So a question I get asked from time to time is, “What is the difference between an Orientation program and an Onboarding program question. This is a great question and more than being able to just rattle off a definition, being able to answer this question demonstrates a Talent / HR professionals experience in the…
Recently, I had a colleague ask me for a suggestion for an icebreaker to help a new team get to know each other better. I suggested one of my all time favorite icebreakers: The Life Map. This a great icebreaker for a team building workshop or to start an extended training session. I frequently use…
LinkedIn. Having a professional presence on LinkedIn is super important. 1) Recruiters and hiring managers search LinkedIn profiles for passive candidates for jobs. So if a recruiter is looking for a training coordinator in Austin, you want to come across their list. 2) Hiring managers will immediately look at LinkedIn after meeting you to see…
In my last post, I mentioned the supplemental lab sessions in college that were a huge help in learning the material. Another area higher education has really gotten learning right has been having short, focused sessions. Ideally the idea is that a student covers the material in class and then practices those concepts after class…
When I was a freshman in college, I frequently found myself in classes as large a 200+ people. My saving grace in really understanding the material and an avenue for my unrelenting questions was the lab session. The lab session was a supplemental session of 15 people or so, often led by a teaching assistant…
When designing a leadership development program it is important to include internal leaders in the design of a program but its also important to leverage them as speakers for the program as well. Recently I launched a leadership accelerator program with an external instructor providing the bulk of the content. However I also added an…