When I saw this cartoon I loved it – both as a training pro and a foodie. Hope you enjoy it too. Now, where did …
Training and Development
These posts focus on workplace training and employee development as part of business leadership and management.
The Inevitable Shift From Jobs to Skills
Years ago, I was working on a consulting assignment involving a company’s customer service challenges. The company decided the answer was to throw bodies at …
Social Learning: 3 Trends for 2012
According to the 2011 Training Industry Report from TrainingMag.com, total expenditures in training appear to be increasing. The amount spent on training jumped about 13% from 2010, including …
HOW TO: Start a Tough Conversation at Work
One of the questions I’m often asked is how to start a difficult or challenging conversation. It might be a sensitive topic, performance matter or …
Training Takes More Than Good Platform Skills
Please forgive me for bursting some bubbles here. There are lots of folks who have given a presentation at some point in their career and …
The Best of HRB – 2011 Edition
Happy 2012! Mr. Bartender and I wish you and yours a healthy, wealthy and fabulous year. Thank you for reading HR Bartender. I really appreciate …
We Still Need Good PowerPoint in 2012
I’ve seen a lot of people calling for the end of PowerPoint. Who could blame them? There’s plenty of painful PowerPoint out there – we …
