Many training departments seem to have a hard time justifying themselves to the mainstream aspects of business. Not because training isn't necessary, but because trainers may not be well-prepared to show their essential role in improving the company bottom line. Here are ways to show increased productivity and increase engagement of employees.
Collective intelligence is what it sounds like-a group, usually large, of people working together, collecting information in various ways and sharing that information electronically. This method is being fine tuned by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Collective Intelligence which shows CI to be effective.
However, first-hand experience for many has shown this type of information-synergy to be true even before researchers decided to put specific numbers to it.
Asked: Is there an appropriate ratio for classroom trainer:trainee?
Although managers influence the job commitment and satisfaction of employees, as many as one-in-three managers are not held accountable for engagement levels in their organization, according to a new study recently conducted at Right Management.
Training directors and corporate trainers need new tools and new technologies to produce the measurable results that management is now demanding to transform your organization! Our 17th annual training and performance improvement conference will provide you with just that-new tools and technologies for ROI.
Want fast information on how to deal with difficult participants? Or perhaps fun and effective ways to make web-based learning interactive? The Bob Pike Group is offering numerous interactive webinars during August and September. These 75-minute sessions are only $149; however, if you sign up for three or more, the cost drops to only $99 per session. Group rates also are available.
The Bob Pike Group has a lot of free resources available to you, and we want to make sure you know about all of them. Using the internet, we have multiple ways we are connecting with learners.
Why are all the good ideas left behind in elementary school? Remember recess? One of the best parts of the day. We should leverage these decades-old learning strategies to make adult learning more memorable and workplaces more enjoyable.
It might be common sense to figure out your company's goals and then tie training to that-but we all know common sense isn't so common. As a training director in your company, your first item of business needs to be identifying the true business/productivity goals of your company.
Some managers might think that with the economy the way it is, it's not as critical to figure out how to manage the Millennials. After all, aren't they just lucky to have jobs? And the answer to that question would be "no." If the job isn't all they wanted, they'll simply quit - and if they need to, move back home - and that's not such a bad deal.
Beyond that, the Millennials are here to stay - and the boomer generation is not. More and more of them are retiring, and someone is going to have to take up the slack. And those someones are the Millennials. Managers who learn to understand this generation and how to work with them are going to be extremely valuable over the next 20 years. Will you be one of them?
