Tag: Learning and Development
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40+ Free HR Training Sources: Case Studies, Podcasts, and More
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How Your Brain Works During Training
I’ve been reading a slew of books lately focused on neuroscience. One line in the latest hit me, and I thought it would be interesting to pull together some of the thoughts from a few to share. Here’s the tidbit (emphasis mine): What do [scientific] studies show, viewed as a whole? Mostly this: if you…
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Transformational Learning from 500+ Hours of Podcasts
Transformational learning, or transformative learning, is focused in part on learning that drives us to do things. Today I’m going to talk about what listening to over 500 hours of podcast programs has done for my learning, but first I’d like to tell a quick story. Back when I was in high school, I played…
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How to Learn HR for Free: A Practical Guide
Update: I published a newer version of this. You can find it here: 40+ Free HR Training Sources —— Recently on LinkedIn I saw someone asking how to learn HR. Specifically he was trying to learn compensation when he didn’t have a background/foundation in the topic. The people in the comments made some good suggestions,…
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The Powerful Result of Realistic Training
Training needs to mirror real life. Think about it. If I’m training you on how to change a bicycle tire and then I set you in front of a bus, that training wasn’t very useful. It didn’t mirror real life. It wasn’t realistic. If I train you on how to change a bus tire indoors on…
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Why You Should Force Your Employees to Read Books
This topic is a bit controversial, but it’s something that I believe and stand by. Why? Because I’m a fan of reading, for one, but also because I have personally seen this work as a tool in the world of work. I’ve used books within performance discussions, both positive (succession/development oriented) and negative (performance improvement/problem-focused)…