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6 Ways Soft Skills Training Supports Company Core Values [+ Examples]

6 Ways Soft Skills Training Supports Company Core Values [+ Examples]

Leadership Development, Employee Learning & Development, Company Culture, Employee Well-being, Leadership   — 4 MIN

How to Spot - and Avoid - Bias in Performance Reviews

Leadership Development, Diversity Equity & Inclusion  

3 MIN

Performance management in the workplace has a long history that dates back to the Industrial Revolution when technological advances created a need for better work processes, productivity, and quality.

Video: Meet Blue Ocean Brain

Leadership Development, Employee Learning & Development, Diversity Equity & Inclusion  

In this 2-minute video, learn how Blue Ocean Brain delivers powerful microlearning around the topics most important to your business and your people.

How to Run Inclusive Meetings

Leadership Development, Diversity Equity & Inclusion  

4 MIN

When it comes to meetings, we want the most bang for our buck. Especially today when plates feel extra full, no one wants to waste time or energy on meandering discussions that don’t get the job...

eBook: Conquering Feedback: Strategies to Level-Up Workplace Feedback

Employee Learning & Development, Company Culture  

Giving and receiving feedback well doesn't come easy. Feedback, whether formal or in-the-moment, can drive employee growth. Or, it can cause defensiveness and mistrust. In order to work, feedback...

10 Things Good Leaders Know About Giving Effective Feedback

Leadership Development  

3 MIN

When it comes to perceptions about giving and receiving feedback, there’s a divide. While most managers believe they’re offering a sufficient amount of constructive feedback, a Gallup poll found that...

Tackling Systemic Racism at Work

Diversity Equity & Inclusion  

4 MIN

What is systemic racism? To define racism, we must step back to define what it is not. It is not (just) prejudice. Racial prejudice is a belief that certain types of people are inherently better than...

Creating a Feedback Culture: 7 Tips for Getting It Right

Leadership Development, Company Culture  

3 MIN

Even the best communicators can recoil at the idea of giving—or worse, receiving—feedback. But feedback in the workplace is what drives growth and innovation. It's the difference between status quo...

eGuide: Journey to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Employee Learning & Development, Diversity Equity & Inclusion  

Many companies are ready to build or modernize their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) learning initiatives, but are missing the main ingredient: the content. Luckily, if you have a learning...

How to Reduce Hiring Bias to Build a More Diverse Talent Pipeline

Leadership Development, Diversity Equity & Inclusion  

4 MIN

As businesses around the world work toward supporting inclusion and diversity initiatives, they’re discovering that building an inclusive culture starts with ensuring they have a diverse employee...

Blue Ocean Brain Selected for Training Industry 2020 Online Learning Library Watch List

Blue Ocean Brain News  

1 MIN

Pioneering microlearning firm Blue Ocean Brain has been chosen for Training Industry's 2020 Online Learning Library Watch List. The award is the second this year for Blue Ocean Brain, having...

Talking About Race in the Workplace

Company Culture, Diversity Equity & Inclusion  

3 MIN

As companies in the United States rally to make changes to support our Black employees and become more inclusive environments for black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), ideas such as hiring...

A Pandemic Is Not the Time to Hit Pause on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Hybrid Workforce, Diversity Equity & Inclusion  

3 MIN

These are unprecedented times, and alongside health concerns and uncertainties about the future another issue has arisen: the scaling back of diversity and inclusion initiatives.

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