Posts by Steven Kovacs
$2.4M Available Now! WA State Offers Your Company Grant Funding For Training Programs
Breaking News! Claim your share of $2.4M in grant funding to offset your company training costs through the Job Skills Program matching grant today! Recently, an additional $2.4M was appropriated in the supplemental budget for the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges in Washington State. This money was secured before the Covid-19 crisis and…
Read MoreInvista Performance Solutions Offers: WA State Tax Rebates for Employee Training!
Do more with less—this is the mantra in organizations across America. Get leaner, save money, and get it done in or under budget. Employee training and development is unfortunately one of the initiatives that gets cut when budgets are tight. But Invista Performance Solutions (IPS) has a way to help your organization stretch your limited…
Read MoreMicro-Learning Training Programs Yield MACRO Results
In this article highlighted below, you will see a different approach to training –one that is not time intensive yet has powerful results. Whether you have a sales function or not, there is something universally applicable when it comes to micro-learning. “American Tire Distributors Shares Its Microlearning Success Story” by Sarah Fister Gale in Chief…
Read MoreHow Do You Know If Your Employees Are Engaged?
“Companies with highly engaged workforces outperform their peers by 147% in earnings per share.” -Gallup At Invista Performance Solutions we hear first-hand concerns from organizations regarding employee performance. These aren’t always crystal clear performance needs or inquiries, but often a general sense that things could be working better and a desire to significantly improve them.…
Read MoreInstructional Designers Build the Bridge To Success
The complexities of customized training are abundant and challenging to navigate. We hear regularly from businesses that want to offer training but just are not sure where to start and who should be involved. They have a goal and an end game but no plan on how to achieve it. IPS recommends that you consider…
Read MoreThe Benefits Of Experiential Learning In Leadership
I’ve often thought about how I learn best. The most effective results come from the learning that I can remember and put into practical use as a second nature action. For me, it’s not about theories, science, polls, or studies touted by great talent specialists. It’s certainly good to understand the logic behind the explanations…
Read MoreLearning is Like a Box of Chocolates: How the “Spacing Effect” Maximizes Learning Retention
Learning comes to all of us at a cost, whether in time, opportunity, or cold hard cash for courses or training. How do we get the most out of our investment over the long term? We would certainly tend to believe that the more we use something over time, the more cost effective it is.…
Read MoreLearn Your Personality Type—The Key to Professional and Personal Development (Free Test)
We all bring something to the table with our strengths, both in our personal lives and in our organizations. Wouldn’t it be great if we had a roadmap to identify what those strengths were and put those to the best use in leadership, support, or independent roles at work or home? Learn more about the…
Read MoreEssentials of a Successful Training Kick-Off
You just created the best organizational training plan ever and you are ready to roll! Or are you? Have you planned the kick-off? Why do you need a kick-off meeting and what exactly is that anyway? If you have ever participated in a major training endeavor for your company you may or may not have…
Read MoreReap the Rewards of Leadership Investment
Unless you have an unlimited training budget you probably keep a close eye on your training expenditures. How does this affect your planning? Do you select courses based on lower cost and higher employee reach or do you more selectively cultivate members of your leadership team and other high potentials? Read more below to understand…
Read More