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Internal Mobility: Promotions aren’t the only path to career progress.
Retaining top talent is a top priority for companies looking to sustain growth and maintain a strong workforce! One highly effective strategy is encouraging and supporting internal moves within the organization. Helping employees transition into new roles or departments not only improves retention but also strengthens the company’s talent pool.
The Dynamic and Collaborative Future of Talent Development
The future of talent development and performance management is a dynamic, collaborative process that combines data-driven insights and an employee-centric focus. And in order to best deliver the personalized growth and meaningful engagement today’s employees demand, organizations must invest in smart technologies that can help them meet ever-changing workforce needs.
Internal Mobility: Promotions aren’t the only path to career progress.
Retaining top talent is a top priority for companies looking to sustain growth and maintain a strong workforce! One highly effective strategy is encouraging and
The Dynamic and Collaborative Future of Talent Development
The future of talent development and performance management is a dynamic, collaborative process that combines data-driven insights and an employee-centric focus. And in order to
Invest the Time to Truly Understand Your LMS Needs: A Critical Step for Business Success
Companies are increasingly recognizing the value of Learning Management Systems (LMS) as essential tools for employee development, compliance training, and continuous learning. But in the
Enhancing Workforce Skills: Best Practices for Corporate Virtual Training
Virtual training is an indispensable tool for organizations planning to upskill their workforce efficiently and effectively. Embracing this modern approach requires a blend of strategy,
How to Effectively Communicate New Compensation Structures to Employees
In the past, open discussions about pay grades and benefits were considered a taboo subject. This is no longer the case. In fact, 60%
Beyond Compliance: How HR Can Help Build a Best-in-Class Safety Culture
Human resources professionals play a vital role in creating and sustaining a culture of safety in the workplace. While some industries and occupations are more
Bridging the Pay Equity Gap: How to Conduct a Pay Equity Analysis
When the Equal Pay Act was enacted in 1963, women were paid 59 cents on the dollar compared to male counterparts, a 41% wage gap.
HCM and a People-First Employee Development Strategy
While the concept of a people-first employee strategy is nothing new—the Wharton School of Business called it “the single most important strategy to pursue” way
Building a Safe and Equitable Workplace for All Employees
In September 2021, World at Work’s study Trends in DEI Practices and Policies reported that 83% of responding organizations were taking action on DEI (Diversity,
5 Things Employees Wish Their Managers Understood about Online Learning
Creating a culture of continuous learning has become a top priority for most organizations. But despite $92 billion being spent on workforce training, it seems many programs are still falling short. Only 1 in 5 employees say they would recommend their company’s learning opportunities, while over 40% are dissatisfied with or indifferent about the programs their company offers.
6 Ways Your eLearning Tools Can Foster Diversity And Inclusion
By delivering consistent training to everyone and measuring individual and collective impact, eLearning tools can help change attitudes and behaviors, both essential ingredients to turning DEI strategies and policies into a reality.
How to Use Off-the-shelf Training Content to Your Advantage
Training leaders understand that content is king when it comes to employee engagement and knowledge retention.
How to Help Your Employees Embrace New Technology
Whether it’s an eLearning platform, employee engagement, workforce training – or frankly any type of new employee-facing technology – in order for it to succeed, employees must actually use it.
How to Measure eLearning Programs: Analytics that Matter
Paying attention to learning analytics can help you not only improve workforce training and employee development, it can also provide critical insight to create a better work culture.
6 Safety Topics Employees Want in Training Programs
Whether your workforce is on the road, working from home, in the office, or behind the counter, employees expect to be safe, and not just because we are in the midst of a pandemic.
How to Avoid Compliance Risks as Your Workforce Remains Virtual
Remote work has become the norm for many organizations and looks to remain so for the foreseeable future.
Overcoming The Affordability Gap: Small Business And eLearning Management
For small companies, investing in a Learning Management System (LMS) is a big decision, whether it’s a first-time purchase or replacing an existing solution.
