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Author: Krista Heumann

Training & Development Industry Researcher | Krista researches, analyzes, and writes about the impacts of employee learning on organizations and individuals. She looks at the industry shifts and trends that matter to L&D and HR professionals, and helps them understand how to create better training programs that grow their employees and their business.
Young coworkers using influencing skills in a meeting
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Influencing Others Without Authority: Empower Your Employees to Make Things Happen

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Everyone can benefit from knowing how to influence others in a variety of situations, and having...
Training managers on leadership skills
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Proven Tactics for Developing Your Managers’ Leadership Skills

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Use these training tactics to help managers develop leadership skills, form better connections, and gain trust...
Employee improving her learning retention online
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How Learning Retention Rates Make or Break Employee Training

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Are your employees retaining what they learn? Make the most out of your employee training investment...
overworked employee with burnout
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Preventing Employee Burnout: Does Your Company Value Rest?

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If employee burnout is an issue in your organization, you can address it by first looking...
employee taking cybersecurity awareness training
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Why Cybersecurity Awareness Is Important for Every Employee

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Educating employees on their individual responsibility with cybersecurity can go a long way toward reducing your...
building relationships at work with coworkers
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Building Relationships at Work: How to Trust and Be Trusted

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If you're looking to build connections and camaraderie at work, here's how you can build a...
Coworkers collaborating in agile organization
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How to Achieve Organizational Agility by Developing a Learning Culture

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You can build agility into your organization's culture by embracing modern training methods that promote learning...
managers making hiring decision
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Make Better Hiring Decisions with a Focused Employee Selection Process

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In order to make strong hiring decisions, you need a solid selection process in place first....
happy-customer-service-employee
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The Best Customer Loyalty and Retention Strategy for the New Decade

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There are several ways to work on keeping your client base engaged and seeing value in...
formalized training classroom setting
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Formal vs. Informal Learning: Which Employee Training Strategy Is Better?

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How do you know if your training strategy is the best option for your organization? Learn...