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With Google's help, Boston 'boot camp' aims to increase minority access to tech jobs
The program will include training on both front-end and back-end programming, along with other concepts employees need in today's tech workplaces.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 29, 2017 -
KFC's virtual reality training game teaches cooks 'The Hard Way'
VR is a more modern approach to training, for certain, and it comes with benefits that other styles don't offer.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 29, 2017 -
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TrendlineTop trends in leadership development
With hiring on the back burner, the pressure is on L&D professionals to upskill the leadership team while also looking internally for the leaders of tomorrow.
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Deep Dive
Automation can free up HR, but where do you draw the line?
Though HR professionals are glad to hand over time-consuming tasks to bots, true efficiency requires a human touch.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 29, 2017 -
Retrieved from Starbucks on August 28, 2017
Starbucks connects deaf baristas, customers with new aprons
An employee reports that her relationship with customers has drastically improved now that they know she is deaf.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 28, 2017 -
Opinion
Why your next hire should be an adaptable learner
Employers can start by shifting away from their traditional hiring model to focus more on people’s capabilities than on the hard skills they possess.
By Darren Shimkus • Aug. 22, 2017 -
Commercial truckers walk away from training and get stuck with debt
Some training programs for aspiring truckers leave students on the hook for thousands of dollars without real job prospects.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 22, 2017 -
Panda Restaurant Group serves up new language learning benefit
The parent of Panda Express will use an updated version of Rosetta Stone to deliver the voluntary benefit to its 30,000 employees.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 22, 2017 -
Purdue University partners with Infosys to provide employee training
The university signed a five-year deal to provide professional development support.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 22, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Shared experiences: The key to building strong teams
When employees learn together, the experiences can serve as the glue that keeps teams together.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 22, 2017 -
Study: Only 25% of employees trust their colleagues to behave ethically
Building a culture of integrity requires more than throwing money at the problem.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 22, 2017 -
High-tech jobs are the future of manufacturing — but where are the workers?
As factory jobs are automated and highly skilled jobs emerge in their stead, the issue of the skills gap is coming front and center.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 16, 2017 -
Two years in, McDonald's Archways to Opportunity gives 800K workers a better shot
The company views perks like English lessons and career advising as a way to improve retention rates.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 15, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Connecting 'power pairs' takes mentoring to a new level
Grayson Lafrenz, CEO of a 2017 Inc. Best Places to Work company, speaks about a new mentoring program that's producing results.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 15, 2017 -
For learning to succeed, get employees out of their comfort zone
A leader at MuleSoft shares how getting employees to think outside of their normal job duties helps them learn new skills.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 15, 2017 -
Does the infamous Google memo reveal problems in the company's training?
One of the main reasons for the program's alleged failings is that it takes the approach of telling people what to do — something that experts say isn't effective.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 15, 2017 -
W.Va. hopes tech-voc education will remedy skills gap, opioid crisis
Officials are betting that a fix for the skills gap can boost the state's economy.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 14, 2017 -
Australian firm says it has the key to cultivating leaders from your ranks
Is there a secret to unlocking leadership abilities? One Australian company says yes.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 8, 2017 -
Fast, frequent employee feedback can improve learning initiatives
Companies from Adobe to United Airlines are turning to on-demand employee reviews to direct engagement and training efforts.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 8, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Why you should look beyond ROI when designing training
Most learning programs fall by the wayside due to a lack accountability, one expert says.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 8, 2017 -
Trump's order to improve cybersecurity boosts employee training initiatives
Organizational cybersecurity for private employers has been in the spotlight, too, thanks to various high-profile breaches.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 8, 2017 -
Info systems, program development now central to revised HR certification
Amy Schabacker Dufrane, HRCI’s CEO, says that the exam’s revisions better align with today’s HR functions.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 3, 2017 -
House bill would offer employers tax breaks to train employees for cybersecurity jobs
The New Collar Jobs Act, introduced last week by three House Democrats, would also include a bonus for government contractors.
By Tess Taylor , Ryan Golden • Aug. 1, 2017 -
Google announces $50M for nonprofits that train workers
Can nonprofit training programs offset labor shortages in the IT market? Google thinks so.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 1, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Does your training mesh with your company culture?
Corporate culture and learning goals need to align for employee development to be truly successful.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 1, 2017 -
VR may be more effective than video training — once hardware catches up
Google's most recent test showed the promise of VR, but one test can't confirm much on its own.
By Tess Taylor • Aug. 1, 2017
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