Coaching is NOT managing. This is often the biggest misconception we have with clients. They assume weekly staff meetings or one on one appointments with employees can be classified as coaching. WRONG! A true coach drives performance for individual employees as well as employee teams, while a manager is often content with sustaining the status quo. Coaching can be further described as the ability of the leader to inspire and motivate employees to improve knowledge, increase skill levels, and alter behavior to be more positive. In order to create a coaching culture, it must be understood that coaching is about driving performance and should not be mistaken with traditional management techniques.

What is time management? A useful definition of time management might be, The ability to use one’s time effectively and efficiently. Now that’s sounds simple, right? If only accomplishing our goals was truly simple, all of us would likely be in better places both personally and professionally. However, the reality of our lives tends to create demands on our time that get in the way of effective and efficient uses of time. A fact that is inescapable about time is that it is finite. We simply cannot "manage" more time out of our day or lives. A day comes and goes, and no matter how much we’d like things to be different, each day lasts only 24 hours.  Therefore, in a very real sense, we can never "manage" time the way we manage other factors that influence our success at home or at work. We have to think about time differently if our goal is to be more effective and more efficient.

With so many Learning Management System vendors out there - and with so much happening with learning technology - choosing a learning environment that will work for your organization, now and in the future, can be a challenge. This is especially true as the LMS has moved well beyond course management, and even yesterday’s "LMS+", and must provide a true learning environment. This guide is designed to help you get past the competing claims, the long lists of feature-by-feature comparisons, and focus on the most essential factors to keep in mind as you make your evaluation. With nearly two decades experience providing organizations around the globe with the world’s leading Learning Management System, we’ve learned a lot about what matters most in an LMS. And that’s an LMS that:   Goes beyond course management, and even overall learning management, and provides a full learning environment Has learners at the center Is easy to update with content and programs Holds a proven track record of learning innovation Expands its portfolio with innovative partnerships Is dedicated to your ongoing success Whether you’re evaluating an LMS for the first time, or re-evaluating your current approach, this guide’s for you.

You’ve Got This! Tips for Better Virtual Facilitation, by Cynthia Clay, is packed with tips and insights to help you transform your virtual classroom delivery to engaging, interactive learning that makes multi-tasking impossible. From the introduction by Cynthia Clay: This ebook contains a selection of articles on how to bring your best facilitation skills to the challenge of leading interactive, engaging online training as well as facilitating productive, effective virtual meetings. No matter what web conference platform you use, you’ll find the mindset and the tactical tools described here will help you get better results in your next web event.

Exploding the Myths of Why Salespeople Succeed or Fail​ The Hard Question! Are you comfortable taking your present salespeople-with their current level of performance and skills-into an ever increasing competitive marketplace? Will doing what you’ve been doing get you where you want to go? The Hard Reality! If your salesforce is somewhat normal, 20 percent are high performers. Are you content to leave this as it is? Or, are you searching for ways to improve?

It’s no secret, companies with positive cultures thrive while those with negative ones can wither. But how do you build a positive organizational culture? And once you build it, how do you maintain it? This eBook will help you assess where your company is, assist you in understanding why you’re there, and then show you how to build a culture that will energize your organization, engage your employees, and ultimately delight your customers.

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The Consumerization of Learning Guide The purpose of this e-book is to help organizations, learning and development (L&D) professionals, human resources (HR) departments, and business leaders navigate today’s constantly changing work environment through the concept and idea of consumerizing the learning experience at work. Inside, you’ll find information about: • What the consumerization of learning is and why it is happening • How consumerization is impacting the learning landscape • A comprehensive guide to help leaders, L&D and HR staff, and organizations meet workplace challenges and succeed in a tough, but opportunity-rich, environment

Mustering the courage to present confidently in front of others is hard enough, but when it comes to actually engaging an audience and managing their participation, nervous and novice presenters either usually freak out, forget to add interaction, or both. And there’s another, lesser-known but equally important issue: Audiences can struggle with interactions in presentations, too, feeling uncomfortable participating and not knowing what is expected of them. Why must engaging with your audience be so difficult?

Employees spend the equivalent of one work day per week searching for information they need to perform their roles and the majority of training they receive is forgotten within one hour. Improved Access, Assessment, and Analytics can substantially improve employees' mastery of the skills and knowledge that drive the performance of your business. The following best practices can help you translate training to performance and financial impacts.