Is compressed learning the right strategy for your organization? Explore practical considerations with Devon and Beverly Kaye of Career Systems International. Click here to download their new article published in ASTD Links Plus.

Make an effort to gain insights into your next wave of employees. Those who have bought into the fact that the electrical industry must attract fresh young(er) talent to move into the future will need some basic groundwork on who their next batch of recently graduated recruits are, where to find them, and how to get their attention. Click here to read Diane’s article in the November 2013 issue of the ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTOR.

Do you have communication gaps at work? The Learning Cafe has the solutions to end those miscommunications and implement tools to create a productive & harmonious work environment.

A sneak peak into a seminar with Diane Thielfoldt of The Learning Cafe. She gives life changing insight on who the key players are in helping you build your brand to have greater success in the workplace.

A sneak peak into a seminar with Diane Thielfoldt of The Learning Cafe. She gives life changing insight on who the key players are in helping you build your brand to have greater success in the workplace.

The Personal Learning Model is a test that helps you determine what your learning style is. Each of us have ways that we prefer to learn. Once we understand the way we learn can be more efficient and better at retaining information in the work place.

Here at The Learning Café, we are passionate and expert about learning. One of the key drivers of productive learning is pointed curiosity — the beautiful art of asking the right questions. Curious clients and colleagues often ask us to elaborate on the heartbeat of TLC. Here is our answer, in a video that gives you a glimpse inside the uniqueness and spirit of The Learning Café.

Every day 8,000 U.S. Baby Boomers turn 65 and consider retirement. Taking their place in the workforce are Generation Xers and Millennials, the former sharing similar Boomer generation work ethics and values and the latter often confounding their employers. Read comments from Diane via this link to the FABTECH Show Daily. Click here to view the one page version. Note that Diane will also be a keynote presenter and workshop leader on multi-generational workplace issues at FMA’s Annual Meeting on February 28th in Austin, Texas. More information is available at fmanet.org/calendar.

Managers, prepare yourselves! You’ve winnowed down a long list of candidates to a star Millennial, and are ready to make an offer. What are you going to be surprised by when that young employee starts settling in at your organization? Our recent article "What Millennials Won’t Tell You" reveals 8 statements that Millennial job candidates are thinking, that you wish you’d known—including "I’ve never had a real job before," and "I don’t communicate by phone or email." Don’t get us wrong—you WANT to hire members of this hard-working, team-oriented, promising generation. They are the future of your organization, after all. But you can avoid some surprises by reading the article, and perhaps asking some additional questions during interviews. In other words, be prepared!

Are there right and wrong ways to learn? Devon Scheef believes there are. Heresy! Think about it: Every day, you learn something new, whether it’s noodling around with a complicated app or honing the finer points of leadership. If you’re typical, you give each new endeavor 100% effort—but less than half the time, you end up not truly retaining the skills or lessons learned. You’ll learn more about being a heretic and applying Devon’s Personal Learning Model. Click on CultureSync’s Mega MashUp series to listen to Devon discuss different learning styles.