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Mentorship programs are becoming an important part of the modern-day workplace. Consider the fact that 83% of workers have participated in a mentoring program and admit that their experience positively influenced their desire to stay with an organization. Furthermore, 56% of Americans have had a professional mentor or have one now.
Marketers have been implementing content strategies for decades, and it’s time for learning and development (L&D) departments to implement them, too.
Many organizations conduct financial audits, compliance audits, environmental audits, and other internal audits on a regular basis, but they don’t always conduct audits for their L&D and training programs, which is mind-boggling, seeing as how effective L&D and training programs have been proven to increase an organization’s bottom line and retain more engaged employees longer.
Organizations are losing around $13.5 million each year (per 1,000 employees) due to ineffective training programs. And many of those training programs are ineffective because they’re never audited or evaluated on a continual basis.
Yesterday’s post covered why it’s beneficial for your employees to be content creators. Essentially, if your employees are content creators, they will be more productive and innovative, so here’s what you can do to motivate your employees to take on this new role.
In the modern age of the Internet and social media, employees are always accessing and sharing content, whether it’s about your organization or not. The average person spends a lot of time on the Internet and social media creating, reading, engaging with, or sharing content, so you should encourage your employees to be content creators […]
Employees will be more proactive if they feel genuinely heard by their bosses and coworkers, as well as if they feel their contributions truly matter to their organizations. In addition, proactive employees will also feel more empowered to make their own decisions and get work done without the fear of being micromanaged or penalized.
Proactive employees tend to be more productive and happier because they feel empowered to innovate and get work done, increase customers’ satisfaction levels, and bring in more revenue.
Did you know that 69% of employees are more likely to stay with a company for 3 years (or longer) if they experience great onboarding and that organizations with a standard onboarding process experience 50% greater levels of productivity from their new hires?
According to one study, 90% of employees believe employers are mainly responsible for upskilling their staff, but according to another study, 80% of employees believe that staying upskilled is their own responsibility. Regardless of which party is ultimately deemed “responsible,” upskilling employees does still seem to be necessary for most organizations.