LMSs Keep Your Workforce Current, More Engaged
Tracy Volkmann, Public Relations Program Manager, Paychex
L&D And The Role Of Leadership Development
Amit Gautam, Founder & Director of Technology Solutions, UpsideLMS
Coach More, Manage Less
Sarah Wirth, Vice President of client services, EcSell Institute
Dealing With Struggling Employees
Tim Eisenhauer, President and Co-founder, Axero Solutions
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According to a recent American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor survey, 62% of those surveyed believe that apprenticeships and other on-the-job training programs make workers more employable than a college degree.
Apprenticeships, once considered an “old-fashioned” training pathway limited to very specific trades, are gaining ground today as a highly effective and efficient route to a rewarding career. In June of last year, President Trump signed an executive order to double government funds for apprenticeship programs.
Managers and HR teams looking for ways to improve engagement levels may want to look to continuing education and skill-building opportunities to keep workers’ minds sharp and inquisitive. Expanding knowledge and skills can also help enhance performance and bring new perspectives.
If one thinks about senior leadership, also referred to as the C-suite, in light of ROI and business growth, the criticality of learning and development (L&D) becomes amply clear. How?
As your team’s manager, it’s essential that you coach more, and manage less. That’s the key to creating a highly productive working environment. One of the most important ways you can do this is to have annual meetings with each team member to review his or her career goals.
What’s Your Biggest Challenge at Work? “Incorrect staff deployment based on skills” — Manager
These employees have skills, all right—just not the ones they need to do their jobs.
“The people who need the most guidance on how to be successful in the workplace are often flooded with so much information, there’s no way for them to absorb it, let alone change what they do,” says business enablement expert Juliana Stancampiano, Founder and CEO of Oxygen.
AI, machine learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP) automation are now being leveraged to not only amplify and streamline employee training programs but also to further engage those employees in their everyday work life.
I have a lot of these conversations with executives who have done well, have cashed out and now want to do more. In each case, they aren’t motivated by a dream held by a business. They are driven by a different kind of dream.