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Managing Online Corporate Training
Whether your boss is requiring you to take online training courses or you’re voluntarily trying to expand your skill set, finding time for professional development can be a challenge.
November 20, 2020Human Resources, Professional Development
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Benefits of Offering Employee Training and Development
Implementing an employee training program is a long-term investment in your best resource (people) that can positively impact your bottom line tenfold. From reducing the cost of employee turnover to increasing productivity, here are just a few of the many benefits of offering employee training and development programs.
September 22, 2020Human Resources, Leadership and Management, Professional Development
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Why Now Is the Time for Upskilling and Reskilling
Want to know why now is the time for upskilling and reskilling? It’s because businesses are facing a syzygy of megatrends, a global pandemic, and the capacity for exponential change in, arguably, the post-digital age.
August 11, 2020Professional Development
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How to Negotiate a Higher Salary
Fairness, self-worth, and overall economic benefits such as juicing the gross domestic product are other reasons why you should have the tough talks, but for now we’ll stick with the how, as in how to negotiate a higher salary.
July 10, 2020Professional Development
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How to Build and Improve Your Resilience
You can’t dramatically elevate IQ, but you can boost your grit quotient. It all adds up to this: You can learn how to build and improve your resilience and succeed in your career.
June 30, 2020Professional Development
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6 Ways to Improve Employee Wellness for Productivity
As a leader in your organization, you’re faced with a tough challenge. How can you maintain productivity (and profitability) when workers are chronically stressed due to COVID-19? The answer is simple: Take care of your employees’ emotional and mental well-being.
May 22, 2020Human Resources, Leadership and Management, Process Improvement, Professional Development
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Productivity Tips | Does Music Help You Focus
As we struggle to maintain or improve our output, we all have urgent questions about working more efficiently in the midst of distractions and upheaval, such as “I need productivity tips: Does music help you focus?”
May 15, 2020Process Improvement, Professional Development, Project Management
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9 Tips for Optimizing Your Social Profiles for Employment
Thanks to social media, you can build your brand, increase your industry knowledge, and network with potential employers — all without leaving the safety of your couch. Smart job seekers have always known how to use their online presence to maximize opportunities.
April 28, 2020Professional Development
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You Lost Your Job. Now What?
The sudden loss of a job is a body blow, but life and financial obligations don’t stop because you’re unemployed. How do you respond while still reeling from the impact? Simple. Be indomitable.
April 21, 2020Human Resources, Professional Development
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Our Wellness Challenge: 30 Ways to Reduce Stress This Month
How do you keep calm? We’re here to help. Dive into our wellness challenge: 30 ways to reduce stress this month.
April 1, 2020Professional Development
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What Jobs Can You Get as a Project Manager?
How popular would you be at your kid’s school career day if you were a project manager for Spaceport Operations? That’s a real job, posted in October. It’s also a great example to use if someone asks, “What jobs can you get as a project manager?”
March 31, 2020Professional Development, Project Management
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Movement, Mindfulness, and Motivation: How to Increase Employee Productivity
To help your team achieve improved outcomes and have less stress doing it, focus on three almost effortless improvements to the modern workplace: Movement, mindfulness, and motivation are how you can increase employee productivity and enhance your team’s everyday experience at work.
March 24, 2020Human Resources, Leadership and Management, Professional Development