Human Resources/Training

HUMAN RESOURCES/TRAINING (CLICK TITLES TO OPEN PDF DOCUMENT)

Rediscovering the Corporate Soul
Soulful organizations consistently outperform soulless organizations. This article examines the nature of the corporate ‘soul’, how you can identify it in your company, and how you can leverage it throughout your organization to significantly enhance bottom line results.
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Lessons Learned
Teaching employees new skills is one thing. Getting them to apply what they have learned is quite another. With some studies suggesting that just 10% to 40% of training is ever used on the job, it is clear that a big chunk of the money spent on staff development is going down the drain. This article discusses the follow-up techniques that have been found most effective at creating actual change in the workplace.
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Optimizing Knowledge Transfer
Is the success of your organization dependent on the efficient transfer and use of knowledge? If your people need specific skills and knowledge to effectively perform their functions, you are dependent on effective knowledge transfer. In most organizations, effective utilization of knowledge increases productivity, creates competitive advantage and, ultimately, improves profits. This article examines the knowledge transfer challenge and presents a new, more effective method for transferring critical knowledge.
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Saving Retiring Knowledge Workers’ Secret Sauce
As the baby boom generation approaches retirement, many organizations are recognizing an impending knowledge crisis. Much of the critical expertise of their most experienced workers will soon be leaving and replacing it will be difficult if not impossible! This article presents a method for protecting an organization against the potential loss of retiring knowledge worker (RKW) knowledge.
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