May 2020

The World at Work During COVID-19

Since the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, there has been a 415% increase in the percentage of employees working remotely part- or full-time, according to the results of the WorldatWork COVID-19 Employer Response Survey of 1,510 HR professionals. Article Author:  Edited by Lorri Freifeld Organizations are making sweeping changes to their benefits programs and workplace […]

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Training Really Matters!

Our mantra, “Training matters!” has never resonated so powerfully as we battle against the Coronavirus. Indeed, I am humbled by the outpouring of support, tips, and resources from the training industry that floods my in-box daily. Article Author:  Lorri Freifeld I dedicate this column to the people who are putting their lives on the line

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Top 10 Hall of Fame Outstanding Training Initiatives (May/June 2020)

Each year Training magazine requires all Training Top 10 Hall of Famers to submit an Outstanding Training Initiative that is shared with our readers in a print issue. Here are the details of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Blue Leader Onboarding program and CHG Healthcare’s ELEVATE – Encouraging Leadership Excellence & Value as Tenured

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Training 2020 Show-Wrap Up: In The Groove

Attendees stepped up their knowledge and skills at the Training 2020 Conference & Expo, Learning Leaders Summit, and Innovations in Training events held in February in Orlando, FL. Article Author:  Lorri Freifeld, Anna Tavis To see the full articles with photo coverage, visit: https://pubs.royle.com/publication/?m=20617&i=658424&p=42 A familiar but heartfelt chant resonated throughout the Training 2020 Conference &

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Annual Leadership Development Survey Developing The Hearts And Minds Of Leaders

Best practices of high-performing leadership development organizations. Article Author:  Michael Leimbach, Ph.D, Vice President, Global Research and Development, Wilson Learning Worldwide Inc. To view the full article with the graphs, visit: https://pubs.royle.com/publication/?m=20617&i=658424&p=34 Organizations with high-performing leadership development capabilities do a number of things differently than lower-performing organizations do, but key among them is paying greater attention

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Canadian Biotech’s Approach To Growing C-Level Talent

The adMare Executive Institute aims to grow C-level talent for the Canadian biopharmaceutical sector. Here’s how this 10-month program works, and the results it is generating. Article Author:  Gail Dutton The Canadian biotech industry has a problem. Despite a reputation for leading-edge research, its advancements haven’t translated into any research-based anchor companies like Johnson &

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An Appetite For Learning

Mobile apps serve up employee coaching, training, and career guidance on the go. Article Author:  Margery Weinstein “There’s an app for that” seems to be a standard response to just about every challenge or issue these days. And that includes managing, developing, coaching, and training employees. Apps for training and career development have taken on

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Leading Through A Pandemic

Tips to help leaders manage, train, and motivate today’s suddenly remote workforce. Article Author:  Lorri Freifeld A microscopic but mighty foe brought the world to its knees over the last few months. With government mandates forcing many businesses to shutter or implement work-from-home options to stop the spread and flatten the curve of the Coronavirus

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How to Cultivate and Leverage Career Agility

Excerpt from white paper “Happy Profitable Employees: Cultivate Career Agility, Don’t Fight It” by Marti Konstant. Article Author:  Marti Konstant The modern economy is shifting away from traditional steady employment patterns and accompanying worker mindsets, toward increasingly dynamic and often ephemeral lifecycles. Company longevity is in decline and the employer-employee relationship is evolving to meet the

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