by May 24, 2013
Not long ago, I learned some startling statistics: The loyalty of
employees who work for small businesses has dropped by almost 20%
since 2008, and currently stands at a paltry 50%. Although I have
never experienced any serious turnover in my own venture, I decided
to take preemptive action by...read more
by January 7, 2013
While we highlight the most popular posts from a given month in our
newsletter, one of my favorite activities is to look back and see
what posts were the most popular overall each year. Keeping with
tradition, here's a look back across the 20 most popular posts of
2012! Customer Loyalty Month: 25...read more
by November 14, 2012
In order to continue to grow, you need to research and uncover new
opportunities. Go above and beyond what you typically do, think
outside of the box, and evaluate what’s worked before and what
hasn’t. What’s overdue on your to-do list that you have not
allocated the time and resources yet to...read more
by August 28, 2012
Before we move to defining the criteria for measurement for
different training programs and methods of assessment at Level III,
let us look at the relation between the learning objectives and
assessment. This is because to do any evaluation, especially Level
III, an understanding of the learning...read more
by February 1, 2012
Two weeks ago we began to explore how the 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People can apply to the big, wide-world of
training. Today we continue the journey, starting with habit
four.(Curious about what habits one–three look like
through the eyes of training? Check it out!)HABIT #4—Think
Win/Win...read more
by January 24, 2012
Performance reviews are a necessary evil in the workplace. The good
news is that the one-way, annual performance evaluation where an
employee gets to hear about the all things she did wrong over the
past year, and maybe a few that she did right, isn't the be all and
end all of the review process....read more
by January 23, 2012
In times when every penny counts, there is more demand on training
managers to “prove” that training has paid off. Most
organizations follow Kirkpatrick’s 4 Levels of Evaluation: The
immediate feedback: The smiley sheets at the end of the training
program where participants respond to questions on...read more
by December 28, 2011
Last week I shared my favorite feedback management blog posts that
fell outside the Top 25 Most Popular Posts of 2011. After crunching
the analysis for most read articles, most shared and clicked posts,
I've narrowed down our 476+ posts to just the Top 25.Please share
your thoughts below on any...read more
by December 21, 2011
Today, I started going through the Web Survey blog analytics to see
which of our articles were the most popular. We wrote and published
a staggering 476 posts so far in 2011! Next week I'll be sharing
the Top 25 Most Popular Posts of 2011. However, some of my
favorites just didn't make the cut this...read more
by December 7, 2011
As we near the end of the year, you will probably have to be
evaluated with 360 feedback and/or you will be asking people to do
evaluations for 360 feedback. One the best ways to capture 360
feedback is by using standardized surveys. Here are a few
ideas to creating surveys for 360 feedback...read more
