What Are Soft Skills? Less Than 100 Words
Ready to learn more about soft skills? Let’s dive into what soft skills are, why they’re important, and an example of a training program that develops these skills. What Are Soft Skills? Soft skills are the…
How To Prepare Peer To Peer Trainers: 3 Strategies To Guarantee Success
Who would Harry Potter have been without Dumbledore? Spiderman without Iron Man? Matilda without Miss Honey? We’ve all probably had some sort of mentor figure in our lives that guided us through new experiences. Maybe an upperclassman…
How To Build A Powerful Onboarding Program With Extended Reality
Have you ever considered enhancing your onboarding program with an immersive experience like extended reality (XR)? You can leave a lasting first impression on your new hires by integrating XR technology like AR, Full VR, or 360°…
PwC Publishes Study on Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Soft Skills Training
PwC’s Emerging Technology Group has explored the business value of virtual reality (VR) for several years. In the training world, VR has some compelling use cases. Until recently, VR work in the enterprise has focused on job…
Best Practices for Retail Training Programs
The retail industry can be tough on employees; they need to know the company, learn all of the new products, and work with customers every day. As a retail employer, it’s your responsibility to empower your employees…
Skilled Labor Shortage: How Learning and Development Can Help Retention Rates
It’s hard to deny that there is a critical skilled labor shortage in trade fields across the US. Whether you are trying to get your roof repaired, plumbing fixed, or have an electrical issue, there is usually…
Measuring the impact of soft skills training
This is the final post in a three-part series that explores soft skills, their importance, how to train people in soft skills, and the challenges to measuring such training efforts.We began this blog series defining soft skills,…
The necessity of soft skills training
This is the second post in a three-part series that explores soft skills, their importance, how to train people in soft skills, and the challenges to measuring such training efforts. Without properly developed soft skills, how are…
What are soft skills, and why do they matter?
This is the first post in a three-part series that explores soft skills, their importance, how to train people in soft skills, and the challenges to measuring such training efforts. If you search for “soft skills” on…
How mindfulness training can benefit your organization
Mindfulness is the ability to be present without letting our surroundings affect us. According to Mindful, “The goal of mindfulness is to wake up to the inner workings of our mental, emotional and physical processes.” This week,…