If Culture (with a capital C, to differentiate it from the culture – lower-case c – of any organization) is the framework that describes a person’s fundamental beliefs, then it must be real. However, if Culture is variable, can it be anything other than an excuse for a person’s actions? We know that an organization […]
What does heaven look like for a trainer? Any trainer. I’ll tell you: Dedicated delegates, hungry for learning and growth Enthusiasm, excitement and energy that fills the training room Management who are eager to help their employees apply what they learned when they return to work Transformed trainees, showering you with testimonies and post-training calls […]
The evolution of eLearning over the past few decades has been anything but gradual. Contemporary explosion of information and communication technology has directly affected the process of learning across classrooms in the academic and corporate sector. From the VHS tape to the current day educational clouds, technology has been effectively leveraged to enhance the process […]
In my first training a few years ago, I felt the huge difference between being a trainer and a trainee. Later on, I knew, after delivering number of courses, that each trainee has his/her own perceptions, motivations, needs and expectations of the course subject and even the trainer delivering the course. Usually attendees receive an […]
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Implementation of Cluster-based Learning Plans in a Lighting Equipment Manufacturing company. Background: The organization being referred to is a large manufacturer of electronic products for the lighting industry. Started in the early 1990s, the company has scaled and diversified very quickly, especially in the last decade. With a workforce of about 5000 spread across multiple […]
Managing workplace gossip is important for organizations and for the employees who work there. Here are some important steps you can take as the leader of a team and as an individual to encourage communications that benefit workforce productivity, employee happiness and team collaboration. Dealing With Gossip as a Team Consider a ban on gossip […]
“Prepare like you would for war, so you don’t have to do battle with your customers or team” In the words often and variously attributed to George Orwell, and famously paraphrased by Sir Winston Churchill; ‘We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who […]
Why are performance appraisals an important management tool? Performance appraisals communicate organization and department goals, build stronger worker relationships, improve productivity, identify poor/marginal performers, identify the employee’s general training needs and they support HR decisions (promotions, raises etc). For the employee, the benefits of performance appraisals are just as great. Each individual employee’s accomplishments are […]
Hierarchy in the work place is a polarising subject. A blessing from some and curse for others. You could be starting from the bottom and working your way up, chasing goals, and getting a total sense of fulfilment as you rise from your station to better your career. …Or you can be stuck on the […]
