The Cost of Attrition
Replacing an employee can cost between 50% - 60% of that employee's salary with overall losses to the company ranging anywhere from 90% -...
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Michaels & Associates
- Jun 13
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Provide Effective L&D
Though the majority of surveyed employees were overall satisfied with their company’s training options, a small but critical minority...
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Michaels & Associates
- Jun 7
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Training Creates a Competitive Advantage
Focusing on your employees’ professional growth and development is vital for business success. It is also a good career growth strategy...
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Michaels & Associates
- May 26
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Training for Retention
One of the best ways companies grow is by retaining core talent. Employee retention is highly valued because it costs time and money to...
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Michaels & Associates
- May 16
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Life Skills Training & Support
Strong life skills go hand-in-hand with strong mental health. After the pandemic, companies understand the need to proactively address...
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Michaels & Associates
- May 8
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L&D By Generation
There are four generations—Gen-Z, Millennials, Gen-X and Baby Boomers—working and learning side by side so it’s important to create...
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Michaels & Associates
- Apr 20
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How to Design Leadership Escape Rooms
Are you ready for adventure? Escape rooms are a new trend in corporate team building that’s quickly growing in popularity….and for a good...
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Michaels & Associates
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Best Icebreakers for Virtual Classroom Training
In recent years many companies have transitioned from in-person training to virtual classrooms, causing employee engagement levels to be...
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Michaels & Associates
- Feb 6
- 1 min
ADDIE Framework Tasks Checklist
Whether you are a novice or seasoned expert in the Instructional Systems Design arena, you have probably heard of the ADDIE approach to...
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Michaels & Associates
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Transitioning to the Learning & Development Field
We’re seeing a huge shift in workplaces, with many professionals moving out of their chosen fields and into something new and exciting in...
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Michaels & Associates
- Oct 11, 2021
- 1 min
Is Training Needed? Checklist
How do you know whether training is the right solution—even with a defined performance gap? Needs analysis is one way to determine...
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Michaels & Associates
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
15 Tips to Maximize Your Virtual Training Sessions
Whether you have employees working from home or offices scattered across the globe, it’s possible to transform in-person training into...
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Michaels & Associates
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
11 Benefits of Training Employees
Training is of the best ways companies can enhance the knowledge and skills of their workforce. And the effort doesn't necessarily have...
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Michaels & Associates
- Jul 12, 2021
- 4 min
6 Tips for Successful Corporate Training
Do you have new hires to onboard? Improved business processes to implement? Updated product offerings? Or ongoing customer service and...
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Michaels & Associates
- Jun 4, 2021
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Boost Training Results with Action Plans
Training action plans are practical tools that assist learners in furthering their expertise and professional development. They’re often...
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Michaels & Associates
- Apr 20, 2021
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3 Simple Solutions to Support Field Teams
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when faced with numerous obstacles related to supporting team members out in the field. Fortunately, the...
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Michaels & Associates
- Oct 26, 2020
- 5 min
20 Ways Training Super-Charges Employee Engagement
In recent years, studies have shown that the more companies appreciate their employees, the more engaged and interested these individuals...
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Michaels & Associates
- Oct 26, 2020
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Designing Software Training when Software's in Flux
There is a brand new software release and it's your job to create the instructor-led training materials. The problem is the software is...
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Michaels & Associates
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
SME's Guide to Adult Learning Principles
Congratulations, you're a subject matter expert (SME) for a training project and tasked to collaborate on the development of an...
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Michaels & Associates
- Oct 26, 2020
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Make it Stick: Learning Transfer and Retention
It's been said that 80% of training taught in the workplace is forgotten the next day. So how do you beat the statistics and ensure your...
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