Why Now Is Not The Time To Reduce Training Budgets
During challenging times, we need people at their absolute best, and one of the ways that we do that is by ensuring that they are well trained and motivated to perform at their peak. How can we keep them at their peak if we take away one of the pieces of the pie that helps them stay at their peak? Read on
Compliance Is a Culture Issue
Differentiation is crucial in tech, and culture is the mechanism for it. And because culture is associated with very important outcomes -- including talent attraction, retention, productivity, organic growth and profitability -- creating a culture of compliance is a bottom-line issue.
Building this culture, however, is also a managerial issue. Because managers translate cultural expectations to employee behaviours, the manager is the conduit of culture. Here's how leaders can help them.
10 years of Corporate Training
The trends of the 2010s have had a substantial impact on corporate training, also known as Learning & Development. At the beginning of the decade, the world's economy was emerging from a deep recession, but as the decade progressed, economic expansion created a growing demand for a skilled workforce. In such areas as digital economy skills, companies found it increasingly harder to find qualified job-seekers from outside, and they put greater importance on upskilling their existing employees. As a consequence, EdTech (education technology) and e-learning have had to evolve to support the changing needs of corporate training. Let's look at the changes over the last ten years.
How Technology Can Make Corporate Training Programs More Effective
With 40 per cent of classroom training costs spent only on travel and lodging, it’s vital for organizations to adopt technology for improving efficiency. We discuss how corporate training technology can enable greater engagement among employees, leading to better retention rates.