DOL Issues Guidance on Posting Requirements in Remote Work Setting
You may fairly be wondering whether electronic messages or postings on the company’s intranet system will satisfy government requirements to provide notice to employees about their rights.
4 Reasons to Put Data Management at the Center of Your L&D Program
Measuring training effectiveness is about more than just capturing learner logins, completions and assessment scores.
What Did You Say? How Cultural Differences Can Impact eLearning
If employees don’t feel represented or worse, excluded because of language and cultural barriers, learning and development programs are far less likely to achieve business goals and the desired ROI.
7 Ways to Save Your Working Moms Before It’s Too Late
The pandemic changed everything. And while the future of the traditional “8-to-5 workplace schedule” is uncertain, there are both positives and negatives regarding the new approach to getting work done.
How to Build a Culture That Cultivates Resilience
Conventional wisdom would have us believe that resilience is built through adversity; a series of setbacks that challenge our beliefs and help us build new skills to cope with difficulty.
The Advantages of Integrating Your HRIS with E-Learning Platforms
The integration of HRIS (Human Resources Information Systems), eLearning platforms and training content can enhance the Learner Experience while streamlining the Administrator Experience.
The Must-have Technology for Remote and On-site Trainers in 2021
While the move toward remote training and learning and development (L&D) functions isn’t new, the pandemic drastically accelerated the shift, with nearly 85% of L&D programs moving from in-person to virtual.
7 Tips for Adapting Training Programs for the New Normal
Keeping up with workplace safety training is critically important for protecting your employees from harm and your company from the financial and legal implications of accidents.
3 Challenges for Safety and Compliance Training During the Pandemic
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the workplace, including safety and compliance training protocols and systems.
How Small Businesses Can Successfully Implement Real-Time Training Technology—Fast
On-demand workforce training and learning and development (L&D) platforms have been critical to advancing a rapid eLearning transformation as the country adapts to co-existence with COVID-19 restrictions.
Jumping the HR Trust Barrier
As HR professionals, we need to understand what trust really means in the workplace, and how to best build trust between the HR team and employees in the organization.
Challenges to Leadership Effectiveness
Living a leadership role can be both rewarding and challenging. There was a time—even very recently—when challenges included new products, new policies, new executive leadership, organizational restructuring, and even mergers.
Justices Rule LGBT People Protected From Job Discrimination
The Supreme Court ruled that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court.
OSHA Revises COVID-19 Recordkeeping Requirements
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a revised recordkeeping enforcement memorandum that outlines when employers must record COVID-19 cases as a work-related illness.
Returning Employees to Work in a COVID-19 World
The crisis has not passed, but many employers are reaching out about returning employees to work. In some cases, it’s because employers have received PPP funds and want to make sure they are appropriately managing employee payroll, including headcount, to take advantage of loan forgiveness.
How to Create an Employee Handbook Your Team Will Want to Read
The Employee Handbook provides the basic employment information that every employee needs to know. When done right, the Employee Handbook is also part of your brand story, and has the power to reinforce the employee’s decision to work with your company.
Remote Work in Times of Crisis: 3 Threats to Employee Engagement
Did you know that the number of remote workers has grown by 140% since 2005? That’s what data from Global Workplace Analytics indicate.
How Leaders Can Effectively Manage in Times of Uncertainty
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, my company, Delphi Group, conducted a broad survey of nearly 3,000 professionals that was intended to identify the impact of uncertainty and ways that businesses could mitigate its negative effects on workers.
DOL Rules Invalidated
A federal court in New York has invalidated portions of emergency Department of Labor (DOL) regulations that employers have been using to create their policies and determine whether to grant leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
NEW Form 1-9 Issued by USCIS
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published in the January 31, 2020 Federal Register a new Form 1-9 that must be used beginning May 1, 2020.
Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers
This interim guidance is based on what is currently known about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
6 States Now Mandate Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
The groundwork is laid but ongoing efforts are required for widespread acceptance.
Employee Engagement and Empathy: What’s the Connection?
Today’s workforce is incredibly unique and diverse. The competition for talent is forcing organizations to aggressively compete for talent, and to work just as hard at keeping talent engaged and on board.
