Overview Add a header to begin generating the table of contents Previously on WeLearn’s learning development blog, we have explored the roots of emotional intelligence, its definition, and how it’s measured. But how does emotional intelligence make its way into workforce development? Emotional intelligence is a positive, professional trait. Researchers found that emotional intelligence training …
The Ultimate Do’s and Don’ts of Automation and Workforce Development Add a header to begin generating the table of contents While it may seem like a daunting concept to people like you and me, artificial intelligence and automation could enhance your professional life. Embracing automation in the workplace could lead to economic growth, an increase …
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Introducing the CRUSH Method, a research-backed blueprint that sales leaders can use today to up level their coaching, and ramp up their team’s performance.
We are all aware that the Covid-19 pandemic has altered the working world in a dramatic and life-changing way. In a time when there are so many questions and so few answers, all we want to know is if the changes we see now will endure for years to come.
In a previous blog entitled, The View from the Top Can Be Lonely. It Does Not Have to Be, we talked about the importance of trust across colleagues and especially important – trust within the colleague/leader relationship. Today, I want to discuss another topic, transparency.
Back in March I attended the Training Industry Inc, Future of the Workforce Conference, and had the pleasure of attending the session led by Sonia Malik @ IBM. Sonia presented on automation, the future of work, and building a skills revolution inside of IBM – her presentation was informative and very relevant for learning organizations today. If you are interested, you should check out the recording here. But I digress.
Everyone has heard the old saying “practice makes perfect,” but what is perfect? The textbook answers for perfect is ‘having all the required or desirable elements. Qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.” Perfect is relative; one person’s perfect won’t necessarily be the same as someone else’s. It is nearly impossible always to be accurate, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be an expert. So the question is, what is mastery?
One of our favorite questions around here is “What was your first job?”. It is a great ice breaker and reminds us that no matter where we are today – or where we are going in our careers – we all started somewhere – and it was likely very different than our current profession.
I used to think being a leader was about how high you were on the career ladder. It is that title, your span of control, or how many teams you led. It looked and seems to be rather lonely at the top, but as my career progressed, I realized it did not have to be and let me tell you why.
Show me the money! That is what employees are all about and what keeps them with you right? Well, not exactly. In fact, most employers will tell you signing bonuses, raises, and other financial incentives alone do NOT improve retention in the long term. So what do you do to keep employees? Understand the incentives that mean the most for the workforce and design an employee value proposition around them.
