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Why doesn’t my team learn from training? What can I do about it?

The Management Centre

Sending your team members on a training course should be a fantastic opportunity: for them to learn new things, for you to see them doing new things, for you to save some of your precious time, and ultimately to enable your organisation to do more, or do better. Before the training – set expectations 1. Is this will or skill?

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Top Learning and Development Mistakes to Avoid

LSA Global

And despite spending almost $360 billion (yes, with a “b”) globally on corporate training, most learning and development functions struggle to change on-the-job behavior and performance. Only 12% of learners apply the skills from corporate training back on-the-job. Where’s the Training Disconnect? Too Content-Rich.

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Future-proofing your job against the robots

Comatch

In the expectation that we will soon be competing with machines, it seems worthwhile to train our “soft skill muscles.” – Anna Julius Even though we know the importance of this skillset, many people don’t know how to develop or improve their soft skills. Pause several times during the day and listen to your feelings and needs.

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How to Develop New People Leaders

LSA Global

How to Increase the Success of New Managers First time managers are faced with two major but common challenges: they lack the skills to effectively lead others and struggle with the transition from being peer to boss. Support Continuous Learning Effective training is not an event; it is a behavior change initiative.

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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Rick Conlow

Time Mismanagement: Remote work requires effective time management skills. However, employees may struggle to prioritize tasks and allocate their time efficiently. This includes project management software, communication tools, document sharing platforms, and virtual collaboration tools.

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Your Sales Training Is Probably Lackluster. Here’s How to Fix It

Harvard Business

companies spend over $70 billion annually on training, and an average of $1,459 per salesperson — almost 20 percent more than they spend on workers in all other functions. Yet, when it comes to equipping sales teams with relevant knowledge and skills, the ROI of sales training is disappointing.

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How do I get that BIG thing done?

The Management Centre

Here’s a scenario we hear regularly from participants on our training programmes, and we think many people will identify: Your big or complex task keeps getting moved from one to-do list to the next without making progress on it. For example: You’re a fundraising manager for a community charity with a team of 8 staff and 15 volunteers.