Interview with Clara Lippert Glenn, of the Oxford Princeton Programme

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I recently mentioned that the blog will begin focusing periodically on the role of training and development in various industries.  We previously looked at the role of L&D in banking and financial services, and I plan on returning to it soon.  Today we’ll get a unique look into training’s role in the energy sector. I…

What Really Gets to Learning Officers These Days? Professionals Chime in with Their Biggest Pain Points (cont.)

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Workplace Training
Following our post last week, I had started an interesting discussion on LinkedIn earlier this motnh, not with the intended purpose of a blog post, but rather I was just curious – why not turn to experienced people involved in training/learning within organizations and ask them, what their 3 biggest pain points are rights now…

Why is Employee Motivation So Important for Performance?

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Employee Performance
When looked upon the first time, the link between employee motivation and performance seems to be quite obvious. That’s because every time when we deem a task to be important and valuable to us, we act with a high level of dedication and enthusiasm to its completion. However, the relationship between these two things is…

Study: More than Half of Employers Still Don’t Have an Employee Engagement Plan

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Employee Engagement
More on the employee engagement front, which is being talked about everywhere these days. According to a just released study announced by Youforce, conducted in March of this year, only about 41% of employers have an employee engagement strategy.  Of these, 30% said it improves employee performance and 13% felt it improves employee retention. For…

Interview with Scott Date, Senior Product Manager of Adobe

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Back in March, I had the opportunity to participate in a “Tweet Jam” surrounding the issue of employee engagement, organized by CMSWire.com, the influential customer experience management online magazine (you can find a recap of the event here).  Another panelist in the event was Scott Date, a Senior Product Manager at Adobe Systems.  In the…