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We’re pleased to report that “Why Failing to Train Employees Costs More than You Think” by our CEO Evan Hackel has just been published by PPAI online. Evan’s article is a real eye-opener for any organization that believes it is saving money by cutting training. What Really Happens If You Don’t Train People? You’re could…
Try this power strategy from our free new eBook, Seven Strategies for Increasing Your Training ROI Would you like to achieve much greater ROI for every dollar and minute you invest in training? If so, remember this simple fact . . . Even small improvements you make in training can dramatically improve ROI . ….
We just read “Organizational Change: 8 Reasons Why People Resist Change,” an article that Robert Tanner posted on his Management is a Journey™ blog. There is a lot of wisdom in his article, and we recommend that you give it a thorough read. Although Mr. Tanner’s post is not about training per se, its insights…
by Evan Hackel Every company pays for training. You can either pay for it up front or you pay for it through poor results at many times the cost of doing it right. People don’t think about it this way, but maybe they should. Let me tell you a story about a company where a…
Our Editorial Team had a busy year researching and writing post for the Tortal Blog. Here’s a list for your review. If you see a post that you would like to read, just click on its name and it will open in a new window. All of us at Tortal Training wish you every success…
“How can you avoid wasting money on frivolous training?” our Founder Evan Hackel asks in “Know the Difference between Edutainment and Productive Training,” his new article in The GIS Professional. We invite you to read the whole article, which appears on Page 8. Here is an overview of some of Evan’s advice . . ….
“Even Your Satisfied Employees Are Job Hunting in January,” an article on Salary.Com, reports that finding a new job could be the most popular New Year’s resolution of all. Citing a study conducted by Salary.com, the article notes that as many as 51% of all currently employed workers are thinking of starting a job search…
More than 40 years ago, Donald and James Kirkpatrick wrote Evaluating Training Programs, a book that is now regarded as a classic. “Ensure Your Training Is Effective,” an excellent article that recently appeared in Training Today, does a very good job of explaining Kirkpatrick’s system of measuring the results of training. In today’s post, we…
We are pleased to announce that we have just added one more Webinar to the other Breakthrough Ideas in Training Webinars that you have been enjoying over the last month. It’s a powerful session with Evan Hackel, CEO of Tortal Training and Principal of our partner company Ingage Consulting. Evan, as you know, wears many…
“Kodak’s Fall Wasn’t about Technology,” an article that Scott Anthony published in Harvard Business Review on July 15th, gives a compelling case study of how Kodak fell from a position of leadership in the world of consumer photography. It makes for fascinating – and troubling – reading. Did you know, for example, that Kodak developed…
