In the last 18 months, the business world has been flipped upside down. With nearly four million Americans quitting their jobs in April 2021, coupled with a headline-grabbing labor shortage, there needs to be an investigation into what the cause … Read More
Corporate
Training Vs. Learning – Why Companies Should Shift Their Focus from Training to Learning
According to a Gallup study, learning and growth opportunities are the top considerations for millennials in a job, and 69% of non-millennial workers say these factors are essential to them. In case you haven’t noticed, we said learning, not training. … Read More
How Do Companies Up Skill Their Training Teams To Train Diverse Workforces?
The US population has become incredibly diverse over the past 40 years. From 1980 to 2020, the percentage of white workers has dropped from 83% to 63%. In the meantime, the number of minority workers has doubled. But the sad … Read More
Why Training Your Sales Team Virtually is More Effective
It’s no secret that virtual training saves companies money. When you cut out the costs of venue rental, food, transportation, printed learning materials, and lodging, it amounts to significant savings. In fact, companies save anywhere from 30% to 70% when … Read More
Who Makes Up Our Workforce Today?
Workforce demographics have changed considerably in the last 40 years; for instance, the ratio of women to men in the workforce has risen to 54.6% (up from about 45% in the 1980s), and people of color now make up nearly … Read More
Using the Right Virtual Technology Can Bring Positive Results to Consulting Firms
When a company identifies a problem they can’t solve, they need advice on how to effectively redesign processes or how to work through critical organizational changes they will often hire a consulting firm. Consulting firms have experts in multiple fields, … Read More
Boomers vs. Millennials – Corporate Culture and the New Workforce Generation
The workplace is more diverse than ever with different nationalities, genders, races, ages coming together to work, train and collaborate. While seemingly opposite, baby boomers and millennials actually have quite a few things in common. Each has a great work … Read More
Building a Virtual Coaching Program to Increase Employee Retention and Engagement
Employee engagement rates have dropped to an all-time low, which is alarming for companies around the world. A Gallup study states that only 36% of employees feel truly engaged at work. According to the same survey, 51% of workers feel less interested … Read More
The Power of Training Data
The top 5 areas that companies collect data and performance analytics are: Customer acquisition and retention Marketing Risk Management Innovation and product development Supply chain While data obviously drives company performance, you can see from the above list that training … Read More
The Impact of Technology Changes on Corporate Training
One of the main problems with outdated Learning and Development (L&D) strategies is that they treat every learner the same. Though performance data analytics have proven that learning styles vary widely and, people who learn according to their own style … Read More
