The Importance of Motivation in Employee Training, and Some Tips for Success

The Importance of Motivation in Employee Training, and Some Tips for Success

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Employee Training
Training has always been a complex term that leads to a wide range of responses, depending on the participant. Usually, employees groan internally and even try to hide every bit of bitterness. According to most employees, school was over a long time ago, and there’s no need to once again get evaluated on a regular…
What Lessons Learners Can Take from Einstein

What Lessons Learners Can Take from Einstein

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Organizational Learning
This post first appeared (very slight changes were made) in April of this year, in the ASTD Career Development blog.  The lessons are very much relevant to Training Station readers, so I post it here for your reference. Albert Einstein was one of the most successful scientists of all time, whose discoveries radically changed the…
The Best Employee Training Videos

The Best Employee Training Videos

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Employee Training
Employee training videos have become one of those artifacts of the business world; they are parodied in entertainment (often really well), and serve as the bane of jokes for employees; whether it be during orientation or those periodic training sessions. Employee training videos are often not well-shot; they are dry and boring. In the rare…
Salesforce Training Discovers How To Get Employee Feedback

Salesforce Training Discovers How To Get Employee Feedback

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Employee Engagement
With salesforce training it’s certain that employees are the most important asset of any company, playing a central role in its growth or failure. However, improper feedback – or a lack of feedback at all – can severely damage the entire work environment. To prevent this from happening, it is crucial to adopt mechanisms that help workers…
Guest Post: How to Rid Training of its Negative Connotation

Guest Post: How to Rid Training of its Negative Connotation

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Employee Training
“It’s time for training – so fun!” (said by no one ever). That’s the stark reality of training in today’s businesses, schools, and government entities. It’s boring. It’s long. It’s worse than a plane flight with a screaming toddler. As a trainer or teacher, I’m sure you’ve heard it all year. “We hate training”, “I…
Webinar: Make Your Employee Training Stick

Webinar: Make Your Employee Training Stick

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Employee Training
Recently, I had the privilege to moderate and present at a webinar, Make Your Employee Training Stick. The webinar examined the challenges of how to transform employee training from something often seen as dull and burdensome to something more engaging, memorable and that will leave a lasting impact.  We looked at concepts including big data, motivation…
Some Important Learning Definitions

Some Important Learning Definitions

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Organizational Learning
Definitions are difficult sometimes, particularly when you’re dealing with a topic as abstract and , well…hard to define such as learning.  Knowledge is transferred and absorbed in many different ways.  Even more so in an age of hyper-speed technology, where access to information is available at any time, from any location, through a wide range…