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How to Provide Safe and Comfortable In-Person Training as People Return to the Office

Clarity Consultants

As a result, some companies are beginning to transition back to in-person training as part of their workforce development strategy. However, since COVID-19 is still a concern for many, companies need to seize every opportunity to provide their employees with a safe, comfortable in-person training environment.

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Best Practices in Client Relationship Management

Effective Managers

These may seem old fashioned, and it is a bit, but as a result the personal touch means a lot to clients. Show Appreciation Expressing gratitude and appreciation strengthens client relationships: Thank You Notes: Send personalized thank-you notes after meetings, project completions, or significant milestones.

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Why Coaching is the Secret Sauce of Leadership

Rick Conlow

For example, a study by the Personnel Management Association compared training alone to coaching and training. They found that training alone increased productivity by 22.4%. Training plus coaching increased productivity by 88%! There is hard evidence for a bottom-line to coaching. In conclusion, 82% of managers fail.

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The appraisal is dead. Long live the appraisal.

The Management Centre

Old fashioned? On a recent training course, a participant explained to me that the annual process is not valued by his team of 20 gas safety engineers in a housing organisation. Appraisals are not about fashion. Is this because in the non-corporate world we are behind the times? I don’t think so. They are conversations.

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Why Your Productivity Hacks Don’t Hack It

Markovitz Consulting

All too often, that quest goes no further than time management training provided by the HR department. In a related fashion, making downtime visible is equally helpful. ) ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leaders in organizations are always seeking to improve employee productivity (including their own).

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PR Agencies Need to Be More Diverse and Inclusive. Here’s How to Start.

Harvard Business

In January, fashion retailer H&M came under fire for an advertisement featuring a young black boy in a green hoodie bearing the words “coolest monkey in the jungle.” While many agencies have informal mentoring programs in place, most CEOs acknowledged they need to offer more formal training, mentorships, and sponsorships.

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MIT Media Lab’s Joi Ito on Digital Innovation and Disruption

BCG

The Lab is supported by more than 80 members—including some of the world’s leading corporations—representing such diverse fields as electronics, entertainment, fashion, health care, and telecommunications. Soon after coming to MIT, Ito introduced mindfulness meditation training to the Media Lab.

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