As an HR leader, you want to be heard by the leadership at your organization and contribute to the strategic plan, right? We wanted to give you a hand by offering a glimpse into this year’s top trends.
5 Human Resources Trends to Include in Your Strategic Plan
Posted by Jennifer Patterson / February 18, 2016 / Human Resources Management — No Comments ↓
Establishing a Culture for Learning in Your Workplace
Posted by Eric Sokolowski / February 15, 2016 / Team Leaders / Managers, Human Resources Management, Workplace Culture — No Comments ↓
As responsible managers in successful organizations, we need our employees to steadily and continuously learn and improve. And research shows that’s what employees want, too.
Tags: Team Leaders / Managers, Human Resources Management, Workplace Culture
Multiple Timelines in Microsoft Project 2016 [Video]
Posted by Jon Hood / February 10, 2016 / Microsoft 365, Office 2016 — No Comments ↓
Timelines are a great way to give stakeholders a snapshot of how a project is going. But a single timeline can get stacked and cluttered. The solution? Multiple timelines in Microsoft Project. In this video, I'll show you exactly how to use this very cool new feature and export an image perfectly for Microsoft PowerPoint.
Tags: Microsoft 365, Office 2016
Financial Management Training 101: A Beginner's Guide
Posted by Kurt Liebegott / February 9, 2016 / — No Comments ↓
Now more than ever organizations need accountability and effective stewardship of financial resources. We all know how important it is to build a strong financial management team that can play a key role in your organization's success. If you are responsible for finding new talent for that team and providing them with the right training, then you and I have something in common.
10 of the Best Training Videos for HR Professionals
Posted by Jennifer Patterson / February 5, 2016 / Training — No Comments ↓
If you are looking for some great training videos, I don’t recommend Googling "world's best training videos." Instead, check out our list! We love to share clips and resources that you might find useful in your work, so here goes.
Tags: Training
SharePoint Success Through Establishing Goals
Posted by Jon Hood / February 2, 2016 / Microsoft 365, SharePoint — 1 Comments ↓
Tags: Microsoft 365, SharePoint
How to Adjust Training Materials to All Adult Learning Styles
Posted by Jennifer Patterson / January 26, 2016 / Training — 1 Comments ↓
We’ve explored different learning styles in a previous post. While the theories can provide an important foundation for design of training, frankly, it can be a little overwhelming for those of us in the trenches.
Tags: Training
Filtering PivotTables using Timelines in Excel
Posted by David Thibault / January 25, 2016 / Excel — 1 Comments ↓
Have you ever used Slicers in Excel? Slicers make it easy for users to filter tables, PivotTables, and PivotCharts. Timeline is a new feature to Excel 2013 that is similar to Slicers except it allows users to filter dates interactively. This is a must for anyone reporting using dates. Dates can be easily filtered by days, months, quarters, and years. Follow the steps below to learn how to insert and use a Timeline in your PivotTable in Excel.
Tags: Excel
7 Reasons Why Every Manager Needs Employee Retention Training
Posted by Eric Sokolowski / January 20, 2016 / Training — No Comments ↓
Experts tend to agree that training increases employee retention.
But here’s a more nuanced question: can you train your managers in such a way that specifically raises employee retention rates?
Tags: Training
Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) Training Course Alert
Posted by Dan St. Hilaire / January 20, 2016 / KnowledgeWave Courses — No Comments ↓
KnowledgeWave is pleased to provide this class alert for VEEAM training. KnowledgeWave is excited to offer a remote option for the certified and authorized course for Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE).
Tags: KnowledgeWave Courses
Take the Guess Work out of Charting in Excel 2013
Posted by David Thibault / January 19, 2016 / Excel — No Comments ↓
Microsoft Excel 2013 has a button called Recommended Charts that helps users select from a list of customized charts that will best fit your data. You can have beautiful, easy charts in just a few clicks. Users can hover over the choices to view a live preview of the chart before deciding on which style works. Follow the steps below to view and select one of the available chart options.
Tags: Excel
Analyzing Earned Value in Microsoft Project 2013
Posted by Jon Hood / January 14, 2016 / — 1 Comments ↓
Earned value is a powerful tool for monitoring project scope, time and cost, and it can help give you a picture of the total project performance.
Microsoft Project 2013 allows you to analyze and manage earned value, and in this video, I'll show you how!
Should All Employees Develop Business Management Skills?
Posted by Eric Sokolowski / January 11, 2016 / — No Comments ↓
You want to make sure that your employees have the drive and the skills to help your business succeed, right? You might be wondering if a training program focused on business management skills will help. Let’s dive in and take a look at some reasons you might want to invest in this type of training for your peeps.
How to Conduct a Training Needs Analysis in 3 Steps
Posted by Eric Sokolowski / January 5, 2016 / Human Resources Management, Training — 4 Comments ↓
So, you’ve identified a problem in your organization, and you think training is part of the solution. Or maybe you have a strategic goal where training can play a key role. Time for a training needs analysis!
Top 5 Benefits of Training and Development at the Entry Level
Posted by Kurt Liebegott / December 29, 2015 / Training — No Comments ↓
If you are thinking of investing in a training program for entry-level employees, all I want to say is, "Do it."
Tags: Training