Professional Development
Nine Ways Managers Can Enhance Employee Engagement for On-Site & Virtual Teams [Free Guide]
Employee engagement has understandably had its ups and downs this year. Still, the actual numbers may surprise you. In May, Gallup found a record-high 38% of workers were engaged in the workplace, and in June, the figure dropped to 31%, which is one of the most significant decreases the organization has seen since it began…
Read MoreA Business Recovery How To: Reskill and Upskill Your Employees
If reskilling and upskilling were not part of your Learning & Development (L&D) strategy for 2020, I’d invite you to consider these areas of focus now as your organization prioritizes its recovery. At the start of the year LinkedIn’s 2020 Workplace Learning Report identified that 51% of L&D professionals were planning to launch upskilling programs…
Read MoreHow to Build Skill in Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence (EQ) has been an important part of successful businesses well before Daniel Goleman described its five components and even before Peter Salovey and John D. Mayer coined the phrase 30 years ago. According to the Levo Institute, 80% of employees consider EQ crucial to develop their careers, and 87% of millennials report that…
Read MoreBuilding Authentic and Meaningful Relationships
With the rise of virtual communication, here are 3 things we can look at to build positive relationships. Recently, I had the privilege of being invited to speak on two virtual webinars – one entitled “Handling Relationships amidst the Circuit Breaker” and the other “A Positive Workspace in the Home Space”. The common thread is…
Read MoreHow Learning & Development Teams Can Support Businesses on the Road to Recovery
Learning & Development (L&D) programs have been particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. McKinsey recently reported that nearly 50% of in-person programming had been postponed or canceled through June in the United States, while parts of Asia and Europe are seeing figures closer to 100%. While delaying or canceling in-person learning experiences certainly makes…
Read MoreSupport Remote Workers with Virtual Learning & Development Opportunities
Beyond the personal changes that facilitators, trainers and Learning & Development (L&D) teams may be facing as they shift to remote working themselves, they are also experiencing great change in the way they deliver their programming. Earlier this year, LinkedIn’s 2020 Workplace Learning Report stated that a little more than half of L&D professionals expected…
Read MoreThe Ups and Downs of Uncertain Times: Channeling Emotions to Encourage Productivity
Emotions are understandably running the gamut right now. In the space of days, many of us have gone from our usual routines to a world of remote working, social distancing or sheltering in place. As we adjust to a new reality and manage a great deal of uncertainty in our work and lives, it’s important…
Read MoreBuild a Positive Culture to Increase Employee Productivity
No matter what estimates we use – people spend a lot of time at work. The U.S. Bureau of Labor & Statistics reports that full-time workers typically work 8.5 hours each weekday (or about 42.5 hours per week). EuroStat estimated that EU workers average 40.3 hour work weeks, and Statista found that Singaporeans typically spend…
Read MoreEmergenetics® in Healthcare
A conversation with David Hunt, Emergenetics Certified Associate, Vice President, Patient Access, and Emergency Services at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) Q: What inspired the University of Maryland Medical Center to start using Emergenetics? A: Initially, Lisa Rowen, our Chief Nursing Officer, wanted to find something new and different to create energy and…
Read MoreInspire Creativity for the Emergenetics® Attributes
Think back to some of the past brainstorming meetings you were part of. Team members are sitting around a table – or on screen – writing on a white board as you try to improve on current processes or come up with new ways to accomplish your work. It seems almost inevitable that someone will…
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