Every company offers some type of employee training. For new employees of course, training is needed to onboard them to workplace software, or to introduce them to overall strategy. Many times, training is provided to existing employees when something new is introduced to the company or when employees need to brush up on something such…

Today, we have another rousing episode of attack of the buzzwords. Oh how I hate buzzwords. They waste your time and mine, because they require you to listen to me babble on about something you already knew, just so you know the buzzword means this common, unoriginal concept. Well, this time it’s the competency based…

In simple terms it is training designed around a person or persons competency. Competency is the knowledge, skills and attitude to complete specific tasks. This can be derived from previous training, work and/or life experience. It can, and will create relevance and consistency in your training programs and it can build strong Quality relationships, and…

Another week has come and gone and the world of Training is buzzing as always. Here, I’ve summed up the articles I found to be most interesting in one simple post. Take a look: 1# Learning 2014: Mobile and Social Opportunities Cushing Anderson takes a sneak peek to what the future holds for CLOs in…

Employee training costs are the biggest source of companies balking at the idea of training in general. There are a ton of these costs, from hiring training experts, buying curriculum, and taking the time out of busy schedules to handle the training. Everyone has to stop what they’re doing to attend these training sessions, because if changes…