The ongoing gap in soft skills continues to present significant challenges in today’s workplace, despite its clear impact on organizational success. As detailed in this Forbes article, this issue is not one that can be solved with quick fixes or avoided by hiring strategies. Instead, it demands intentional efforts to cultivate skills like communication, adaptability and emotional intelligence among employees.
We’ve all seen movies, heard stories or perhaps even had experiences, where small missteps snowball and eventually lead to major problems or disaster. These downward spirals are common. But new research is shedding light on the opposite, the “upward spiral”. These are the cumulative outcome of individual, small actions that lead to positive change
Task-oriented individuals bring focus, efficiency, and results-driven energy to the workplace, but their approach can sometimes clash with the needs of people-oriented team members who prioritize relationships and collaboration. This webinar will provide insights for people-oriented people to work more effectively with task-oriented colleagues, while also providing task-oriented individuals with greater self-awareness about how their behavior impacts others. Together, we’ll explore strategies to bridge these differences, improve collaboration, and achieve greater success.
We are proud to announce TRACOM has been selected as a 2024 Top 20 Assessment and Evaluation Company by Training Industry. This is the seventh consecutive year that TRACOM has made the list and we greatly appreciate the recognition and support from Training Industry. We are honored to be included on this list of 20 of the best providers of assessments and evaluations.
Black Friday, the annual rite of “shopping therapy” happened last week and in the United States the numbers were strong. According to Mastercard SpendingPulse, U.S. in-store and online retail sales over the Thanksgiving weekend were up 3.4% over last year. Retail experts attribute the growth to a consumer sense of easing inflation, the looming threat of potential tariffs and heavy retail discounting. And they project sales to continue strong through the entire holiday shopping season.
Are you training international audiences? Hear from a Master-Certified SOCIAL STYLE facilitator who lives and works in one of the most culturally diverse areas of the world—Switzerland—and speaks eight different languages.
A recent study by Intelligent.com found that one in six companies hesitate to hire recent graduates due to gaps in key soft skills, including communication, adaptability, and problem-solving. While academic institutions often focus on technical proficiency, many hiring organizations find that graduates lack the essential soft skills required to thrive in professional environments. Employers report that graduates often struggle with poor communication skills, difficulty adapting to dynamic workplaces, challenges in receiving and acting on feedback, and insufficient problem-solving abilities.
Do you want to supercharge your SOCIAL STYLE capabilities? Join us for a SOCIAL STYLE Q&A with TRACOM’s Dan Day and Jason Kiesau. They have over three decades of SOCIAL STYLE experience and have worked with thousands of learners across the globe. Learn from their experiences so you can succeed faster.
What key leadership behaviors are most effective in cultivating follower trust? In this webinar, we will discuss breakthrough research that considers three leadership behaviors and the role each plays in follower trust: Personal Leadership, Relational Leadership and Contextual Leadership. Though each leadership behavior is important, one is more effective in cultivating follower trust and influencing effectiveness of other behaviors.
In the late 1970s, a unique training video was created, featuring the remarkable actor and comedian Robin Williams portraying a variety of SOCIAL STYLE characters. This project was a collaboration between HP and Wilson Learning, a TRACOM reseller at the time. Before Williams became a household name with his role in ABC’s comedy series Mork and Mindy, he was hired for this commercial training video, showcasing his incredible creativity, talent and signature rainbow suspenders.
