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Creating Corporate Culture
Culture is a natural phenomenon that is created when a group of individuals, who share a common purpose or goal, work together to collaborate. It is created out of common thoughts, goals and attitude that commonly exist within the group. When such culture presents itself in organizations, it is known as organizational viz. corporate culture. This article brings out the various means in which a good corporate culture can be created and sustained.
Soft Skills Training
It is often argued that the education of hard skills is becoming more prevalent in schools and, as such, graduates are coming out more skilled than ever. Hard skills relate to abilities that are testable, such as typing or mathematical skills. Unfortunately, soft skills are often neglected and today’s grads find themselves incredibly skilled but unable to practically implement what they’ve learned. Soft skills relate to teamwork and interpersonal skills.

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Measuring Return On Investment For Soft Skill Training
This article helps take the fear out of investing in soft skill training and outlines an effective way to measure the success of such training.
Business Leaders and Soft Skills Training?
Can I really maximize my succession plans and develop my staff through soft skills training? Answer: Yes – and there are shortcuts!
Peer 2 Peer Mentoring
While many companies look to outsource their soft skills training a few have taken the idea that excellence is closer than they first thought. Taking the lead from some of the most innovative thinkers peer 2 peer mentoring is not only cost effective but has hidden psychological advantages in-built. Take a closer look at what you may be missing right before your eyes.
Soft Skills Training Seen as Needed More Then Ever
Corporate soft-skills training is increasing as companies are experiencing global growth and cross-cultural communications challenges. Getting a handle on effective training for some "old school" management-types can be even a greater challenge. As domestic and global markets change and employment dynamics shift, organizations need to be effective in how they roll out this type of training. A focus on interactive training can turn the "Knucklehearted" leader into someone that is magnetic and effective in influencing others.
Media Training, Marekting-Oriented Business Communication Go Hand In Hand
In the business communication training I've conducted over the years, I've found that communication skills don't have to be limited to the obvious focus on writing training and presentation skills (public speaking) training. There's more to getting your marketing message out there, and it involves reporters, editors and producers and their never-ending quest for "the story." It's all about media training.

Presentation Skill and the CEO: What the chief explanations officer has to get right
Communication skills are sometimes viewed as a "nice to have" skill set that run secondary to other leadership skills. These so called "soft skills" though can make or break a senior executive, especially the Chief Executive Officer.
Struggle If You Must During Career Transition, But Why Should You?
To advance forward is to advance to new perspectives by developing new competencies in both soft and hard skills. What is meant by soft and hard skills? I see the hard skills as those that are produced. They are measurable, quantifiable and can be observed outside of self. They have empirical evidence. For example, when a client of mine has a goal to make a career transition into another field of interest and she/he has succeeded, it is obvious to everyone who is familiar with him/her. It is measurable in that the client did break away from one profession and moved into another, which could be seen by others.

Soft Skills, Hard Numbers
Leaders know they need the "soft" skills but the book-keepers require "justification" for the results. However, in this "soft" economy with reduced staff, every conversation contributes to the "bottom line".
Turning a Cinderella Training Course Into a thing of Beauty
Too many learners leave training programs as wise as when they went in! Some participants take away a few nuggets but frequently forget them in short order. This is particularly true in “soft skills training”. So if this is the case, why do organizations spend so much time, money and effort in providing employee training programs?
Soft Skills Training
It is often argued that the education of hard skills is becoming more prevalent in schools and, as such, graduates are coming out more skilled than ever. Hard skills relate to abilities that are testable, such as typing or mathematical skills. Unfortunately, soft skills are often neglected and today’s grads find themselves incredibly skilled but unable to practically implement what they’ve learned. Soft skills relate to teamwork and interpersonal skills.
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