HR Strategies for a Changing World: The Value of an HR Audit
Over the past few years, the news has been full with stories about gun violence, pay equity, diversity and conversations surrounding #MeToo.
HR Compliance in the #Hashtag Era
Social media has increasingly coalesced communication around topics that, in the workplace, fall into the realm of HR. The “organizer” isn’t a person, but a symbol – the hashtag, the ubiquitous #.
Engaging Excellence
Organizations don’t build business, people do. Investing in your people is an investment in your most valuable asset.
Internal Mobility: Promotions aren’t the only path to career progress.
Retaining top talent is a top priority for companies looking to sustain growth and maintain a strong workforce! One highly effective strategy is encouraging and
The Dynamic and Collaborative Future of Talent Development
The future of talent development and performance management is a dynamic, collaborative process that combines data-driven insights and an employee-centric focus. And in order to
Invest the Time to Truly Understand Your LMS Needs: A Critical Step for Business Success
Companies are increasingly recognizing the value of Learning Management Systems (LMS) as essential tools for employee development, compliance training, and continuous learning. But in the
Enhancing Workforce Skills: Best Practices for Corporate Virtual Training
Virtual training is an indispensable tool for organizations planning to upskill their workforce efficiently and effectively. Embracing this modern approach requires a blend of strategy,
How to Effectively Communicate New Compensation Structures to Employees
In the past, open discussions about pay grades and benefits were considered a taboo subject. This is no longer the case. In fact, 60%
Beyond Compliance: How HR Can Help Build a Best-in-Class Safety Culture
Human resources professionals play a vital role in creating and sustaining a culture of safety in the workplace. While some industries and occupations are more
Bridging the Pay Equity Gap: How to Conduct a Pay Equity Analysis
When the Equal Pay Act was enacted in 1963, women were paid 59 cents on the dollar compared to male counterparts, a 41% wage gap.
HCM and a People-First Employee Development Strategy
While the concept of a people-first employee strategy is nothing new—the Wharton School of Business called it “the single most important strategy to pursue” way
Building a Safe and Equitable Workplace for All Employees
In September 2021, World at Work’s study Trends in DEI Practices and Policies reported that 83% of responding organizations were taking action on DEI (Diversity,
5 Things Employees Wish Their Managers Understood about Online Learning
Creating a culture of continuous learning has become a top priority for most organizations. But despite $92 billion being spent on workforce training, it seems many programs are still falling short. Only 1 in 5 employees say they would recommend their company’s learning opportunities, while over 40% are dissatisfied with or indifferent about the programs their company offers.
6 Ways Your eLearning Tools Can Foster Diversity And Inclusion
By delivering consistent training to everyone and measuring individual and collective impact, eLearning tools can help change attitudes and behaviors, both essential ingredients to turning DEI strategies and policies into a reality.
How to Use Off-the-shelf Training Content to Your Advantage
Training leaders understand that content is king when it comes to employee engagement and knowledge retention.
How to Help Your Employees Embrace New Technology
Whether it’s an eLearning platform, employee engagement, workforce training – or frankly any type of new employee-facing technology – in order for it to succeed, employees must actually use it.
How to Measure eLearning Programs: Analytics that Matter
Paying attention to learning analytics can help you not only improve workforce training and employee development, it can also provide critical insight to create a better work culture.
6 Safety Topics Employees Want in Training Programs
Whether your workforce is on the road, working from home, in the office, or behind the counter, employees expect to be safe, and not just because we are in the midst of a pandemic.
How to Avoid Compliance Risks as Your Workforce Remains Virtual
Remote work has become the norm for many organizations and looks to remain so for the foreseeable future.
Overcoming The Affordability Gap: Small Business And eLearning Management
For small companies, investing in a Learning Management System (LMS) is a big decision, whether it’s a first-time purchase or replacing an existing solution.
DOL Issues Guidance on Posting Requirements in Remote Work Setting
You may fairly be wondering whether electronic messages or postings on the company’s intranet system will satisfy government requirements to provide notice to employees about their rights.
