Category: Employee development

May 23, 2023

More than half of learning and development (L&D) professionals name budget issues as the top challenge they face in implementing training, according to a May 10 report from Virti. Most companies initiate and maintain L&D programs to meet compliance requirements, […]

May 22, 2023

Employee learning appears to be growing in importance as skilled credentials are increasingly valued—from training and course completion certificates to industry or professional certifications. According to LinkedIn’s 2023 Workplace Learning Report, employees crave learning that helps them stay up-to-date in […]

May 16, 2023

Employee training can be conducted in a variety of ways, but there are several keys to success that are applicable to virtually any training effort. These are the foundational must-haves training teams should embed in any training program. Effective Communication […]

May 12, 2023

In many different types of workplaces, employees wear earbuds or headphones throughout the day. Should employers allow them to? The answer depends on the employer’s industry, as there may be safety concerns and worries about diminished collaboration; but also the […]

May 2, 2023

Most companies sent their employees home to work in March 2020, adding to the threat vectors of cyberattacks. Employees who had never worked remotely suddenly found themselves sitting at their kitchen table trying to manage their day of work. Tasks, […]

April 28, 2023

What’s the best way to recruit—and retain—employees? Your company career site? Networking? Word of mouth? According to many studies, it’s actually employee referrals, which attract employees who tend to stick around for extended periods compared with those who are found […]

April 27, 2023

Employee recruitment and retention is a challenge faced by many companies. Companies that can provide meaningful employee development opportunities have a distinct advantage in the marketplace, as employees are increasingly looking for employers who are willing to invest in their […]

April 21, 2023

Companies of all sizes have struggled with corporate training efforts. With often limited resources, it’s hard to come up with engaging and relevant training material in the first place, let alone keep that material current in a dynamic economic, competitive, […]

April 20, 2023

Workforce planning is the process of building a robust organization through analyzing, forecasting, and determining workforce supply and demand. Typically, it includes business plans for headcount and finance. Good workforce planning also records skills and competencies to inform and maintain […]

April 19, 2023

Most companies would love to have a coterie of workers who dedicate their lives to their jobs, sacrificing personal hobbies and relationships alike to pursue their passion for work like a TV detective. But such workers may well be a […]

April 19, 2023

Building and sustaining collaborative, interconnected teams is challenging, especially when managing a distributed global workforce. Before the recent pandemic disrupted people’s personal and professional lives, employee engagement and well-being were on a ten-year upswing. Today, this trend is upended. A […]

April 14, 2023

Companies around the U.S. spent over $100 billion on training and employee development efforts in 2022. However, many organizations continue to fall short on their training efforts despite throwing money at the problem. In a previous post, we explained what […]

April 12, 2023

Over 93,000 employees of U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in the first two months of 2023. As we head further into economic uncertainty, every company is faced with the challenge of doing more with less: Less talent, less budget, […]

April 10, 2023

Remote work life seems like a match made in heaven, but there are some challenges to working in your comfort space. When working from the office there is usually less room for distraction and depending on your work environment management […]

April 7, 2023

In a working world where we have seen a significant shift toward the virtual environment, much has changed. Over the last 3 years, organizational leadership has grappled with how to manage remote workers, create connected cultures across time zones, and […]

April 3, 2023

One of the weightiest responsibilities for any HR department is the protection of employees’ personal data. Consider the amount of sensitive employee information companies possess: tax documents, Social Security numbers, insurance information, bank account numbers, and candidate data. The major […]

March 31, 2023

One of the more intimidating safety-related responsibilities that may fall to HR managers is preparing for and dealing with issues of workplace violence. Active-shooter incidents grab the headlines. Just this January, seven current or former co-workers were killed by a […]

March 31, 2023

Managers and HR professionals have no doubt heard of the engagement crisis alleged to have infected Millennials and Generation Z in the workplace, as manifested in terms like “quiet quitting.” Of course, workers in any age group can and certainly […]

March 31, 2023

Retaining employees should be at the top of any company’s priority list. Nevertheless, sustaining good talent has become much more difficult today, exemplified by trends like the Great Resignation. Modern workers crave meaning in their jobs, so many leave for […]

March 28, 2023

If 2022 trends are any indication, workplaces worldwide aren’t going anywhere, according to a new report from Envoy. More than half of workplace leaders (54%) invested more in the workplace in 2022 than in the previous year, a signal that […]