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Combatting Workplace Stress and Depression

By Sheryl McAtee   April 1, 2020
Categories: Self-Improvement Tags: combat stress, stress management

When expectations are high at work and at home, and there don’t seem to be any good solutions, stress and depression can take hold. The rest can be a downward spiral that is hard to break out of. If a personal assessment leads you to find yourself in this dark place, here are some possible…
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Workplace Stress Evaluation: Tips for Managers

By Sheryl McAtee   April 1, 2020
Categories: Management, Supervision & Leadership Tags: workplace stress

In today’s fast-paced workplaces, managers must balance mission demands with staff well-being. A stressed-out workforce doesn’t support mission success: critical thinking is impaired, people forget to communicate with each other, and staff may not prioritize tasks appropriately. A certain level of stress can keep people focused. Periodically systematically assessing and evaluating workplace stress can help…
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Coronavirus in the Workplace: Key HR Issues

By Lisa Smith   March 18, 2020
Categories: HR Training Tags: covid-19

The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has gone from a handwashing and elbow-bumping conversation to the most significant workplace issue we have ever seen. Employers are confronting dilemmas that change every day. Questions regarding how to handle emergency leave, workplace safety and health, furloughs, layoffs and mandated closing of businesses along-side all the other employment…
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Crisis Management Planning

By Sheryl McAtee   March 17, 2020
Categories: Management, Supervision & Leadership Tags: crisis management

As companies take steps to mitigate Coronavirus impacts, it is a good time to pause and assess your current approach to crisis management and planning. Here are some factors to consider as you evaluate and adjust.  Communicate! In the face of fear and uncertainty, more than anything else, people crave communication. Large organizationsin particular spendtoo…
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Tips for Managing Remote Employees: Jumpstarting and Sustaining

By Sheryl McAtee   March 17, 2020
Categories: Management, Supervision & Leadership Tags: working from home, working remote

As we write this, Coronavirus is appearing in different workplaces across the country and around the world. Organizations are quickly evaluating their ability to have a large part of the workforce working remotely. Some organizations have been doing telework and remote work for years; others are just getting started.  Here are some tips for both…
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The PRYOR Learning Brief – February Recap

By Pryor Learning Solutions   March 4, 2020
Categories: The PRYOR Learning Brief Tags: elearning, lms

Learning in the workplace is evolving from traditional videos to an encompassing interactive learning experience. Is your organization ready?  Find out more about LXPs and training ROI in this month’s Learning Brief. X Marks the Spot: What Lies Under the ‘X’ in LXP? – https://learningpool.com/x-marks-the-spot-what-lies-under-the-x-in-lxp/ Ways Gamification Implements Emotions in Microlearning – https://www.edapp.com/blog/ways-gamification-implements-emotions-in-microlearning/ How An…
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Microlearning Course Design

By Sheryl McAtee   February 27, 2020
Categories: HR Training, Time Management Tags: microlearning

When considering how to integrate new approaches—like microlearning—into your overall employee development efforts, it can be useful to get back to basics. In this article, we place microlearning within a broader training development structure. Let’s start at the broadest levels of training development: learning paths, curricula and courses. These learning categories define the overall topics…
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Microlearning Best Practices and Challenges

By Sheryl McAtee   February 27, 2020
Categories: Professional Development, Time Management Tags: microlearning

Microlearning is ready-made for the millennial generation: short segments of engagement—often online—that teach knowledge and advance skills. Here are some best practices and challenges for designing microlearning courses in your organization. Microlearning Best Practices If you are just starting microlearning in your organization, here are some best practices for course design and engagement: Plan to…
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The PRYOR Learning Brief – January Recap

By Pryor Learning Solutions   February 4, 2020
Categories: The PRYOR Learning Brief Tags: elearning, learning conference, lms

The start of the new year brings new questions for the learning industry: Is your current LMS enough or should you start looking at LXPs? How are you supposed to engage Gen Z in your office? What kind of trends can we expect in 2020? Get answers to these questions and more in the latest…
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Rediscovering Your Desk: Tips for Organization at Work

By Sheryl McAtee   January 30, 2020
Categories: Project Management, Time Management Tags: desk organization, work office organization

As you read this article, think about your desk. Many of us sit at it for hours in a day, but when was the last time you really thought about what’s on and in it?   Many tend to think of the desk as primarily a workspace, but often, that’s only one core function. Here…
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