Training

Build a training calendar that works all year

12/01/2025

When compliance, culture, performance and development all compete for space on the same calendar, the year can quickly become crowded or lopsided. A strong 2026 plan doesn’t start with picking courses; it starts with mapping the year’s natural rhythms, regulatory deadlines and awareness months so training lands when it’s most timely and relevant.

New year brings new employment laws

11/24/2025

It’s that time of year—2025 will soon appear in the rearview mirror, and when the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, new state laws will go into effect. Here’s a summary of some of those laws that may impact your operations.

Training gaps after layoffs spark mistakes, morale dips and turnover risk

06/23/2025

Among over 1,000 U.S. workers who remained after a layoff, 65% said a lack of training led to costly mistakes, and 70% believe structured re-onboarding would have made the transition easier. Only 27% received any.

Provide training, monitor workplace to stop harassment

06/02/2025

Not only are sectors such as retail, construction and food service more likely to be hostile environments, but the managers you rely on to stop ongoing harassment may be engaging in the harassment themselves.

Review outsourced training to ensure it’s free of risky content

03/28/2025

As an HR professional, you know you must provide anti-harassment training. Otherwise, your employer faces potentially costly liability, because one of the key defenses against harassment lawsuits is the ability to prove you took reasonable steps to prevent harassment and put an end to it if it does occur.

Most frontline workers are trained by their managers

03/24/2025

New research by the Association for Talent Development reveals that 75% of employers use on-the-job coaching by managers to train their frontline employees.

Review development programs to ensure inclusion

03/07/2025

To protect against reverse-discrimination charges, thoroughly review all your training and development opportunities to ensure they don’t violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other anti-discrimination laws. Here’s what to look for when you review your development programs.

Spending on training rises even as hours decline

01/13/2025

The average organization spent $1,283 per employee on workplace training and development in 2023, according to the Association for Talent Development’s 2024 State of the Industry report released in December.

10 low-cost communication tips to start open enrollment right

09/23/2024

With benefits election open-enrollment season looming at organizations across the country, make sure you avoid the mistake too many employers make: plopping a benefits booklet in front of employees and telling them to figure it out. That just doesn’t work anymore. Benefits have become too complex for employees to figure them out on their own. Here are 10 ways you can do a better job of communicating with your employees.

Counter refusal to participate in diversity training

08/30/2024

Recently, we have seen an increase in lawsuits from workers who believe that being forced to participate in any kind of diversity training violates their Title VII rights. Now a federal appeals court has tossed out one such case. The court concluded that the worker’s refusal was unreasonable and his claims meritless.