Ensure Training is Worth It
What then can organizations do to ensure employees are ‘committed’ rather than ‘compelled’ to attend training programs?
Quick & Simple Remote Team Building Ideas
While the health benefits of working from home are obvious in the current situation, most employees are accustomed to social interactions in the office, and may feel overwhelmed by this loss. Helping team members to feel connected and engaged as a team, is imperative for productivity and business continuity. Here’s an activity you can organize …
3 Ways to Support Leadership
There’s a lot written and said about what leaders should do for their teams, but very little about what teams could do for their leaders! During times such as this, leaders are in the unenviable position of finding clear answers, when no answers exist. They are struggling to find ways to balance the safety and …
How to Manage Accountability & Maintain Productivity
In the context of COVID – 19, the need for employees to work from home seems imminent. Telecommuting, or Teleworking, is a work arrangement that allows employees to work at home or at some other off ‐ site location, using the internet and a telephone. For most people in this part of the world, this …
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Where is the Learning Happening?
Current economic challenges have made most organizations concentrate on the one biggest tangible, ‘money’. Many organizations are implementing measures to reduce expenses and improve profitability. One trend is cutting down on employee training and development initiatives. Specifically, those that focus on soft skills. This is unfortunate and short-sighted. Any organization that aspires to survive and …
Stop Feeling Overwhelmed!
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Feeling like things are out of control? Take a sheet of paper. Draw and label the circles like you see in this picture. Take some time to think about all the things that you are presently worrying about. Things that you have complete control over, (that you can resolve without help …
Show Me The Way!
I’m often asked which coaching model I use in my coaching practice. A coaching model is a coaching road map usually outlined by an easy-to-remember acronym. It is a method, structure, outline, or framework that facilitates the set-up and process for a coaching conversation and the overall coaching journey. It helps to provide some consistency …
In-House TD Issues and What to do About Them
Most organizations today realize that learning and development is vital for business success. Every organization worth its salt has a Learning and Development ‘function’, ‘L & D Team’, or ‘Training Department’ and even fully equipped training rooms or ‘Training Centres’, with an allocated budget to conduct a wide range of training initiatives throughout the year …
The Positive ‘No!’
We often find ourselves in situations where we want to refuse someone and yet are unable to do so without fear of offending the other person or risking the relationship. We over commit ourselves and then feel resentment because we are overextended, or we feel regret for not helping others out when they ask. Saying …
‘Need’ Based, Not ‘Want’ Based Training
Every manager seems to think that ‘training’ is the answer to ALL performance problems. Two employees don’t get along? They need training. Missed a target? You need training. Errors in reports? Get trained! A training needs analysis meeting is never complete without the supervisor or manager listing a plethora of ‘training needs’ for their employees. …