Category: Professional Development
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The Future of Education Stacks Up
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The working world spins faster and faster, and the skills and needs of industries evolve constantly. On average, an American worker will change careers three to seven times and have up to twelve jobs over their working life. New learning solutions such as stackable credentials have emerged to keep up with the changes. The U.S.…
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A Focus on Mental Health & Well-Being
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There is a growing focus on mental health and well-being in today’s workplaces as leaders recognize its importance to employee resilience, retention and engagement. You can advocate within your organization for mental health friendly policies and awareness training for managers and supervisors. But you can also take steps to protect your own mental health by…
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Upskilling, Reskilling & New-Skilling
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As the pace of change continues to escalate, one of the hottest workplace training trends right now is upskilling, reskilling and new-skilling. But what do each of these concepts mean? Upskilling involves enhancing an employee’s existing skills to help them advance in their current role or field. This can include learning new technologies, improving soft…
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How to Be Happy at Work
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Most of us spend at least eight hours a day at work, so why not be happy? The key to being happy at work is developing a combination of personal strategy with taking advantage of available resources. We offer three quick tips: Set clear goals for yourself: Having clear, achievable goals can provide a sense of purpose…
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Opportunity for Growth Starts with You
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In today’s dynamic workforce landscape, professional development has become a vital tool for organizations to stay competitive and ensure employee retention and growth. However, the success of these programs doesn’t solely rely on their design or the expertise of trainers; the participant’s willingness to learn can play a pivotal role in their effectiveness. It’s the…
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Social Media for Professional Development
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Social media often gets a bad reputation for being a place filled with unnecessary or unhealthy communication. However, social media can also provide opportunities for connections across great distances and allow for the exchange of ideas from people of all walks of life and cultures. Today I want to share just a few ideas for…
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Goal Setting Strategies for Anytime!
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As much as I hate to say it, summer is going to come to a close soon. For many people that means a return to school, less time with the family and more time in the office, but it doesn’t have to include a lack of planning! Goal setting shouldn’t be a yearly process meant…
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Ending is the New Beginning: How to End Gracefully
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According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, over 7.5 million Americans will be graduating from high school or with a post-secondary degree this year. That is 7.5 million Americans transitioning into the next step in their personal and professional lives! And that’s just in a formal educational setting. The end of one journey can…
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Design Your Solution
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Using Design Thinking for Just About Anything The idea of “design thinking” isn’t a new one, but the process can be used in a much larger scheme of situations than most people give it credit for. People in marketing, research, training and development, and other similar positions might be more familiar with the term, but…
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What ChatGPT Can Do For Your Organization?
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If you haven’t heard about ChatGPT yet, allow me to introduce you to one of the most talked about artificial intelligence programs in the world. This program, a chatbot that launched in late 2022, has taken the world by storm with advanced language usage and an ability to “learn” from your previous answers to create…