Tag: Mentoring Programs

How to Avoid Giving Bad Advice as a Mentor

Your success as a mentor is tied to the success of your mentees. And while you certainly won’t offer your mentees bad advice on purpose, you might unknowingly do so. (See yesterday’s post with advice for mentees who get bad advice.)

How Do Your Training Stats Compare with Our Annual Survey?

Thanks to all 1,052 participants in the 2014 Training and Development Survey! Here are the highlights: New hire orientation is the most commonly offered training topic, followed by sexual harassment and emergency procedures. HR conducts the training at 78 percent of respondents’ businesses. In the coming years, 86 percent expect to use more online training. […]

How Do You Compare? Training and Development Survey Results Are In

Thanks to all 1,052 participants in the 2014 Training and Development Survey! Here are the detailed results: HR’s Role HR wears multiple hats when it comes to implementing training programs. What Is HR’s Role? Helps supervisors with training for employees as needed 86.9% Decides what training is needed 86.2% Evaluates training materials/options 83.5% (59% in […]