The Optimum Results team is delighted to be accredited by the All Ireland Business Foundation (AIBF) as the “All Star SME Management Skills Development Company 2021” joining over 500 best-in-class Irish firms across a multiplicity of sectors. The Company has been at the leading edge of SME Development for over 26 years, working with some …
Induction Training Online Training November 18, 2020 Communication Skills in the Year 2020
Communication skills are a soft skill that can not be overlooked by any hiring manager when considering candidates for a role. However, these skills do need to be flexed and exercised regularly. Just because a team member has excellent communication skills does not mean that these skills fit well within an organisation. Poor communication can …
Online Training Resources November 5, 2020 Change Focused
In every aspect of life, the six letter word ‘change’ scares everybody. In business this word is even scarier. The phrase, ‘if it’s not broke don’t fix it’ is always echoed around board rooms but can often lead to being a company’s biggest downfall. In the year that has been 2020, nobody could have forecast …
Online Training Resources Uncategorized October 27, 2020 The Importance of Career Development
In the past, it was the norm for people to start and end their career in the same company. Even when faced with poor working conditions, poor management and dead end jobs, people stayed where they were comfortable and were motivated by a regular income. Theories like Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs teach us of wider …
Induction Training Learning Management Systems LMS Online Training October 23, 2020 eLearning Savings
Training is a human resource activity that is essential for continued development and enhancement of staff skills. We are all aware of the benefits that regular training brings to an organisation. In the past, a lot of organisations ignored these benefits as often they felt that the opportunity cost was greater than what was achieved. …
Online Training Resources October 16, 2020 Company Culture
Company culture can be described as the shared values and attitudes of a company. Employees impact the company culture in a big way. Oftentimes a company will establish a set of core values and a mission statement, but it is the employees who live out these values and put their own stamp on them that …
Induction Training Staff Training October 9, 2020 Diversity Training
Diversity training involves creating an awareness for diversity issues in a company. The main objective of diversity training is to promote inclusiveness and to create an understanding for one another. In today’s world, teams are made up of members who originate from all corners of the globe. In the modern world, people travel a lot …
Online Training Staff Training September 25, 2020 The Dos & Don’ts of Online Training
Online learning or elearning comes with its’ challenges and although there are various benefits for businesses in adopting elearning approaches, there are some things management should know and pass on to their subordinates. Firstly it is important that in order to begin learning online, staff must be prepared and disciplined. This comes down to company …
Learning Management Systems LMS Staff Training September 18, 2020 Skills Revolution
The World Economic Forum have suggested that a skills revolution is needed. Why wait, be ahead of the curve and your closest competitor and prioritise training today. The World Economic Forum suggest that more than 1 billion people will need to reskill by 2020. They have also highlighted that by 2022, 42% of core skills …
Learning Management Systems LMS Online Training Staff Training September 11, 2020 Quarter 4 Skills
With most people working from home for the last six months and no sign of a return to full time office based week in sight between now and the end of the year, it is time to refocus and consider the fast approaching final quarter. It is hard to believe that quarter 4 is almost …