Continuing Education: The Business Case

By Sheryl McAtee   July 23, 2019
Categories: Professional Development Tags: continuing education business expense

Continuing education is an investment that benefits both organizations and employees; to sell its importance, employees need to communicate the value of that investment in a win-win way. Too often though, employees try to justify continuing education by describing its benefits to them individually —rather than by describing the benefits to the organization.  Let’s look…
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How to Love Lifelong Learning: Five Options for Continuing Education

By Sheryl McAtee   July 23, 2019
Categories: Professional Development Tags: types of continuing education

Continuing education is part of lifelong learning — and we are never done!  Whether you have been out of school for years, or you are looking for the next educational experience after finishing your MBA, learning opportunities are everywhere. This article reviews five different types of continuing education that professionals often choose to engage with….
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Conduct a Training Needs Assessment in Five Easy Steps

By Laura Croston   June 28, 2019
Categories: HR Training

You know that your organization is facing some difficulties – mistakes, inefficiencies, inconsistencies, revenue and customer losses and more, all indicate as much. The question is, what should you do to address them? The first solution that springs to mind is almost always “training,” and that is a great start! But who needs to be…
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Women in Leadership

By Sheryl McAtee   June 24, 2019
Categories: Management, Supervision & Leadership Tags: Women in Leadership

We recently worked with a female leader who had gotten feedback from a 360-degree feedback exercise. The feedback was positive, with constructive comments on the leader’s strengths and a few suggestions for expanding her impact as the organization grew. This leader was clearly making a positive difference in her organization. Several of the feedback providers…
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Leadership Skills for the Future

By Sheryl McAtee   June 24, 2019
Categories: Management, Supervision & Leadership Tags: leadership skills for the future

The world is an uncertain and fast-moving place, and the leadership skills needed in the past are not the ones that will get you to the future.  Here are four leadership skills and characteristics that are particularly important in this environment: Technology and Process Savviness: While a lot of leadership articles talk about the importance…
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Emotional Intelligence and Safety

By Sheryl McAtee   May 23, 2019
Categories: OSHA & Workplace Safety Tags: Emotional Intelligence, workplace safety

Safety leaders are strong in technical skills — hazard assessment, risk management and safety controls — but soft skills can vary widely. In fact, a common question raised in many safety workshops is “How can I get the employees to take the time to practice safety on the job?” Consider looking beyond the technical —…
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OSHA Reporting Requirements 2019

By Sheryl McAtee   May 23, 2019
Categories: OSHA & Workplace Safety Tags: osha reporting requirements

June is National Workplace Safety Month!  To make workplace establishments and industries safer, OSHA gathers data on injuries and fatalities.  This information helps analyze industries to create standards to protect workers and prevent future accidents. OSHA launched the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) to collect this data electronically.  The following employers are required to submit The…
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From a Distance: Team-Building for Remote Workers

By Sheryl McAtee   April 22, 2019
Categories: Management, Supervision & Leadership Tags: team building for remote workers

Many of today’s workplaces include a mix of local and remote employees.  How does a leader conduct team-building with employees who cannot be here face-to-face?  This article shares some ideas. Embrace video and build team member awareness. Today’s technologies, like Microsoft® Skype®, Google™ Meet, Zoom and Apple® FaceTime®, offer easy ways to connect face-to-face to…
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Team Building: Activities and Art

By Sheryl McAtee   April 22, 2019
Categories: Management, Supervision & Leadership Tags: short team building activities

Here’s a set of team-building activities that combine a “team-building day out” with short team-building activities and brain teasers that follow. First, plan a team-building day out with your group. While this may take some time, the investment is worth it to relieve stress and build camaraderie. Examples may include: Volunteer together at a food…
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Excel Keyboard Shortcuts

By Business Training Center from Pryor.com   April 8, 2019
Categories: Excel® Tags: Excel keyboard shortcuts

Jump to: Formatting Shortcuts | Navigation and Display Shortcuts | Formulas and Functions Shortcuts Selection and Editing Formatting Navigation and Display Formulas and Functions