The Avilar Blog
Helping businesses use competency management and e-Learning to make the most of their talent
Why Cybersecurity is an Every-Employee Initiative
Edward Snowden and the NSA. Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. The Russian government and the 2016 presidential elections. Yahoo. Equifax. Office of Personnel Management. LinkedIn…. The list of hacker attacks, data breaches, information leaks and other cybersecurity...
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Improve Government Customer Service? Look to the Workforce
Every agency and department in the federal government has a core mission that is vital to its success. And to execute on those missions, government organizations must actively engage with the constituents they serve. To “sustain the health, diversity, and productivity...
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How to Engage and Retain New College Grads
If you’re in the throes of onboarding new college grad employees, congratulations! You’re building your future workforce. You already know that, for the vast majority of new grads, there will be a skills gap between company expectations and university curricula. Since...
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How to Win the Government Talent War
State and federal government employees are expected to retire in droves over the next few years. According to the Office of Personnel Management, 45 percent of current federal employees are age 50 and older. This comes as Millennials (born between 1980 and 1994) are...
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Business Continuity Planning – Preparing Your Skills Inventory
As if hurricanes, wildfires, and school shootings weren’t bad enough, recent flooding in Maryland and the Kilauea volcano eruption continue to plague our nation with disaster – sending organizations scrambling and wondering if they are sufficiently prepared for...
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The Best of Disaster Management: 4 Lessons from Kilauea
Lava. Earthquakes. Carbon dioxide. Sulfur dioxide. Laze. Since the floor beneath the lava lake at the summit of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano collapsed on April 30, we’ve been immersed in headlines, photos and videos of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. One month later,...
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