Emails in the Workplace

Tips From Your Corporate Training Company

WHY EMAIL OVERLOAD HURTS!

Work email overload. You’ve likely dealing with it right now and its not going to get any better unless something changes.

It is expected that the world will exchange 246 billion emails a year by the end of 2019 and a large portion of these email exchanges are done in the workplace.

So, why has a communication tool like email, that is supposed to help us communicate more effectively become such a time suck for employees but more so for managers and up? 

Employee Onboarding: Returning from Mat Leave

TIPS FROM YOUR CORPORATE TRAINING EXPERTS

I recently returned to work from maternity leave and wow, it was a huge adjustment! 

Trying to refocus on KPIs, international communication and general adult conversation was a huge change from focusing 100% of my energy on caring for my son for almost a year.  Fortunately, my employer had developed an excellent return to work plan.

Strategic Employee Onboarding

TIPS FROM THE CORPORATE TRAINING EXPERTS

New employees who experience strong onboarding are 69% more likely to remain at a company for up to three years. 

Poor employee onboarding can lead to the loss of 60% a company’s entire workforce over 4 years. 

Onboarding programs can increase employee performance by up to 11%. 

Management Tips for a Remote Workforce

With the two big holiday celebrations this week – the Fourth of July in the U.S. and Canada Day in the north – the summer season is officially here!

This is the time of year when more employees take advantage of their company’s remote work options. It gives them the flexibility to participate in family activities, spend more time in front of the computer and less behind the wheel, while improving productivity and work-life balance.

Managing a remote workforce can be different than managing onsite employees. Learning Leaders can assist department managers who may not have experience with this management style by sharing these seven tips for a successful remote work environment.

TEAM BUILDING TIPS FROM YOUR TRAINING COMPANY

Many job postings you see these days highlight the “great company culture” as organizations try to stand out and compete for top talent -- and retain their best employees. But what does company culture really mean?

TIPS FROM YOUR TRAINING COMPANY

Many Baby Boomers and Traditionalists are staying in the workforce beyond the customary retirement age, some for financial reasons, others because they have retired and come back in a part-time consultative role to remain active.

With the oldest members of Generation Z now entering the workforce, many organizations will face the challenge of managing five distinct generations while trying to achieve their vision and business goals.

FREE TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT TIPS

3 Reasons You Can't Skip a Training Needs Assessment

Your learning and development team created, launched and delivered a new training program to address skills gaps in your customer service department. Now, six months later, the department manager has come back to you – it seems there is still an issue with the same skill set.

WHY USE AN LMS FOR EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING

A study by Gallup found that only 12% of employees strongly agree that their organization does a great job onboarding new hires.¹ There is definite room for improvement!

TRAININGFOLKS AT RIDE FOR HEART

The rain held off and the sun even peeked out as Team TrainingFolks took to Toronto highways on June 3 for the Manulife Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart.

This is the sixth consecutive year TrainingFolks participated in this event as part of our corporate social responsibility to give back to the community. Our riders, runner and walkers were happy to be able to raise funds for this very worthy cause that has touched so many of us.