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Employee Training - A Missed Opportunity

A survey by Axonify, a provider of training software, found that nearly one-third of retail store associates receive no formal training - the highest deficit in any of the industries they surveyed.  Unfortunate because it takes away the biggest advantage traditional stores have over e-tailers: a live person a customer can talk with face-to-face.

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#Onboarding Process

Do your new hires leave your onboarding process thinking, "I'm super-excited I'm here, and I understand what I need to know to get going."?  How someone feels about the company they just joined has a direct and immediate impact on their job performance.

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How We Learn

There's been a great deal of research showing that people learn best when they can connect the things they're learning to their interests, their personal relationships, and the opportunities they'd like to pursue.  To get your training programs to stick, you would be wise to incorporate this research. 

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Relationships vs. Transactions

Abraham Maslow, the psychologist renowned for creating the "hierarchy of needs," emphasized, people have an inherent desire to belong and to be part of something greater than themselves.  People want relationships - not just transactions.  Do your training programs teach and reinforce this principle?

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#Learning

Learning will only happen when you are emotionally involved, either positively or negatively.  Without emotional relevance, your long-term prospects for retaining new information are greatly diminished.

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#Training

Even though you may have a robust training portfolio, you won't be able to serve all the learning needs of all employees.  Therefore, it's imperative that employees take responsibility for their continuous development.

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#Training

Even though you may have a robust training portfolio, you won't be able to serve all the learning needs of all employees.  Therefore, it's imperative that employees take responsibility for their continuous development.

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#MentoringMillennials

If you're mentoring a Millennial: 1) Provide regular feedback, 2) keep communication lines open, 3) involve them in decision making, 4) give them new challenges, and, 5) let them make mistakes and learn from them.

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#EmployeeDevelopment

Organizations need to figure out and adopt different approaches for continuous learning that works best for their workforces, so that employees have the right knowledge for the right purpose at the right time.

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#ContinuousLearning

Continuous learning is the new normal, and is driven by the individual and enabled by the organization, not the other way around.

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