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Accepting Learner Feedback or Criticisms:Things You Never Want to Hear from...
Never is a strong word. If you’ve been teaching adults for any significant length of time, you will probably hear a few of these criticisms and comments (lovingly known as feedback) over the course of...
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Summarizing Training Evaluation Survey Results: How to Code Verbatim Answers
Most training evaluation forms include qualitative or open ended/long answer questions. These questions elicit verbatim responses i.e. the participant’s words describing their thoughts that answer the...
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Five Examples of When Employee Training is Not the Solution
Sometimes employee training is used to fix a problem that should not be fixed by employee training. This tends to happen when training is the “go to” solution in an organization when something goes...
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Helping Employees Grow in the New Year through Employee Training
A new year is often the time people review their achievements and determine New Year’s resolutions including how they can grow professionally over the next year through employee training. It is also a...
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Giving Feedback: Sample Performance Review Comments for Training Professionals
If you are a training manager and are supervising staff, you will need to provide them with feedback in the form of a performance review. It can be a daunting task to write a performance review. Below...
View ArticleConference Calls: Don’t ya just LOVE them?
This is a great demonstration of how great conference calls can be – not! It is funny and true! It makes me want to do a spin off…one on the challenges of hosting a webinar. My version would include a...
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Creating a Workshop or Course Proposal: Writing a Proposal to Teach a Course...
You have an idea for a course or workshop you’d like to teach and you want to approach a local continuing studies department, community centre or a conference planner. But, you are unsure of how to...
View ArticleChoosing a Mentor and Creating a Positive Mentoring Relationship
If you are struggling with your career direction and could use some advice, a mentor can be a great choice. But it is important that you choose your mentor wisely and also that you are a responsible...
View ArticleConference Calls: Don’t ya just LOVE them?
This is a great demonstration of how great conference calls can be – not! It is funny and true! It makes me want to do a spin off…one on the challenges of hosting a webinar. My version would include a...
View ArticleCreating a Workshop or Course Proposal: Writing a Proposal to Teach a Course...
You have an idea for a course or workshop you’d like to teach and you want to approach a local continuing studies department, community centre or a conference planner. But, you are unsure of how to...
View ArticleHow to Calculate Instructor Fees for Freelance Trainers
Calculating an instructor fee is a common question I receive from readers. I address this a bit in my course proposal article but I’ll go into more detail here. There are a few ways you can calculate...
View ArticleCareer Goal Achievement Quiz: Choosing a Career Goal
Setting a career goal is the first step. But have you set the right career goal? It is easy to set a career goal but it can be disheartening when you realize after a lot of hard work that it was the...
View ArticleComing soon – Career Exploration Course!
Coming soon – Career Exploration Course! The course will be a version of my $750 career exploration coaching program with a price tag of much, much less. This course will help you answer questions...
View ArticleFinishing School and Starting a Career
Dear Joni, I was thinking of looking applying to a temp agency to as a way to find work now that I am finishing school (graduated with a Masters Degree) and starting a career. After an initial search,...
View ArticleNew Free Digital Downloads on Career Minded
Have you noticed the new Digital Downloads on the Career Minded Website? The four downloads available so far are all free. Quick Performance Review Form for Training Professionals – a simple form...
View ArticleFree Career Planning Calendar: Set your Career Goals for 2016
It’s that time of year when New Year’s resolutions are top of mind. The problem that I’ve encountered is that while they are top of mind now, keeping them top of mind throughout the year can be a...
View Article5 Ways to Improve a Resume and Get more Interviews
If you are struggling to find a job, there may be something wrong with your resume. Try one or all of the ways listed below to improve a resume and see if they increase your odds of getting an...
View ArticleLeadership Performance Review: Sample Questions to Gather Feedback from Your...
When performance reviews are discussed, it is often from the perspective of the leader providing feedback on the subordinate’s performance. However many research studies have proven that effective...
View ArticleWriting a Good Course Outline: Sample Course Outline Template
A good course outline allows students to assess the course for fit with their learning needs, clearly understand what is expected of them and how they will benefit from the instruction. There are many...
View ArticlePlan your Career Tasks with Free Career Planning Calendars
We are half way through the year; are your career goals on track or do you need a jump start? Many of my clients are great at creating new years resolutions but making sure the resolutions or goals are...
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