Latest Blog Posts for Freelance and Corporate Trainers

Here you will find a range of posts on everything to do with training including personal, interpersonal, employee wellness and well-being, first-time managers, management, and leadership skills. Also guides and tips on training workshops and customizable training materials.

Workplace Training Benefits Explained

What is workplace training and its benefits? Creating course materials, delivering training, blended learning, and orientation.

What Makes a Good Corporate Trainer and What Skills Do You Need?

Learn what skills you need to be a great corporate trainer including communication, listening, speaking, people management, and coaching skills.

What Is the Difference Between Coaching vs Mentoring?

Mentoring vs coaching vs training vs counseling vs consulting. Learn about the 4 quadrants, past problems, and future solutions.

7 Ways to Improve Employee Job Satisfaction and Happiness to Improve Staff Retention

How can you help your employees be satisfied and happy in the workplace? Read these 7 tips for helping improve the workplace atmosphere.

What Is Employee Training & Development | A-Z Guide

Employee training and development, the benefits, job performance, employee engagement, staff retention, and measurements.

Psychological Safety at Work Training Course Materials

Teach leaders how to encourage their staff to speak up and share ideas in their teams with these psychological safety at work training course materials.

7 Coaching Steps Model for Effective Leadership

Here I explain the 7 main steps to effective coaching in the workplace. Useful model to train new managers and leaders on coaching skills.

What Is a Talent Management Process Framework & Why Is It Important?

Learn about how to hire talented and skilled people to your workplace and to keep, train and manage them with a talent management framework.

What Is a Chief Happiness Manager or Officer and What Do They Do?

Want to be a happiness officer for managers, employees or clients in your company? I explain what such a role entails and the skills needed.

10 Tips on How to Become a Good First-Time Manager or Supervisor

What makes a great new first time manager and how to succeed despite the lack of experience. Here are some useful tips for new managers.

10 Portable & Transferable Skills Worth Teaching Employees

What are transferable skills and portable skills and what are some examples. Also soft skills vs hard skills and 10 key transferable skills.

Interview with Thomas Brouwer | Trainer’s Corner

Read this great interview with Thomas Brouwer and his insight into sales training and his work with clients for the Thesalesstrategist.

7 Tips on How to Build Trust with Employees in the Workplace

Ways to build trust at work with colleagues, staff and employees. Importance of trust, listening, Psychological safety, and body language.

7 Tips on How to Improve Empathy in the Workplace for Employees and Its Importance

What is the importance of empathy in the workplace and what can we do to improve empathy for employees? Rapport, menopause, listening, support, and other ideas.

What Are Employability Skills and Why Are They Important?

Why are employability skills important? Types of skills including communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and leadership training.

Interview with Ms Nausheen Ahmad – Law, Ethics & Contract Management Trainer

Meet Nausheen Ahmad. Company Secretary Development, anti-harassment law training, ethics and effective contract management training.

What Is Upskilling and Why Is It Important for Employee Training?

Learn about how to upskill, upskilling, and employee and management training. Examples, the future, benefits, reskilling and cross-skilling.

What’s Included in the Training Materials Packages

See what’s inside each training course materials package. PowerPoint slides, trainers, participants manuals, handouts, and activities.

8 Tips on How to Design Teaching Materials on PowerPoint for Employee Training

Tips and tricks for designing teaching materials and lesson plans on PowerPoint for employee and staff training and for workshops.

9 Types of Office Politics Players to Be Aware of as a Manager

What types of office politics personality types are there in the workplace? These are 9 types that you should be aware of as a manager.

10 Ways to Help Employee Growth and Improve Their Development and Skills Set

How can you improve employee growth and offer better development and skill set opportunities? Here are ten ideas for staff growth.

7 Ways to Engage Employees in the Workplace to Improve Motivation

How to help employees to feel more engaged with the company and colleagues? I explain how to improve staff motivation through engagement.

Jon Britain – Trainer Profiles Series

In the 1st of our spotlight on trainers, we interview Jon Britain of Upskillgroup and get his top trainer’s tips and learn how he got involved with business training.

How to Give Constructive Feedback Effectively to Employees Training Activity

Free training activity for teaching employee feedback and how to give constructive feedback as a manager or employee in the workplace.

How To Organise a Training Workshop or Course as a Freelance or Corporate Trainer

What you need to consider when organizing a training course, workshop, or employee training as a freelance or corporate trainer.

Lillian Ogbogoh – Trainer Profiles Series

A corporate trainer and international speaker, based in London, England. Liilian is a truly inspiring woman who has a wealth of training, teaching, and educational experience. She also inspires other women from around the world as a speaker.