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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Sound of Silence by Jim on April 7, 2011 in eLearning At what point does narration really add anything to an eLearning module, and at what point is it simply being added because “it’s what’s expected?”

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The leadership coaching revolution is here

CLO Magazine

A majority of organizations around the world are investing in leadership coaching to ensure their employees have the critical knowledge, skills and experience to remain competitive. Over 40 percent of these organizations report their spending on leadership coaching has increased from 2020 to 2021. So what has changed?

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Manager, mentor or coach? Help! We need some distinctions!

CLO Magazine

What is the difference between a leader, a manager, a coach and a mentor? Worse, the words leader , manager , coach and mentor are often used interchangeably. More organizations are asking their managers to coach their people. Coaching is often used to describe what others might think of as basic performance management.

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The REAL Sales Approach: Elevating Sales through Continuity

Infopro Learning

Often, in order to elevate sales and rise to meet these challenges, companies allocate substantial resources to bolster their teams with tools and processes. 40% of sales reps do not possess the essential training and coaching required to carry out virtual sales effectively.

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12 Sales Coaching Tools for Onboarding and Upskilling Sales Reps

BigTinCan

Most discussions about sales coaching tools involve listing a bunch of options as though all sales coaching tools are the same thing. Broadly speaking, modern sales coaching tools fit into one of two categories: Direct Feedback: Provides performance feedback based on practice or live sales calls. They’re not. Table of Contents.

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Coaching vs. Mentoring: What’s the Difference?

Chronus

Similarly, Bersin found organizations with excellent cultural support for coaching have 13% stronger business results. And yet, the majority of people currently do not have a mentor or a coach. What is a Coach? A professional coach acts as a guide for the leaders or future leaders of an organization. What Does a Coach Do?

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Managing Virtual Teams

Coreaxis

How teams function is going to be a function of how well leaders react to this shift to the hybrid workplace. Among the many factors driving this trend, employees cite: Lack of interest in returning to the office Concern about effectiveness of hybrid work Leadership’s inability to effectively manage virtual teams.