4 Reasons to Put Data Management at the Center of Your L&D Program
Measuring training effectiveness is about more than just capturing learner logins, completions and assessment scores.
What Did You Say? How Cultural Differences Can Impact eLearning
If employees don’t feel represented or worse, excluded because of language and cultural barriers, learning and development programs are far less likely to achieve business goals and the desired ROI.
7 Ways to Save Your Working Moms Before It’s Too Late
The pandemic changed everything. And while the future of the traditional “8-to-5 workplace schedule” is uncertain, there are both positives and negatives regarding the new approach to getting work done.
How to Build a Culture That Cultivates Resilience
Conventional wisdom would have us believe that resilience is built through adversity; a series of setbacks that challenge our beliefs and help us build new skills to cope with difficulty.
The Advantages of Integrating Your HRIS with E-Learning Platforms
The integration of HRIS (Human Resources Information Systems), eLearning platforms and training content can enhance the Learner Experience while streamlining the Administrator Experience.
The Must-have Technology for Remote and On-site Trainers in 2021
While the move toward remote training and learning and development (L&D) functions isn’t new, the pandemic drastically accelerated the shift, with nearly 85% of L&D programs moving from in-person to virtual.
7 Tips for Adapting Training Programs for the New Normal
Keeping up with workplace safety training is critically important for protecting your employees from harm and your company from the financial and legal implications of accidents.
3 Challenges for Safety and Compliance Training During the Pandemic
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the workplace, including safety and compliance training protocols and systems.
How Small Businesses Can Successfully Implement Real-Time Training Technology—Fast
On-demand workforce training and learning and development (L&D) platforms have been critical to advancing a rapid eLearning transformation as the country adapts to co-existence with COVID-19 restrictions.
Jumping the HR Trust Barrier
As HR professionals, we need to understand what trust really means in the workplace, and how to best build trust between the HR team and employees in the organization.
Challenges to Leadership Effectiveness
Living a leadership role can be both rewarding and challenging. There was a time—even very recently—when challenges included new products, new policies, new executive leadership, organizational restructuring, and even mergers.
Justices Rule LGBT People Protected From Job Discrimination
The Supreme Court ruled that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court.
OSHA Revises COVID-19 Recordkeeping Requirements
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a revised recordkeeping enforcement memorandum that outlines when employers must record COVID-19 cases as a work-related illness.
Returning Employees to Work in a COVID-19 World
The crisis has not passed, but many employers are reaching out about returning employees to work. In some cases, it’s because employers have received PPP funds and want to make sure they are appropriately managing employee payroll, including headcount, to take advantage of loan forgiveness.
How to Create an Employee Handbook Your Team Will Want to Read
The Employee Handbook provides the basic employment information that every employee needs to know. When done right, the Employee Handbook is also part of your brand story, and has the power to reinforce the employee’s decision to work with your company.
Remote Work in Times of Crisis: 3 Threats to Employee Engagement
Did you know that the number of remote workers has grown by 140% since 2005? That’s what data from Global Workplace Analytics indicate.
How Leaders Can Effectively Manage in Times of Uncertainty
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, my company, Delphi Group, conducted a broad survey of nearly 3,000 professionals that was intended to identify the impact of uncertainty and ways that businesses could mitigate its negative effects on workers.
DOL Rules Invalidated
A federal court in New York has invalidated portions of emergency Department of Labor (DOL) regulations that employers have been using to create their policies and determine whether to grant leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
NEW Form 1-9 Issued by USCIS
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published in the January 31, 2020 Federal Register a new Form 1-9 that must be used beginning May 1, 2020.
Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers
This interim guidance is based on what is currently known about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
6 States Now Mandate Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
The groundwork is laid but ongoing efforts are required for widespread acceptance.
Employee Engagement and Empathy: What’s the Connection?
Today’s workforce is incredibly unique and diverse. The competition for talent is forcing organizations to aggressively compete for talent, and to work just as hard at keeping talent engaged and on board.
