It’s true, the cost of training is almost always one of the first things cut when it comes time to reduce spending. Those of us who value good training, and well-trained employees, need to be aware of the reasons why, and how to reset the company mindset. Kevin put together some ways of doing just…
I am a firm believer in this. “The question I’m asked most often in workshops and coaching sessions is, “I get really nervous when I present; can you help me eliminate my anxiety?” And my answer is that having at least some anxiety is actually a good sign. It means that, at that moment, you’re…
This doesn’t seem to be getting better. “According to this year’s Dell End-User Security Survey, a staggering 72 percent of employees are willing to share sensitive, confidential or regulated company information inappropriately. Those surveyed were not malicious but rather were just trying to do their jobs the best they could.” Clearly, we aren’t doing something right,…
I’ve always said that nothing gets you a bad review from training feedback faster than running over on your time. If you promise students they will be finished with class at 5, you’d better be finished by 5. (Before is even better!) These tips are fairly obvious, but something I’ve seen a lot of people…
The implications for this truth are quite far-reaching, no? Whether we want to talk about in a training environment or have a discussion about lawyers and eDiscovery technology, there’s a lot to think about here. I have always said, in fact I just said it a couple of days ago, that I’d much rather have…
These are all good, but this is one that I have seen time and time again. You can bring in an expert who says the same exact thing that someone has been saying for years internally, and suddenly it will seem like a great, new, idea. People get used to internal people hectoring them about…