June 2020

Adapting to working from a home environment is challenging, as is forming healthy work habits in the middle of a global crisis. Article Author:  Chen Raizman, CEO, The ActiveSeat Co. Since the pandemic began, millions of companies have made it mandatory for employees to work from their home environments. Although these measures are necessary in […]

The company spent 24 months putting more than 98 percent of the organization through the full-day custom leadership program that aims to ensure all employees at every level gain the communication, teambuilding, and conflict management skills needed to do their jobs. Article Author:  Edited by Lorri Freifeld Dellbrook | JKS Construction has grown more than

Soft skills training can help everyone from employees, job seekers, and students to self-employed individuals and freelancers. Article Author:  Suman Agarwal Companies around the world have been aware of the importance of soft skills training for a long time. It’s a crucial part of customer service and workplace interactions, but are professionals the only people

Artificial intelligence (AI) is available today that can help anyone set up and, if necessary, troubleshoot virtually any type of machine, including the ventilators used to help COVID-19 patients breathe. Article Author:  Dave Bennett, VP, Sales, RevTwo I don’t have a lot of experience with employee or customer training. But I do have experience with

Many companies will need to consider a “corporate reserve” model where front-line employees and managers are reskilled so they can dynamically shift their job roles in response to a changing business environment as employees go back to work post-COVID-19. To achieve this, training will take a starring role. Article Author:  Joni Roylance, Head, Workforce Readiness,

It is important to look at a Marketing Academy as an instrument to drive strategy and to achieve business objectives. This can engage and motivate people in the Marketing organization to do things differently while they become better marketers. Article Author:  Kerstin Strubel, Founder, Lupo Marketing Training Company Improving marketing skills by introducing or reviving

Author:  By Margery Weinstein We’re living in stressful times with an ongoing pandemic and civil right protests—and a contentious presidential election year on top of all that. As offices reopen, the mood may be tenser than usual. With so much built-in stress, it’s worth thinking about whether you can train employees to avoid becoming an

The advent of artificial intelligence in education has initiated a change in the dynamics of teaching and will transform the way students learn and acquire skills. Article Author:  Global Market Insights, Inc. The use of artificial Intelligence in the education market is set to grow from its market value of more than $400 million in

For L&D to metamorphose and be relevant to the current time, it needs to fundamentally change the language it uses; the manner in which it approaches a business challenge, as well as the stakeholders; the technique it deploys to design a learning experience; the methods it uses to engage with the learner; and the way

Excerpt from “Trusting Technology: Mastering Technology for Non-Tech Leaders” by Graham Binks (Post Hill press, 2019). Article Author:  Graham Binks All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. —Mark Twain Being comfortable with uncertainty does not come naturally to most of us. If you’re one of the few,