8 reasons why training programs fail. They are: 1. No on-the-job rewards for behaviors and skills learned in training, 2. Insufficient time to execute training programs, 3. Work environment does not support new behaviors learned in training, 4. Lack of motivation among employees, 5. Inaccurate training needs analyses, 6. Training needs changed after program hadRead… Read more »
I spent the Easter weekend down at the Jersey shore in Manasquan with my in-laws. We drive up from DC on Friday then we drive back down Sunday evening. Usually after about the first half hour on the way home I’m the only awake in the car and I’ll throw on a book on tape/mps3.Read… Read more »
Effective management of employees and their career development will make a happy and effective organization. A learning organization is far more effective than anyone can imagine. Great managers should have discovered that their own success as well as the success of their organization depends on their employees. Training programs, if done correctly, can help createRead… Read more »
Earlier this year I shared my thoughts about online social learning communities in response to a Forbes post by Meghan Biro. This post supplements those ideas by reflecting on a 2012 series written by Shel Holtz about social media training: Part 1: Introducing a series on social media training Part 2: Getting buy-in for socialRead… Read more »
Happy Monday: It’s Telework Week here on the DorobekINSIDER. Each day we will follow one or two trendsetters in telework. On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: All week the DorobekINSIDER will be talking about telework. Last month Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer outlawed telework at her company. The reaction to the news was swift on both sides. WithRead… Read more »
“Is the Government Still Hiring?” Most job seekers are worried that, with budget cuts and sequestration, the federal government isn’t even hiring. But that isn’t true. Lily Whiteman is the author of the book, “How to Land a Top Paying Federal Job.” She told Chris Dorobek that, “the federal government is the country’s largest employerRead… Read more »
All week the DorobekINSIDER will be talking about telework. Last month Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer outlawed telework at her company. The reaction to the news was swift on both sides. With some opponents calling the decision an attack on working mothers. But John Sullivan a Professor of Management at San Francisco State University says Mayer’sRead… Read more »
Winter 2013 PSRPanel Quarterly Questionnaire, conducted by 220 public service professionals, in January, covered a range of topics related to public service and current affairs. Continuing brighter outlook on the direction of the country: Increasingly, panelists see the country overall as heading in the right direction (59%), continuing an upward trend seen over our lastRead… Read more »
The Public Service Research Panel (PSRPanel) is a project housed at Rutgers University that supports academic and applied research in public and non-profit management and related fields. As a public service professional, you’re invited to visit the PSRPanel.org webstie to view results of our prior surveys — and to sign up to be included inRead… Read more »
As a lot of you folks know I recently went to the Troux Worldwide Conference. I’m was very excited to get down there. As usual there was a lot of great speakers, a lot to learn, and plenty of other reasons to just be excited about getting down there. It probably were going to beRead… Read more »