Learning and Development
Tune in to Avoid Training Tune Out
Have you ever heard of “Training Tune Out”? It’s a real thing. At least, we think it is. We have all been there. Sitting in a...
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Business
5 Ways to Improve Effectiveness at Work
If the shrinking workweek is any indication, today’s professionals seem to be getting a better handle on how to improve effectiveness, using the adage “work smarter,...
Business
8 Tips for Dealing with Toxic Work Relationships
Oxford Dictionaries announced this week that its word of the year is “toxic,” indicating the term best captures 2018’s “ethos, mood, or preoccupations” and has “lasting...
Job Skills
4 Unexpected Habits That Improve Memory
The average brain can house a million gigabytes of information. That is some serious storage space. For most of us, the problem comes when we try...
Business
3 Ways Managers Can Relieve Holiday Stress
Work-life balance is an ongoing battle throughout the year. But the holiday season sets end-of-year work deadlines and obligations on a collision course with a flurry...
Business
How to Spot Narcissistic Employees
Contrary to popular belief, narcissism isn’t necessarily a negative quality in the workplace. Like any other characteristic, it has its strengths and weaknesses. Narcissistic employees are...
Business
How to Create a Positive Work Environments in 5 Steps
While many see the work week as being 40 hours, the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates the average person in the U.S. actually spends closer to...
Business
3 Reasons Kindness Makes You a Better Leader
World Kindness Day may have come and gone. However, kindness offers a fantastic return on investment every day of the year, leading to better leadership, more...
Business
Nationwide Cutting 1,100 Jobs Amid Digitalization
Nationwide insurance will be eliminating the jobs of approximately 1,100 of its employees across the country in a 3.6 percent reduction of its workforce due to...
Business
Starbucks Grinds Corporate Workforce by 5%
Despite a record-breaking quarter, Starbucks announced Tuesday it will lay off about 350 corporate employees amid an ongoing effort to restructure global operations, trim the fat...
Business
5 Ways L&D Professionals Can Be Strategic Visionaries
Amid rapid technological growth and increasing automation, many professions, including learning and development (L&D), are starting to face substantial challenges to stay relevant. Across the board,...