Thoughts from Training Time

Okay, I've written enough over the past couple of years...it's your turn now. I want you to ask ME a question.... Below is a "L...

Okay, maybe it's just me. But it seems that there is a blissful ignorance in marketing departments across the country. It goes something...

We all know the story. More work, less people, no extra money for raises, costs going up for everything else...put it all together, and what...

For the past several months, changes in priorities and roles have left this blog hanging out there somewhere in the netherworld. But I am ha...

In almost any kind of workplace, there are at least few "official" posters. There might be an industry-specific safety poster. Odd...

Awhile back I read about a woman who refused to attend the mandatory diversity training sessions at her company because the content violated...

Okay, maybe not the whole bank, but at least the ATM! That's what happened to a fellow HR pro in a previous job. Just one missed elemen...

I guess it all depends where you look. One study says sexual harassment in the workplace is down . Another one says it's up. And then th...

There is no nice way to put this... Lots of managers are terrible at being managers. Some are manipulative, some are glory-hogs taking credi...

There was a time, not too long ago, when employees who worked in hazardous areas or at hazardous job had to supply their own Personal Protec...

Okay, okay, so it wasn't the next day. But hey, it was New Year's Eve. And if you're like most of us here, that first week bac...

Okay, I promise, this is the last post (for awhile!) on why you have to, must, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY need to train your employees! I was on...

Now that you know what training is wanted/needed , it's time to share the news. In chatting with other HR pros, and even through my own ...

In my previous post, I talked about making training into a reward. One of the biggest obstacles to doing that is getting the word out about:...

The connection between behavior and rewards is simple, if you're talking about Santa. You behave, you get toys. You misbehave? You can ...