4 Techniques for Mindfully Expanding Productivity
How can you train your employees on how to mindfully expand their productivity and creativity at work? In today’s Advisor, an expert weighs in.
Category: Learning & Development
Employees are valuing career development more than ever—it’s a sign that the company is willing to invest in their future. How are businesses approaching training today? What are their pain points, and what topics are being addressed in training?
Successfully Integrating Digital Mindfulness Training
What can employers do to help ensure the success of digital mindfulness training? It’s no secret that employees can get easily distracted by technology, but a new survey by ComPsych® Corporation, a provider of employee assistance programs, illustrates how pervasive the problem is. In fact, 88% of employees acknowledge that they browse social media outlets […]
Treasure Hunt Promotes Teambuilding, Leadership Skills
Students from a Louisiana university searched for Mardi Gras beads as part of a teambuilding and team-bonding exercise, but they found so much more in the process.
Training Program Looks to Build Corporate Athletes, Reduce Burnout
There is increasing stress and pressure to perform in the modern workplace, and employee burnout is an all-too-common risk. See what one company is doing to address the problem.
Survey Says: Skills Gap Costs Employers $1 Million Annually
It’s one of today’s most vexing economic puzzles: Why can’t employers find workers to fill their positions when approximately 7.5 million Americans are unemployed, and millions more are working part time because they can’t find full-time positions or have given up looking for work altogether?
Survey Reveals Mismatch Between Perspectives On Professional Development
Just because your organization offers professional development does not mean employees will participate in it according to a recent set of online surveys conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of the University of Phoenix® School of Business.
Training Programs Help Veterans Transition to Civilian Workforce
Many private sector employers value military skills and training. But service members and veterans are getting an even bigger edge in the recruitment process with training programs that facilitate their transition to careers as civilians.
Quick Tip: When Does It Make Sense to Use Online Training?
Each organization needs to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of online learning and decide when it makes sense to use it as part of a blended learning approach.
Digital Mindfulness Training—What Is It, and How Can It Work?
It’s no secret that employees can get easily distracted by technology, but a new survey by ComPsych® Corporation, a provider of employee assistance programs, illustrates how pervasive the problem is.
Study Reveals Mismatched Perspectives on Professional Development
According to a recent set of online surveys conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of the University of Phoenix® School of Business, just because your organization offers professional development does not mean employees will participate in it.