7 Tips to Ask Your Boss for More Training

How can you be proactive in pursuing career development opportunities? Here are some tips for how to sell your pitch and increase your chances of success.

You Attended a Training — Now What?

Merely attending or participating in these experiences, unfortunately, doesn’t mean that you will automatically see results. So, after attending a training, how do you ensure that you are effectively implementing what you learned and transferring new knowledge to your career?

Employee Development – Make it a Priority

In a fiscally constrained environment, one of the first things managers cut is the training budget. This is counterproductive because it limits productivity and reduces Employee Engagement (E2). The Sasha Corporation estimated the average cost to hire and train a new employee is over $9,000. An effective training program can improve performance, productivity, and retention.

Everything Speaks

If there was ever a universal philosophy that transcends barriers of business, industry and government, it is a page I will borrow from our good friends at Disney. Quite simply, ‘everything speaks.’

When the Flight Attendants Stop Smiling

First, think on this – “We judge ourselves based on our intentions. We judge each other based on observable behaviors.”

Peer Networking and Certifiable Communicators

Commensurate with the explosion of information technology has been the critical need for local governments to be focused on a coherent message while being nimble in dispersing that message over an ever-expanding network of communications opportunities. Many municipalities and counties are becoming aggressive in their aim, but are still limited by their resources and vision.