Tag: Engagement
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The benefits of interactive training in banking
Due to being a complicated and ever-changing industry, businesses in the banking sector should be looking for training methods that will engage their employees and make a significant difference in their long term performance. Interactive training is the way forward in this respect. These training methods are well documented as increasing the retention of information…
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Identifying workplace leadership qualities in employees
A company’s ability to succeed long-term largely depends on the business leaders. That’s why choosing your future leader holds such importance. Identifying your future leaders early on is imperative, as this gives you the chance to offer them workplace training to nurture their skills and create a loyal employee. The total cost of retaining and…
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Sustaining learning by developing a learning culture in the workplace
It has been recognised that due to the vast shifts in economical, technological and social factors over the last few decades, businesses must evolve and adapt to meet new challenges and opportunities, or risk being left behind. We have often discussed how training is paramount to the success of a business. Although this statement is…
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Motivating your staff after the Christmas break
January can be a difficult time for business leaders. At this time of year, general motivation is at an annual high as many people start the New Year with an array of resolutions. As a general rule, resolutions range anywhere from keeping fit and losing weight to saving more money, but very few have any…
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Recruiting, engaging and retaining talented millennial employees
Aged roughly between 18 and 33 today, the millennial generation is already playing a key role in organisations worldwide. Set to account for 75% of the workforce by 2025, their influence across global business is growing by the decade. So how can you recruit, engage and retain millennials – the first generation of digital natives, and…
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Tips to ensure employee wellbeing in the workplace
Is your workplace suffering from a dip in employee productivity? One reason for this could be employee wellbeing. There has been growing recognition of the importance of wellbeing both inside and outside of the workplace. Studies suggest that improvement in wellbeing will result in improved performance in the workplace, which will ultimately aid the increase…
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Influencing Skills – Credibility
In our last post, we introduced our five-step model for influencing. This edition is going to focus on step number 1, credibility. Effective influencing is about affecting change in a positive way that preserves and enhances your relationships with others. It’s no accident that credibility is the first step in the model. If you can…
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An introduction to influencing skills
The landscape of business is evolving. Now, more than ever, professionals in organizations need to develop and enhance their skills at leading and influencing others without direct authority. In this post, we’ll explore why this is becoming so critical and we’ll introduce a model that you can use to help enhance your influencing skills. What…
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The power of effective questioning in professional development
Effective questioning forms the basis of a company’s entire communication platform, and is critical to success. Anyone who has had children has experienced the endless barrage of the “whys” around the age of three years old. “Why is this, Daddy?” “Why is that, Mommy?” The purpose of this phase of development is to learn as…