HR Strategies for a Changing World: The Value of an HR Audit
Over the past few years, the news has been full with stories about gun violence, pay equity, diversity and conversations surrounding #MeToo.
HR Compliance in the #Hashtag Era
Social media has increasingly coalesced communication around topics that, in the workplace, fall into the realm of HR. The “organizer” isn’t a person, but a symbol – the hashtag, the ubiquitous #.
Engaging Excellence
Organizations don’t build business, people do. Investing in your people is an investment in your most valuable asset.
Invest the Time to Truly Understand Your LMS Needs: A Critical Step for Business Success
Companies are increasingly recognizing the value of Learning Management Systems (LMS) as essential tools for employee development, compliance training, and continuous learning. But in the
Enhancing Workforce Skills: Best Practices for Corporate Virtual Training
Virtual training is an indispensable tool for organizations planning to upskill their workforce efficiently and effectively. Embracing this modern approach requires a blend of strategy,
How to Effectively Communicate New Compensation Structures to Employees
In the past, open discussions about pay grades and benefits were considered a taboo subject. This is no longer the case. In fact, 60%
Beyond Compliance: How HR Can Help Build a Best-in-Class Safety Culture
Human resources professionals play a vital role in creating and sustaining a culture of safety in the workplace. While some industries and occupations are more
Staff Pick
Bridging the Pay Equity Gap: How to Conduct a Pay Equity Analysis
When the Equal Pay Act was enacted in 1963, women were paid 59 cents on the dollar compared to male counterparts, a 41% wage gap.
HCM and a People-First Employee Development Strategy
While the concept of a people-first employee strategy is nothing new—the Wharton School of Business called it “the single most important strategy to pursue” way
Building a Safe and Equitable Workplace for All Employees
In September 2021, World at Work’s study Trends in DEI Practices and Policies reported that 83% of responding organizations were taking action on DEI (Diversity,
5 Things Employees Wish Their Managers Understood about Online Learning
Creating a culture of continuous learning has become a top priority for most organizations. But despite $92 billion being spent on workforce training, it seems many programs are still falling short. Only 1 in 5 employees say they would recommend their company’s learning opportunities, while over 40% are dissatisfied with or indifferent about the programs their company offers.
6 Ways Your eLearning Tools Can Foster Diversity And Inclusion
By delivering consistent training to everyone and measuring individual and collective impact, eLearning tools can help change attitudes and behaviors, both essential ingredients to turning DEI strategies and policies into a reality.
Staff Pick
How to Use Off-the-shelf Training Content to Your Advantage
Training leaders understand that content is king when it comes to employee engagement and knowledge retention.
How to Help Your Employees Embrace New Technology
Whether it’s an eLearning platform, employee engagement, workforce training – or frankly any type of new employee-facing technology – in order for it to succeed, employees must actually use it.
How to Measure eLearning Programs: Analytics that Matter
Paying attention to learning analytics can help you not only improve workforce training and employee development, it can also provide critical insight to create a better work culture.
6 Safety Topics Employees Want in Training Programs
Whether your workforce is on the road, working from home, in the office, or behind the counter, employees expect to be safe, and not just because we are in the midst of a pandemic.
How to Avoid Compliance Risks as Your Workforce Remains Virtual
Remote work has become the norm for many organizations and looks to remain so for the foreseeable future.
Overcoming The Affordability Gap: Small Business And eLearning Management
For small companies, investing in a Learning Management System (LMS) is a big decision, whether it’s a first-time purchase or replacing an existing solution.
DOL Issues Guidance on Posting Requirements in Remote Work Setting
You may fairly be wondering whether electronic messages or postings on the company’s intranet system will satisfy government requirements to provide notice to employees about their rights.
4 Reasons to Put Data Management at the Center of Your L&D Program
Measuring training effectiveness is about more than just capturing learner logins, completions and assessment scores.
What Did You Say? How Cultural Differences Can Impact eLearning
If employees don’t feel represented or worse, excluded because of language and cultural barriers, learning and development programs are far less likely to achieve business goals and the desired ROI.
