I joined Abilitie two months ago as the new Marketing Manager. I came from the industry of health and wellness-focused CPG products. The language used in my previous marketing efforts was informal, shorthand, and buzzy. I needed my audience to feel as though I was there next to them, chatting over an almond-milk latte with…
Managing Up is a Necessity, Not a Contingency
It was my first job out of graduate school and I was working for a well-known company that allowed my mother to boast of her successful daughter. Meanwhile, I was working 60-80 hour weeks fielding the requests of four different managers and product areas, and giving it my all with very little feedback one way…
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National L&D Month: Abilitie’s Favorite Skill-Building Posts To-Date
It’s National Learning and Development month, and here at Abilitie, we’re using this national, month-long celebration of skill-building and professional development to share our favorite, thought-provoking resources with our network of L&D professionals. We’ve also consolidated our most-read articles from our own blog in hopes of helping to accelerate you down the path towards professional…
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6 Ways to Become a More Mindful Leader
In a society that glorifies business and constant productivity, the concept of mindfulness has begun circulating around modern workplaces as a means of intentionally slowing down and alleviating stress. Mindfulness, at its core, is the practice of being fully present and engaged in one’s own life, exploring self-awareness, and making an effort to act intentionally….
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Why Integrating Networking into Your Training Program Is Vital and 3 Tips to Get It Done
Once you have received executive buy-in and budget for a training program it is essential that the program leaves a favorable impression on all the participants. That desired favorable impression is not driven only by the lessons learned, it is equally critical that the program leaves a positive impact in an area that is at…
5 Lessons Learned from 16 Years in Leadership Development
When I started working in corporate learning and development 16 years ago, a few trends were predicted to be inevitable: The classroom would become obsolete Most lessons would be taught online Professors would be replaced by e-learning Today, not all of these predictions have come true. We continue to see new technologies, fads, and buzzwords…
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