Lesson from News Corp.: Update and Enforce Compliance and Ethics Training
Headline news scandals that include preventable employee behavior — case in point, News Corporation — are always helpful for justifying training budgets. Even if your work is far from the publishing industry, hedge fund or media arena, the very public closing of a business unit certainly supports the case for … Read more
How to Streamline a Training Workshop
Erik J. Froelich speaks from 12 years experience in developing and implementing training, teaching and learning solutions, administering and supporting corporate research and educational technologies in a variety of sectors. His most recent work includes teaching Information Literacy and Technology at Philadelphia University. Following is an interview with Erik & Bloomfire, a … Read more
How Different Employees Survive a Workplace Meeting
The dreaded workplace meeting brings all sorts of communicators to the same table, and unfortunately each party present has their own unique way of surviving with the discussion. Let’s examine some of the most common employee profiles. (Click image to enlarge)
Cast a Vote for your Favorite Small Business Influencers
Small Business Trends and Small Biz Technology have paired up for the 2011 Small Business Influencer Awards. They’re on the hunt for leaders, companies, journalists, news outlets and gurus who have made a significant impact on the small business market in North America. Public voting is now open, allowing the community … Read more
Do You Have to Be Downtown to Attract Gen Y Talent?
You want your company to stay innovative and attract the next generation of customers, so you’re pretty keen to hire the best and brightest 20-somethings. If you’re firm is located in SoHo or San Francisco that shouldn’t be much trouble – the streets are filled with work-hungry members of so-called … Read more
