Category: Employee development

March 18, 2019

The escalating cost of prescriptions is a hard pill to swallow for employees. That’s because it’s becoming more common for prescription drug plans to shift the cost to participants. Then there’s the behind-the-scenes double Rx whammy: pharmaceutical companies increase prices […]

March 15, 2019

What do companies like Microsoft, UnitedHealth, and Target have in common? They are all on board with a formal reverse mentoring program by Millennials. Power Home Remodeling of Chester, Pennsylvania, which Fortune recently named the nation’s number one workplace for […]

March 13, 2019

Accountability is all the rage. Everyone believes it’s a key competency either leading them to or keeping them from success. And yet, most struggle to not only define it but to actually implement it into their culture. You might be […]

March 5, 2019

Have you ever avoided giving feedback to a foreign national employee for fear of appearing prejudiced or insensitive? Managers are obliged to provide thoughtful, candid feedback as a core component of professional development. Yet managers, often representatives of the dominant […]

February 27, 2019

Technology evolves so quickly that it is no longer enough to hire for the skills needed today. To stay relevant, companies need to hire people who have the ability to constantly learn new skills that may not yet exist. This […]

February 25, 2019

Employees do their best when their learning programs are active, engaging, and integrated into their work. Yet, too many are not receiving the training they need. According to Deloitte, just 34% of employees are satisfied with their organization’s handling of […]

February 22, 2019

Employee development is a buzzword that human resources professionals and business owners alike are accustomed to hearing. It’s also a powerful and critical success strategy. When executed properly, its benefits are fruitful. Employers will find that development fosters loyalty among […]

February 21, 2019

Business etiquette is probably more important now than it was a few decades ago, and it is certainly far from irrelevant or elitist. Experts also agree that etiquette training needs to be tailored to a new generation of professionals right […]

February 21, 2019

According to research, 62% of executives stated that they needed to retrain or replace more than one-quarter of their workforce within the next 5 years because of automation and advanced robotics. Overall, it’s becoming imperative for companies across a multitude […]

February 15, 2019

Currently, only about 12 percent of business teams rate themselves as high performing. That leaves nearly 90 percent struggling or flat out dysfunctional. So, if your team is struggling, it is not alone. But it is unique. Team coaching in […]