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Implementing Empathy in the Workplace: A Strategy for Improving DEI Training

Implementing Empathy in the Workplace: A Strategy for Improving DEI Training

Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Development, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Employee Well-being   — 3 MIN

How to Measure the Success of Your L&D Program

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

With recent studies revealing that one of the top reasons employees leave an organization is a lack of development and advancement opportunities, a robust learning and development (L&D) program is...

Quiet Quitting: What it Means for Company Culture

Leadership Development, Employee Learning & Development, Hybrid Workforce, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

These days, terms like Great Resignation, unplugging, and remote work are all over the place. From navigating transitions back to the office, creating fully remote positions, or adopting hybrid...

How to Tackle Employee Burnout

Leadership Development, Hybrid Workforce, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

We all get stressed out from time to time, especially as we continue to navigate through a pandemic. Problems arise, and work days feel long, especially when working from home can make it harder to...

Talent Matters: Improving the Hiring Process

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

“How do you hire?” Asking this question to HR leaders can garner several unique answers, but there are best practices for finding talent that come into play for every industry, from farming to...

Benefits of Mentoring in the Workplace

Leadership Development, Hybrid Workforce, Company Culture, Diversity Equity & Inclusion  

4 MIN

From school-age children to the C-Suite, everyone can benefit from having a mentor at some point in their journey. Whether it is helping to figure out a new career path or how to become a people...

How to Build Leaders Who Give Inclusive Feedback

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Diversity Equity & Inclusion  

3 MIN

Feedback has always been an essential component of a functioning team. More than checking a team’s “pulse,” feedback helps leaders identify issues, encourage positive behavior, foster growth, and...

Actionable Ways Employees Can Support DEI

Employee Learning & Development, Company Culture, Diversity Equity & Inclusion  

3 MIN

Over the past few years, a new C-suite role has emerged—CDO, or Chief Diversity Officer. They are responsible for helping companies further their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. And...

Managing vs. Leading -  What's the Difference?

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

3 MIN

Are you a leader? A manager? Both? Neither? Some think managing and leading are the same. If you are managing people, are you also leading them? Maybe, but maybe not. Others think management should...

7 Strategies to Improve the Onboarding Experience

Hybrid Workforce, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

2 MIN

From the impacts of the Great Resignation to navigating a growing need for flexible hours and hybrid schedules, organizations face many challenges in retaining their employees. A common solution to...

How to Make Unplugging Part of Your Company Culture

Leadership Development, Hybrid Workforce, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

3 MIN

With hybrid work, the lines between work and home have gotten blurred. With many people trading their hour-long commute for the distance between their bedroom and kitchen table and the impacts of...

Branch Out: Innovative L&D Program Powering a People Promise

Employee Learning & Development, Company Culture, Blue Ocean Brain News  

4 MIN

Ciena, an American telecommunications networking equipment and software company, needed a new learning tool to support their people and make it easy and enjoyable to access learning and development...

7 Skills Your Emerging Leader Development Program Must Build

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

Leadership in today’s world of work may be more challenging than ever before, from navigating hybrid work schedules to living through a pandemic. It’s simply not enough to be an effective...

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