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Sep222022 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Dumbbells Vs. Kettlebells: Which are Better

Health

In order to test the effectiveness of kettlebells, researchers conducted a study in which subjects went through a 20-minute kettlebell routine. Various criteria were measured including oxygen consumption, heart rate, and calories burned. It was calculated that the participants were "burning at least 20.2 calories per minute, which is off the charts." The author determined that based on the physiological responses during the kettlebell workout "it provides a much higher-intensity workout than standard weight-training routines". These tests don't lie. So is there some magic in kettlebells? Why would you burn more calories working out with kettlebells versus dumbbells? Kettlebells Kettlebells are cast iron weights in a ball shape with a single looped handle on top. Originally used...

Jun192022 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Factors influencing corporate training program design options

Career

There are many limiting factors that can influence the structure of the training program. Some limiting factors include: amount of content, availability of participants, frequency content needs to be delivered or requirement for academic credit to be granted. Amount of Training Content If the content can be packaged to be covered in three hours or less blocks of time, then a workshop series or workshop menu may be the best option. Workshops can be offered on demand when there are enough participants to justify an offering or they can be scheduled in a regular rotation every few months. The content is better suited to a course structure if the content fits one or more of the following criteria: In-depth and complex Requires many hours to deliver the full content Is best de...

Jan302022 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Medical secretary education and career outlook

Career

A well trained medical secretary, more commonly titled medical administrative assistant, is well regarded. Not only do these professionals make things easier for their doctor, they present a competent image to patients as well. An administrative assistant is the right arm of a doctor. This is also health care profession that is rapidly growing. When patients visit their doctor, they want to visit a well-organized, clean, and efficient environment. This is where a medical secretary demonstrates their administrative and professional skills. Their responsibilities include ensuring that patients have a good experience from the moment they enter the doctor’s office doors. This means that good people skills are critical when working with patients and other office personal. Medical Admi...

Nov212021 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Why happy employees may not be motivated

Business

But what if it's wrong? After all, happiness is a mood state and that is not the same thing as motivation or commitment. There are plenty of immensely happy people who are quite average or even below average as performers on the job. There certainly is a relationship between job satisfaction and productivity but while everyone wants to work in an environment that makes them happy, the reality is that satisfied employees are not necessarily more productive. Productive employees tend to be happy however. They are productive when their leaders emphasize quality and customer service and they are well trained, empowered, and involved in making decisions. This allows them to be more engaged and to communicate and collaborate with each other. Consider the resources currently being wa...

Oct192021 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Training employees boosts business

Business

The welfare of the company and employees rests on the equality of training that is provided to staff. A training and development program helps employees and businesses to grow. Some of the most often-used programs include: On-the-job training On-the-job training endeavors to instruct an employee how to carry out a particular job assignment. Equally useful in training new employees as well as updating existing staff as some might be changing internal jobs, the on-the-job training consists of four parts: Preparation. The trainer finds out what the employee already knows about the job. Demonstration The trainer shows the employee how to do the job. Application. The employee does the job alone. Job Rotation In job rotation, employees are allowed to learn new jobs and to br...

May302021 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Human resources training: Outdoor business leadership programs

Career

In the hands of experienced human resources training professionals, outdoor management training programs have immense potential as agents of change, and can lead to deep-seated and long lasting beneficial behavioral modifications in participants. The important advantage: it works from the inside out. How Can Business Leadership Training Benefit from Outdoor Leadership Development Programs? When selecting executive education programs for the top echelons, human resources trainers often include outdoor leadership programs that work on the principle of experiential learning. Conducted in the outdoors, usually in wilderness settings, an outdoor leadership program is designed as a series of experiences that put participants through unusual situations and circumstances that get them to r...