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Pushing Rewind: Identifying 'Bad' Training and Tips to Make It Better
Experts admit that only around 10% of corporate training is effective due to inadequate planning and preparation and because most training initiatives and programs lack the proper context.
Why We Hire Family and Friends
For centuries, children often followed in the footsteps of their parents when entering the workforce. If your father was a farmer or a blacksmith or a fisherman, that is what you were taught, and that was what you were likely to also do when you came of age. The same holds true to some extent […]
Potential Adverse Effects of Doing Nothing about Workplace Violence
According to OSHA, nearly 2 million American workers report that they are victims of workplace violence each year. Unfortunately, even more instances of workplace violence go unreported each year, too, due to a lack of preventive measures, policies, or mandated workplace violence training programs.
How to Accommodate Transitioning and Transgender Employees
In 2017, the state of California enacted the Transgender Work Opportunity Act, which became effective in January 2018. The legislation requires mandatory workplace postings and enhanced training programs geared toward helping transgender and gender nonconforming workers overcome high unemployment rates, helping prevent discrimination in the workplace, and increasing inclusiveness in the workplace.
Why Employees Leave in the First 90 Days
Finding the right employee can be extremely difficult, particularly in an economy with a historically low unemployment rate, when potential employees can often pick and choose between a number of labor-starved employers. Not only is it difficult—it’s expensive.
Leadership, Coaching, and Noble Intention
Leaders who coach effectively understand that it is not about them; it’s all about the other person.
What Do HR Experts Have to Say about Onboarding?
Despite the importance of onboarding, the process if often overlooked. According to The Learning Match Maker, 91% of employees stay with a company for at least a year if that company has an efficient onboarding process. That number only drops to 69% after 3 years.
Generation Z: What We Know and How to Use It
James Davis, Editor of HR Daily Advisor, recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Jennie Hollmann, Ph.D., Director of Organizational Research at Caliper. In the below Q&A, Hollman and Davis discussed some of Caliper’s insights about Generation Z and how to attract this group as candidates.
Young Employees Feeling Forced to Find Their Own Training
Today’s employees know that learning doesn’t stop when they finish school. In fact, the environment changes so rapidly these days that it’s unlikely that even new graduates come to their new jobs fully prepared.