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8 Employee Training Tactics That Actually Work
Use these eight training tactics to create an engaging and successful employee training program. An effective employee learning and development program can lead to higher employee retention. Employee training programs should be customized to fit the needs of each employee. Survey your employees to...
What is the Testing Effect, and How Does it Affect Learning, Knowledge, and Retention?
What Is the Testing Effect? By testing your memory, you not only assess what you know but also enhance later retention. This is not news. In 1620, Francis Bacon wrote, “If you read a piece of text through twenty times, you will not learn it by heart so easily as if you read it ten times while...
3 Ways to Invite Dynamic Interaction in Zoom Training
Even motivated learners can succumb to the temptation to tune out, especially if they sense that their participation doesn’t matter and no one will notice if they stop. Here are tips to create more connection. Learning is not a spectator sport. At least, it shouldn’t be. One challenge in virtual...
The Forgetting Curve
If it wasn’t for the ‘forgetting curve’, you’d remember everything you’ve ever been taught. You’d be a genius on a level that would make Einstein envious. This makes the forgetting curve the arch-nemesis of learning and development (L&D) departments across the globe. But wouldn’t life be...
Pentagon Leak Case Shows that Insider Threats Remain a Prominent Risk
A member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard was arrested by the FBI on Thursday, 13 April 2023, in connection with the leaking of above top secret and classified documents that have been posted online, US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced. Sadly, the latest leak rocking the US...
7 Reasons Why Every Serious Businessperson Needs a Business Coach
You are missing valuable guidance if you do not have a business coach. I've been singing the praises of business coaches for a long time because I've seen the direct impact they can have on personal development and business growth. In fact, I've had the same coach for 12 years and cannot overstate...
Don’t Be That Boss: 7 Ways to Avoid Committing Proximity Bias
It may be unintentional, but proximity bias is a growing reality in the hybrid workplace — and HR leaders want to be sure it doesn’t happen. It’s a crisis of visibility: People in powerful, decision-making positions tend to treat employees who are physically closer to them more favorably than...
6 Tips for Getting Deep Work Done
Are you tired of constant interruptions during work? Learn these tips for getting deep work done and finally achieve that much-needed focus. Deep Work is a superb concept to follow if you want to be more productive in your job, studies, or business. These periods of intense focus can help you...
Barriers to Change: Unrealistic Goals
It’s a classic leadership challenge: you want to set goals that push the limits, and inspire people to achieve things they didn’t think were possible. But now as a result, they don’t think your goals are possible. When sharing your vision, you see raised eyebrows, or hear rumblings like “Do...