Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Learning and Development”
We all want our employees to continuously develop their skills, but sometimes there just isn’t enough support and encouragement from management for people to take advantage of L&D activities. Watch this episode of our L&D Hangout series with Fistful of Talent’s Kris Dunn and Training Specialist from Kinetix, Ginger Knighton, to hear some tips on how to get managers on board with their …
How many of you have dreams about work? Of course you dream about work. How could you not? You work more than you sleep. I guess the key question is the following: How weird are your dreams about work? Are you married to the 64-year old boomer with the brochures about the tea party? Are you dating the accounts payable …
Training and development myths debunked! During this L&D Hangout, we explore a trend that smart L&D functions are embracing – the reality that investing in skill development is the best path to great performance (and retention!). Hear Kris Dunn and Dawn Burke’s lively conversation on how developing your talent in-house will accelerate your organization’s success. (And don’t forget to check …
I’m on the record as saying there’s no better benefit to put on your brochure than deep support for Tuition Aid. That’s especially true if you employ a young workforce, many of whom haven’t yet achieved a college degree – retail, call centers, etc, come to mind right? The reasons Tuition Aid is a smart benefit to add are simple. …
A few months ago, I wrote about an alternative measurement of quality of leadership called Leadership Gravity. I’ve got another one for you, but this one is about kicking the kids out of the nest rather than attracting them. Good leaders attract people to them like moths to the light you left on overnight on your back porch. The great ones also …
Shout out to all my seasonal workers/hiring managers of seasonal workers in this month’s L&D hangout! This one goes out to you. In this episode of our L&D Hangout series, Kris Dunn and Mary Faulkner share some tips and real-world stories on how to target, onboard and train—you guessed it—seasonal workers. Good stuff here, so go ahead and play the video above to learn more! …
There are a lot of urban myths in Corporate America related to performance, employees and leadership. Maybe urban myths are the wrong term—you could go with “cliches,” as well. But the point remains: Misdirection is everywhere related to what an effective manager of people looks like. Consider the following urban myths/cliches: — You’ve got to be tough on performance to get …
Let’s face it. So much of what we do in the HR/talent management space is marketing. Holland Dombeck McCue has drawn the parallels between recruiting and marketing like an artist, and if you’ve missed it… well that’s just a shame because “recruit like a marketer” is damn good advice. “Think like a marketer” is also damn good advice for L&D pros. …
If you are not familiar with the show, “Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout”, it matches up middle-age men going through a mid-life crisis against Eagle Scouts in a series of challenges based on merit badge competencies. These are not your typical Boy Scouts but rather some [email protected]$$ boys that could probably stand toe-to-toe with Bear Grylls. They have …
