Who Do You Trust More: Your Manager or a Robot?
If you answered your manager, you are in the minority! That’s right: Recent research found that 64% of respondents would trust a robot more than they trust their manager.
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Addressing the Skills Gap from Within
The “skills gap” has received a great deal of attention recently, particularly in the years following the Great Recession. In a nutshell, the skills gap refers to the difference between the skills employers want or need and those that the available workforce has to offer.
Job Analysis 101
How often does your organization conduct a job analysis? Is this something that is done routinely or only when a job vacancy must be filled? Is there a formal process involved?
Manager Training: The Importance of Being Open to Criticism
While there may be some masochistic gluttons for punishment out there, in general, it’s safe to say that nobody likes to be criticized—especially for their work.
How to Personalize Your Onboarding Initiatives for Millennials
Millennials are now the largest generation in the U.S. workforce. And personalized onboarding training is becoming critical to keeping them engaged and retained long term.
Why You Should Train Employees on Time Management
When employees are strapped for time, it’s easy for them to disregard long-term projects and goals and focus entirely on their immediate concerns.
6 Traits Your Managers Must Have
Research continues to show that good employees leave bad managers, not necessarily bad roles or bad companies. Unfortunately, however, bad managers are prevalent across organizations and entire industries.
What Training Skills Do Your Managers Need?
Managers are often expected to have some role in the training and development of their employees. After all, it’s the manager who oversees the work of his or her staff members. In addition, as the person responsible for the team’s performance, managers have a strong incentive to mold the performance of the individuals who compose […]
5 Things to Avoid When Implementing a New Company Culture
One study conducted by Columbia University shows that the likelihood of job turnover at an organization with a rich company culture is only 13.9%, whereas the probability of job turnover at an organization with low company culture is as high as 48.4%.
How Your Organization’s Managers Can Build Trust
Did you know that, according to research and data, 58% of people claim they trust strangers more than their bosses and that 58% of managers claim they never received any form of training to be managers or to help them be better managers?