It seems that every article you read about stress is about how to reduce it. Why? What is wrong with a little stress? Let’s not worry about how to reduce stress, but rather how to utilize it. Stress can be a powerful motivator for change. If you’re stressed out at work, perhaps it’s time to…
Virtual Classrooms > Traditional Classrooms (They are Greater Than) By Rocky White, President and Founder, The SyN Learning Institute The boom of virtual classrooms has allowed organizations to provide more and better ongoing education to employees than ever before. The cost/benefit analysis to the provider says this type of learning is here to stay. But…
The SyN Learning Institute’s comprehensive online training center,Speakersyouneed. enterclassroom.com, features three web-based learning formats: live virtual training seminars, virtual classroom “space” and an online bookstore, mapped out within one easy-to-use website. “Our CEO, Rocky White, envisioned a user-friendly, interactive site where our customers could customize training to their exact needs,” says project manager Chaunia Chandler.…
The Earning Curve: Corporate Learning Moves Up in HR Rank By Rocky White, President and Founder, The SyN Learning Institute Earlier this year, Deloitte released its Global Human Capital Trends for 2015. Deloitte Human Resource Analyst Josh Bersin says leadership continues to top the chart as the perennial favorite. Not surprising, says Bersin, when…
Managing Change: Strategic Planning Moves from Meetings to Mindsets Change is the only constant in life (and even more so in business). Forecasting change and constructing actionable plans to address new situations and needs is at the core of strategic planning. Ironically, organizations are finding that the function of predicting and reacting to change…
Rear View: Business Acumen Signs Line the HR Road By Rocky White, CEO, The SyN Learning Institute “In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield,” quotes Warren Buffet. From my driver’s seat, the rear view has been filled with headlines proclaiming the importance of business acumen for sometime now.…
The Name Game: New Titles for Administrative Assistants By Rocky White, CEO, The SyN Learning Institute Since the term “secretary” went out of favor in the 1970s, organizations have been trying to find the right job title to describe an increasingly expansive role. Most widely used now is “administrative assistant,” but in today’s high-tech and…
The Bleeding Edge: Top Trends in Talent Management By Rocky White, CEO, The SyN Learning Institute Companies invested more than three billion dollars in talent assessment in 2014, which is pretty solid evidence that hiring the right people remains one of the most important human resource functions out there. If people are a company’s…
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Improving Communication: What Would Henry Ford Do? By Rocky White, CEO, The SyN Learning Institute “Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs,” quoted Henry Ford. He was speaking about his theories of mass production and went on to prove his point and change the world by breaking down the complex…