Training & developing staff without spending much
Training and developing a workforce can be expensive. For example, the cost of sending one employee on a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt course, which can last for up to 20 days, can be £5,000 upwards. And that doesn’t include paying the employee’s expenses, the loss of that employee in terms of productivity, or the […]
Arming Your Employees To Become More Autonomous
Having a true autonomous workforce is every employer’s dream. Not only does it mean everyone’s doing their job, but they’re doing so in a way that’s not holding anyone else back from doing their best. However, implementing systems like this can be tough (especially in keeping everyone accountable), which is why I’ve compiled a few […]
How to Build a Client Base as a Corporate Trainer
Employing, a full-time, staff trainer can be a big expense. Sure, in some cases a trainer can do double duty as an HR generalist, for example, still that’s one salary taken up where it could be used elsewhere. Many companies would prefer to keep things lean and focused. This is why many opt to contract […]
Just how memorable are your presentations?
As trainers our words and presentation materials are the tools of our trade. But how often do we stand back and review our own performance? If we listen to ourselves will we be wowed and persuaded? Are we presenting in such a way that our audience members are guaranteed to achieve their learning objectives and […]
Tips to curate your content for Online Training
Creating an online training program is a prolonged activity. It involves creating loads of unique content in the form of online training courses. It is becoming increasingly important that training-related content is selected carefully and shared at regular intervals. During employee training programs, content is curated for different stages including pre, post and in-between training. […]
Make your soft skills training programs mandatory
Should you make a training program mandatory? As project manager, I regularly chat with clients to help them implement an online soft skills program. In the first meeting about training implementation, I usually start talking about making the program mandatory. This is often seen as an obvious thing to do, but sometimes it meets with […]
A Belbin Team Role Guide to Snow
I couldn’t resist – this has just been played out in front of me! The Resource Investigator is out immediately to film the snow falling to upload on to their Instagram/Twitter/Facebook account. It’s snnnnooooowwwwwwwwing! The excitement is palpable. The Teamworker is ensuring that everyone can get home OK – best leave now if you’re feeling nervous about driving in the […]
How to Create a Training Program For Recruiters
The job of finding talent, representing your brand to the general public, and helping you meet your staffing needs is one of the most important jobs in your organization. Acquiring talent isn’t cheap. You rely on your recruiters to get the job done right the first time. However, they are only as effective as the […]
7 Ways to Improve Your E-course Accessibility
It is absolutely no exaggeration to say that elearning has caused extraordinary changes in education. Today, no matter where people are, regardless of economic status, and regardless of their backgrounds people can become educated on a wide variety of topics. In spite of this, there is one area where many elearning programs falls short. Accessibility […]
Incentivize your customers to complete training
Customer training is the process by which a company teaches purchasers how to use a product efficiently. Online teaching modules can include brief demonstrations, tutorials, or written information on specific product operations. This process delivers the precise learning users need when it is most relevant. Online customer training is most often provided to support software […]
Are you a Miss (or Mr) Wall to Learning?
I first started to learn to play the piano at the age of about 5, having shown an ‘inclination’ at a very young age. (I used to clamber on to the piano stool and bash at the keys, but hey, parents will cling to anything!) My first teacher had been my Dad’s. This was unfortunate, […]
How To Improve Your Sales Teams’ Performance
In today’s extremely competitive marketplace, your business can’t afford to rely on a sales team that isn’t in tip-top shape. Business owners and managers alike should be constantly asking themselves what they’ve done lately to ensure their sales team is hitting levels of peak performance, and should regularly be offering training to employees to boost […]
Tips for choosing effective training methods
If you’re training employees, whether they’re old-timers or new folks on the job then you already know how difficult that can be. Aside from the obvious difficulty of conveying everything there is to know about a given job or task in as little as a few weeks or, at most, a few months there’s also […]
How To Create A High Impact Training Program
Companies everywhere are starting to realize the vital importance of having an impactful training program, but few managers and entrepreneurs seem to know where to start when it comes to outfitting their work forces with the skills needed for success while keeping to a budget. Isn’t there an easy way for competent managers to build […]
Blended Learning for Employee Training
Blended learning, also known as personalized learning or hybrid learning, refers to an education program that combines web-based learning methodologies with traditional classroom methods. A blended learning is suitable for both formal as well as informal settings. Though the learners still attend real-life classrooms, their face-to-face classroom practices are brought together with online activities. Blended […]
The Do’s and Don’ts of Organizing a Live Workshop
You are about to embark on a new journey. You may have taught through e-learning, webinars, or podcast before, but you are now facing a new teaching environment – the face-to-face workshop during which participants will be physically in front of you. Assuming that you have your learning objectives solidly in place, you are now […]
Recruiting Teachers into Corporate Training
Making the transition from classroom teaching to corporate training is easier than many people might imagine. Teachers already have the bulk of skills you need for being a professional corporate trainer. The business world might be different from the school setting, but you need the same basic skills to do the job. The transition mainly […]
How to Decide What Content to Use in The eCourse
One of the more enjoyable aspects of creating an eCourse is creating and collecting great content. It’s exciting to create something that you know will engage your audience and drive home an important concept. When you stumble across a video or great infographic that is ideal for a course you’re developing, that’s always a good […]
Three Tips To Supercharge Employee Training
Studies show that employees that are locked in and engaged receive 20% greater productivity. If you have employees that are undergoing training, you’ll want them to be highly engaged every step of the way. This way, you won’t allow employee orientation to become a humdrum formality. Regardless of what sort of training that you’re putting […]
Starting Every Session with Fresh Energy
It’s tough not to get burnt out when you’re teaching the same thing for the thousandth time. It’s even harder to bring fresh energy to a group when the last one’s negativity has dragged you down. Anyone that’s been doing this for long enough, sees the ebbs and flows of training. The good doesn’t stay […]
