WHAT ARE WE TRAINING FOR? "Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes." - Peter Drucker I took part in a training last week on how to effectively evaluate the impact of learning. Throughout the session, the recently-released report from the Association for Talent Development (ATD), Evaluating Learning: Getting the Measurements That Matter, was referenced and many of those mentions were fairly shocking.According to this white paper study, while organizations invest approximately 8% of annual profits in training initiatives, a mere 35% of those surveyed "reported that their organizations evaluated the business results of learning programs to any extent."Additionally, the 2016 report noted that the majority of funding available for training impact evalu
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The security system is an investment that benefits you in a lot of ways. With burglaries and break-ins becoming a common thing nowadays, these systems have almost become a necessity. But, investing in them is just not enough; you need to take charge of their maintenance too! After all, what use would be the cameras that don't give the result or evidence that you require, therefore, it is always advisable to look into your systems at periodic intervals and maintain them.Here, we have put down some points that will help you maintain your security camera system. Take a glimpse:Go for semi-annual inspectionsYour indoor and outdoor security cameras might start to show signs of corrosion, don't let these signals go unnoticed. Carefully scrutinize the entire system at least twice a year and repla
Read MoreThis is a message for all of my colleagues out there who work in the area of professional development and training, consultancy, coaching and mentoring.As professionals and business owners our professional or industry knowledge is important. People expect us to know what we are talking about. They expect that we are someone they can trust to provide us with a service or product they want and to have all the required knowledge about it.Have you noticed, however, that it's not always the cleverest, the ones who've done the most training or got the most qualifications who are most successful?Once we became the preferred service provider solely on the basis of our industry experience or the fact that we were highly qualified. If you'd been in business for a long time or if you had multiple uni
Read MoreQuickBooks is the new-generation coveted accounting software that helps users with better financial management and more effortless accounting operations. QuickBooks; developed by Intuit, comes in a lot of different versions such as Pro, Premier, and Enterprise. You can choose what fits best for you depending on the genre, budget, and size of your business.An even more effective and yielding version of this is QuickBooks on the cloud or QuickBooks hosting as it's popularly known. Cloud hosting and cloud technology on a whole has expanded its horizons that in ways that were earlier unimaginable. Why should you be left behind when you readily have available a solution that starts delivering futuristic benefits.In no way shape or form do I mean to say that QuickBooks desktop isn't a good enoug
Read MoreAnytime you are taking a large group of people to the convention center for work, you have to think about transportation. Since you are mandating that people go, it becomes a work expense. This means you are financially responsible for any fees that people have to pay. To make it simpler on them and more affordable for you, it's a good idea to use convention charter services.The expenses that you would have to reimburse for your staff include: Mileage Tolls Parking If you have 20+ employees that are going to the convention center, this is going to be a lot of money that you have to reimburse. The further the convention center is from your office, the more you have to pay. The simpler solution is to look at convention charter services because you simply load everyone onto a bus and take the
Read MoreInnovation and innovative ideas are among the most top agendas at this moment. This trend is forcing the companies to be more adaptive and acrobatic than ever before. Due to lack of innovation, many companies have fallen in the yesteryear's especially from last five to six years. However, many companies have embraced this change and are finding themselves in a perfect position by creating an innovative environment in their offices.INNOVATIVE SPACESThe innovative design & fit-out management of an office can surely contribute to its growth and development. It, however, can't create a culture of innovation but can support the efforts and ideas for sure. Designing the office spaces in such a way that it encourages the potential of innovation that lies within it. Take an example of most innovat
Read MoreToday's wireless expense management environment bears numerous similarities to the payroll procedures of long ago. It used to be that organizations managed their payroll by employing clerks & accountants who had a profound knowledge of the field and who were dealt for keeping up with the many Federal and State changes and updates. This approach was set up to guarantee that the organization stayed in consistence with payroll laws & regulations. These expert staff individuals were an exorbitant yet apparently necessary drag on a company's budget. It wasn't until the introduction of specialized software from vendors with expertise in the payroll industry that companies began to register notable savings and lower risk in contrast to their earlier payroll processes. This same development is hap
Read MorePeople today are able to create a lot more opportunities for themselves than ever before. The reason why this is true is because the internet allows it. If you have high speed internet on your phone, through a library, or just about anywhere, you can end up with a positive push forward in terms of making money online, and creating income. If you want to learn how to create internet income, then the following solutions are going to pay off dividends, no doubt. There are some easy things to work with, and some that are a bit more complex, depending on what you want to do. However, the following options are going to help you create internet income, without having to worry too much about it, and it could very well happen somewhat fast, depending on how you approach the opportunity overall.YouT
Read MoreWhat do today's buyers give a flip about? They care about buying value that starts with the product or service as most of us think of value. However, part of the value equation with today's customer often includes meeting personal objectives, e.g., shopping convenience, relevant information and/or experience, sustainability, brand purpose, monetary incentives, and tech tools to make it all happen ASAP, to name some of the more important factors.Here's a word of caution about today's retail environment: If your business thinks of brand value only as the intrinsic value of your product and/or service you deliver, you are ripe for disrupting!Since it's our business to help you be more successful with Internet technology, the focus of this article centers on an effective tool that you can depl
Read MoreWhile organizations, should seek the best possible leadership, and the utmost involvement, from their leaders, and stakeholders, there are often times, when a particular project, activity, etc, necessitates, or indicates, using a qualified consultant! However, it's important to remember, all consultants are not created equal, nor possess the same skills, assets, attitude, abilities, or understanding/ empathy. Selecting the wrong individual, for your circumstances, often achieves little, constructive purpose, and is often, merely costly, and/ or mis - directed! We often, fail to evaluate and consider, whether someone, believes in themselves, and the value, they provide! Therefore, this article will briefly examine, and discuss, 4 keys, in terms of, considering, and evaluating, whether the c
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