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 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 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 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 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 …
Online Training Staff Training 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 Online Training Staff Training 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 …
Induction Training Learning Management Systems LMS Online Training The Importance of having an onboarding/induction process
Onboarding refers to the process of introducing a new employee to an organisation. The task of onboarding is usually managed by Human Resource managers or Training managers. Onboarding encompasses salary negotiations, paperwork, policy and culture training and benefits education for example. Research has shown that 69% of employees are more likely to stay with a …
Online Training Resources How online training can help manage stress
Stress is the body’s way of responding to any kind of demand or threat. The body reacts to this demand physically, mentally and emotionally. Stress may also have an effect on how you behave. Stress can affect everything from your eating habits to aches and muscle pains to your sleeping pattern. You might say, avoid …
Online Training How do generations learn differently? – Generation Z
In the final instalment of this miniseries, we look at Generation Z and how they learn. Generation Z is the current generation of college students and those just entering the workforce. It covers those born after 1996 to the present day. Gen Z learners have grown up with access to information. They can search the …