Day: December 16, 2019

We can always do things better. (If we didn’t believe that, we’d still be using rocks for tools.) So it makes sense for employers to think about how to improve efficiency in business. One way to improve efficiency in business is focusing on training. The more training people get, it stands…

Here are five reasons why investing in employee training pays off for your business. In many organizations, human resources are labeled as the most valuable asset. Yet, you’ll occasionally hear a few snickers from skeptics. Opponents of the employees-as-company-assets mindset believe that more than a label, managers need to treat employees in…

Organizations spent $359 billion globally on training in 2016, but was it worth it? Not when you consider the following: 75% of 1,500 managers surveyed from across 50 organizations were dissatisfied with their company’s Learning & Development (L&D) function; 70% of employees report that they don’t have mastery of the skills needed to do their…

Hiring a business consultant is costly enough without hiring the wrong one. There will be a time when you and your business will face the need for outside consulting and help. It might be market information you need, or advice, skills, strategies and techniques that don’t exist in your organization.…

Communicating effectively internally is a responsibility for every organization, regardless of size. Brilliant external branding with sophisticated messaging and well-executed reach can easily become a fragile exoskeleton if internal audiences are operating in silos with little understanding and knowledge of or appreciation for what is going on holistically. There has…

A writer is as valuable to your business as an attorney, accountant or other professional services provider. Here are 12 reasons why. 1, A writer can help you write a plan to start and build your business. 2. A writer can help you create content that engages, informs, educates and…

When we recently read an ERC article on rising trends in employee training and development, we couldn’t help but think that something was “wrong” about this ranking of learning content by content area in the Association for Talent Development’s State of the Industry Report: Managerial and Supervisory 13.0% Profession or Industry Specific…

Any management consultant will tell you that communication skills are vital to success in business. Business is fundamentally about getting other people to do things — getting employees to be productive, customers to buy your product or service, government to leave you alone — and you can’t make these things…