dreading— according to a poll of 500-plus respondents by leadership training company VitalSmarts. Joseph Grenny,

Approach every relationship by staying focused on what YOU have to offer the other person, rather than what you might want or need.  Article Author:  By Bruce Tulgan, Founder and CEO, Rainmaker Thinking Become a master at human relations: Approach every relationship by staying focused on what you have to offer the other person, rather than

How to clarify your own #KnownFor while helping people around you achieve their goals. Article Author:  By Jason W. Womack, MEd, MA “How do I mentor and help people, when I’m already busy?” An approach I’ve used and talked about in my book, “Get Momentum” (Wiley, 2016), can help you clarify your own #KnownFor while helping

The latest products and services launching in the training industry. Article Author:  Lorri Freifeld 15Five, a provider of people management software, launched a new educational component to its key business offerings, the Best-Self Academy. The online education platform provides managers with training materials to build the primary skills needed to communicate more effectively; measure and

The latest training industry mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and more. Article Author:  Lorri Freifeld Degreed, a workforce upskilling platform, acquired Adepto, a Total Talent platform. The combination will add enhanced skills inventories, on-the-job development experiences, and career mobility to Degreed’s learning experience platform. MIT Sloan Management Review, a research-based magazine and digital platform for business executives

5 ways artificial intelligence is changing the workplace, according to AppZen.  Article Author:  Edited by Lorri Freifeld AppZen, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for modern finance teams, developed a list of “5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Workplace”: 1. The Hiring Process: New AI tools allow companies to better analyze prospective employees’ previous experience,

According to a global survey by Workhuman, a provider of human applications, the answer to retention lies in meaningful work and creating a human-focused environment built upon trust, recognition, respect, gratitude, autonomy, and equity. Article Author:  Edited by Lorri Freifeld With unemployment rates at historic lows, companies are more desperate than ever to recruit and