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When planning a program of live training for employees, many companies hire a great trainer . . . and then think that effective training is bound to happen as a result. Make no mistake, a skilled and energetic trainer is an important key to good live training. But there are other steps to take too,…
If you’ve been reading the news lately, you might have noticed a disturbing story about 30 people who became gravely ill after eating at a restaurant in Spain. And it was not just any restaurant. It was one of the top restaurants in Europe – one that had even been given one star by…
Today, on President’s Day, we’d like to turn our attention to the text of one of the greatest speeches ever delivered by one of our nation’s leaders. It is The Gettysburg Address, which Abraham Lincoln gave on the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. One of the most remarkable aspects to this great…
Do great athletic coaches and great trainers use the same strategies to get people to grow, exceed their own expectations, and succeed? We think they do. And a recent article that was published by Competitive Advantage supports that opinion. The article, “What Makes a Good Coach?”, outlines some winning traits of top athletic coaches. We…
“No matter what we do, we are going to offend someone,” is an opinion that we often hear. There is some small amount of truth in it, because no matter how you scour your company’s training and other materials, it is nearly impossible to eliminate what people might find offensive. No matter how careful you…
Most employees love training. They realize that it makes their jobs easier. Many employees also know that training shows that their companies want them to succeed. Yet let’s face facts. In any company, some workers resist training. Who are they? It is tempting to write them off as people who simply like to complain. Yet…
This post is adapted from my book Ingaging Leadership. A new and expanded edition will soon be released by Motivational Press. How are you currently motivating your employees to take your training? I would like to offer my opinion that if your employees are saying, “I am going to take the training because I am…
Keeping employees from quitting their jobs after only a year or two is becoming a bigger challenge for many businesses across the county. Is it a problem for you? One recent article, “The New Reality of Employee Loyalty” that Peter K. Murdock wrote for Forbes, suggests that in order to keep new employees, companies should…
Some companies have deeply embedded positive cultures, others negative. And in general, positive companies deliver training that motivates employees, while negative companies frustrate and demotivate everyone. However, there are specific practices that positive companies use to achieve motivational training results. Best Practices for Making New Hires Feel Great about Your Company You could get a…
Many companies view training as a “nice to have.” They think it is important to create an attractive, engaging training program for new hires, and that it might be good to have a focused course that teaches employees how to perform certain tasks or use certain pieces of company technology. Once those companies cover the…
