Category: Business Training Center

Pryor Learning Named Top 10 Corporate Online Training Company of 2024

We’re thrilled to announce that Pryor Learning has been recognized as one of the Top 10 Corporate Online Training Companies of 2024 by Manage HR Magazine! This prestigious honor highlights our ongoing commitment to delivering innovative, impactful and accessible learning solutions to organizations across industries. In an era where workforce…
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Exploring the Best Fit: Virtual vs. In-Person Training – Weighing the Pros and Cons 

When it comes to choosing between virtual and in-person training, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Each option offers distinct advantages and challenges and the best approach will depend on factors such as learning objectives, audience preferences, budget considerations and logistical constraints. By carefully weighing the pros and cons of each training method, organizations and individuals can make informed decisions to optimize their training experiences and achieve desired learning outcomes. 

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Staying Safe and Fighting Stress

Safety comes in many forms, and we often think about our physical and emotional safety needs first. In today’s computer-driven world, cybersecurity – protecting our online identity and environment - is also imperative.  We live in a digital age and our personal and business relationships are now often located online, in our email, social media, video chats, web browsing history and messages.

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What Is Agile Leadership? Core Agile Principles

The dictionary defines “agile” as, “able to move quickly and easily.” Effective agile leaders exercise this definition at organizations every day. For leaders, new to this approach, let’s look at some key principles: Incremental delivery of usable product – Part of moving quickly is developing products or services quickly, and…
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Agile Leadership: Playing to Your Strengths

The “Agile Manifesto” was published more than a decade ago, but agile leadership is here to stay.  Originally designed to help leaders create better software, the manifesto emphasizes the importance of individuals and interactions, working products developed in an iterative approach, customer collaboration and responding to change (Agile Manifesto, 2001).…
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Agile Leadership in Times of Rapid Change

As we write this post, leaders throughout Texas, Florida and Georgia are guiding recovery efforts following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. They are making tough choices about where to send resources; leading teams of people that have experienced personal loss; and making decisions in the moment that impact thousands of lives…
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Negativity in the Workplace: How to Deal – Video

Transcript In every workplace there are negative attitudes that eat away at the productivity of everyone associated with the organization. These people may go unidentified for some time, all the while causing major damage. Quite often they're good at their jobs, but like an infection, their attitudes can spread rapidly,…
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Navigating FOUR Generations in the Workplace – Video

Transcript Nowadays companies find themselves handling four generations of American workers. Each group has its own distinctive characteristics, ethics, and approaches toward work based on its generation's life experiences. Let's take a look at the four generations in the workplace and how they interact with one another. The first set,…
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5 Tips for Surviving a Costly Audit, Investigation or Lawsuit – Video

Transcript Let's discuss five tips that will help your company navigate tricky HR issues, and hopefully avoid a costly audit, investigation, or lawsuit. Tip 1: Know the law. HR laws vary from state to state, so be sure that you're enforcing the appropriate laws if your company operates in more…
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Is the Use of Volunteers Legal or Not Under FLSA? (Video)

Transcript Have you ever had a fundraiser or a special event? Maybe you're going to set up a table at the county fair and exhibit your business and answer questions and collect leads. And you think, "If I just had a few employees kind of come in and help, they…
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