7 Ways to Save Your Working Moms Before It’s Too Late
The pandemic changed everything. And while the future of the traditional “8-to-5 workplace schedule” is uncertain, there are both positives and negatives regarding the new approach to getting work done.
How to Build a Culture That Cultivates Resilience
Conventional wisdom would have us believe that resilience is built through adversity; a series of setbacks that challenge our beliefs and help us build new skills to cope with difficulty.
The Advantages of Integrating Your HRIS with E-Learning Platforms
The integration of HRIS (Human Resources Information Systems), eLearning platforms and training content can enhance the Learner Experience while streamlining the Administrator Experience.
The Must-have Technology for Remote and On-site Trainers in 2021
While the move toward remote training and learning and development (L&D) functions isn’t new, the pandemic drastically accelerated the shift, with nearly 85% of L&D programs moving from in-person to virtual.
7 Tips for Adapting Training Programs for the New Normal
Keeping up with workplace safety training is critically important for protecting your employees from harm and your company from the financial and legal implications of accidents.
3 Challenges for Safety and Compliance Training During the Pandemic
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the workplace, including safety and compliance training protocols and systems.
How Small Businesses Can Successfully Implement Real-Time Training Technology—Fast
On-demand workforce training and learning and development (L&D) platforms have been critical to advancing a rapid eLearning transformation as the country adapts to co-existence with COVID-19 restrictions.
Jumping the HR Trust Barrier
As HR professionals, we need to understand what trust really means in the workplace, and how to best build trust between the HR team and employees in the organization.
Challenges to Leadership Effectiveness
Living a leadership role can be both rewarding and challenging. There was a time—even very recently—when challenges included new products, new policies, new executive leadership, organizational restructuring, and even mergers.
Justices Rule LGBT People Protected From Job Discrimination
The Supreme Court ruled that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court.
OSHA Revises COVID-19 Recordkeeping Requirements
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a revised recordkeeping enforcement memorandum that outlines when employers must record COVID-19 cases as a work-related illness.
Returning Employees to Work in a COVID-19 World
The crisis has not passed, but many employers are reaching out about returning employees to work. In some cases, it’s because employers have received PPP funds and want to make sure they are appropriately managing employee payroll, including headcount, to take advantage of loan forgiveness.
How to Create an Employee Handbook Your Team Will Want to Read
The Employee Handbook provides the basic employment information that every employee needs to know. When done right, the Employee Handbook is also part of your brand story, and has the power to reinforce the employee’s decision to work with your company.
Remote Work in Times of Crisis: 3 Threats to Employee Engagement
Did you know that the number of remote workers has grown by 140% since 2005? That’s what data from Global Workplace Analytics indicate.
How Leaders Can Effectively Manage in Times of Uncertainty
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, my company, Delphi Group, conducted a broad survey of nearly 3,000 professionals that was intended to identify the impact of uncertainty and ways that businesses could mitigate its negative effects on workers.
DOL Rules Invalidated
A federal court in New York has invalidated portions of emergency Department of Labor (DOL) regulations that employers have been using to create their policies and determine whether to grant leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
NEW Form 1-9 Issued by USCIS
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published in the January 31, 2020 Federal Register a new Form 1-9 that must be used beginning May 1, 2020.
Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers
This interim guidance is based on what is currently known about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
6 States Now Mandate Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
The groundwork is laid but ongoing efforts are required for widespread acceptance.
Employee Engagement and Empathy: What’s the Connection?
Today’s workforce is incredibly unique and diverse. The competition for talent is forcing organizations to aggressively compete for talent, and to work just as hard at keeping talent engaged and on board.
HR Strategies for a Changing World: The Value of an HR Audit
Over the past few years, the news has been full with stories about gun violence, pay equity, diversity and conversations surrounding #MeToo.
HR Compliance in the #Hashtag Era
Social media has increasingly coalesced communication around topics that, in the workplace, fall into the realm of HR. The “organizer” isn’t a person, but a symbol – the hashtag, the ubiquitous #.