Category: Learning & Development

Employees are valuing career development more than ever—it’s a sign that the company is willing to invest in their future. How are businesses approaching training today? What are their pain points, and what topics are being addressed in training?

Quick Tips from ATD 2016: Bite-Sized Learning

Bite-sized learning has been much discussed in the training world, but for all of its demonstrated benefits, it hasn’t been quick to be adopted in a traditional training world. FranklinCovey’s Matt Murdoch and Treion Muller have some thoughts on the power of bite-sized learning—and tips for trainers who want to use it.

How Professional Women Can Command the Room

HRDA is reporting from the SHRM conference in Washington, D.C. Jennifer Lee, of JB Training Solutions says that learning how to command the room might come natural to some professional women, but for others, it takes a little bit of work. In today’s Advisor, we’ll hear from Lee with tips for how women executives can […]

More Tips on Executive Presence

Today’s article represents an expansion of content from two HRDA articles. In those articles, we heard from Jennifer Lee, an expert on executive presence for women. You can check out those articles here and here.

Onboarding—Tips for Success in the First 90 Days

By DeLynn Senna Onboarding is a new hire’s first impression of his or her new job, and it’s important that this crucial time prepares both the new employee and the company for mutual success. With five helpful hints to that end, we present an article by DeLynn Senna, executive director of Robert Half Finance & […]

Getting Started with Snapchat Communications

By Elise James-DeCruise In yesterday’s Advisor, guest columnist Elise James-DeCruise discussed how Snapchat has been embraced as a communications and learning tool at her company, MediaMath. Today, James-DeCruise has tips on getting started with Snapchat at your organization.

Snapchat Is a Serious (but Fun!) Communications Tool

By Elise James-DeCruise Tech in training has given social learning a boost, and Snapchat can be embraced for this very purpose. For how to turn Snapchat into a serious communications tool (without all the seriousness), we present an article by Elise James-DeCruise, director of MediaMath’s educational institute, the New Marketing Institute.

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Ways to Use Technology in Employee Training

Technology can be a big benefit for those willing to embrace it. Training is one area that stands to benefit greatly from technological advances. The technology has been around for years that allows employees to attend meetings virtually, through conference calls and even video conferencing. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.