Safety is still a major concern for workers, especially in the construction and manufacturing industries. According to the National Safety Council, a worker gets injured on the job every seven seconds. That adds up to 540 work injuries an hour. In 2020, there were 4,113 preventable injury-related deaths among workers, and the cost ran into...

With acts of violence increasing in society each day, workplaces cannot remain immune to them. Today it is common to witness incidents of verbal abuse, intimidations, and physical assaults in the workplace. Confirming this are some shocking statistics from the National Safety Council: Assault is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. workplace....

It may be stating the obvious to say that employee training and development is a significant activity across organizations and industries. But that’s because it is. Perhaps you already have a rough idea of employee training. But to make the most of such programs, you first need to know them inside out or the nuances....

Online learning is helpful to every business sector, but it is particularly remarkable for the corporate world. This is because most companies today employ online learning solutions for employee training software.  According to a survey conducted by Bersin & Associates, 60% of 2,000 managers they interviewed prefer to use online training because they find it...

Recent global events have affected how organizations perceive their corporate training initiatives. People are starting to realize how important eLearning tools are in upskilling and reskilling the modern workforce.  But with various trends and fads flooding the corporate training landscape today, L&D leaders and HR professionals can’t help but get lost; thus, these “noise” make...

In 2013, entrepreneur and founder of the Virgin Group, Richard Branson, voiced his disagreement with the decision of Marissa Mayer, then Yahoo CEO, to ban employees from working from home. He said, “One day, offices will be a thing of the past.” It seems it’s beginning to come true. Virtual workplaces, either local or remote,...

With a significant spurt in remote work in recent times, there is a corresponding need for training remote employees. Everyone knows they need to deliver this kind of training at regular intervals, but only a few know how to actually do it. Keeping this in mind, I present some of the best practices in remote...

Did you know that only 36% of organizations have learning strategies aligned with the long term problem that they are trying to solve? Studies show that the companies whose training strategies are aligned with their business goals are more likely to see an increase in their top-line metrics. To survive in the rapidly evolving world,...

The hospitality industry is one of the fastest-growing industries. It employs people in diverse positions and capacities. In the U.S. alone, 13.13 million people were working in the industry as of December 2020. Considering this, one can easily imagine how massive the training needs in the hospitality industry are. In this blog post, we’ll be...

The goal of education is understanding; the goal of training is performance. – Frank Bell Visualize these scenarios: The vacant posts in your organization are taking tons of time to get filled There are growing grievances and employee litigations The HR department’s productivity is falling fast They are out of touch with the industry trends...