Russell Associates

Retaining and growing the best employees has always been a goal of successful companies.  In 2011, Forbes developed a list of 10 ways to motivate and retain the best people. 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/aileron/2011/09/20/motivating-and-retaining-the-best-employees/

These are still valid in 2012.  Employees are looking for opportunities to be challenged and build a career that they enjoy.  

One way to retain employees is by helping them grow and expand skills through personal and professional development.  Russell Associates‘ new product, TotalTrain™ Blended Learning Solutions (TTBLS) can help employees reach higher and achieve more.

RSVP for a TTBLS Product Showcase at any of the 4 locations listed below.  See, learn and experience this six-phase approach to learning.   

La Crosse, WI- November 15

Mankato, MN- November 16

Bloomington, MN- November 19

Rochester, MN- November 20

For more information and to RSVP for a free workshop, visit www.intratrain.com/ttbls or call 1-800-593-6266.

Did you know it is estimated that by 2020, approximately 50% of the workforce will be Generation Y (1976-1991) workers?  Soon this generation will be managing companies now led by baby boomers.  The Generation Y employees work and learn differently.  How are you preparing to train these upcoming leaders?    

Russell Associates will be showcasing our new product TotalTrain™ Blended Learning Solutions (TTBLS).  This product is designed to help bring learners to performance mastery faster and more effectively than traditional training systems.  Pre-Register today for a TTBLS Product Showcase at any of the 4 locations listed below

La Crosse, WI- November 15

Mankato, MN- November 16

Bloomington, MN- November 19

Rochester, MN- November 20

For more information and to RSVP for the free workshop, visit www.intratrain.com/ttbls or call 1-800-593-6266.

Did you know that about 78 million “Baby Boomers” were born between 1946 and 1964?  Every day 10,000 of these boomers turn 50.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that over 23% of the workforce in 2018 will be baby boomers.  Is your company prepared for their retirement? Do the next generation of workers still need to be trained?

Russell Associates has introduced TotalTrain™ Blended Learning Solutions.  It can help you train both today’s and tomorrow’s leaders.  Experience this 6-phase performance system that brings learners to performance mastery faster and with greater retention than traditional training methods.   

We will be offering a free product showcase demonstrating this new and exciting product.  Pre-Register today for a TTBLS Product Showcase at any of the 4 locations listed below

La Crosse, WI- November 15

Mankato, MN- November 16

Bloomington, MN- November 19

Rochester, MN- November 20

For more information and to RSVP for the free workshop, visit www.intratrain.com/ttbls or call 1-800-593-6266.

Your employees have completed all the necessary steps to complete training, including the pre- and post-assessment, eCourses, live workshops, and have been coaching along the way for additional reinforcement; but what should you do to insist the training is transferred to employee performance? ASTD’s T+D Magazine provided 3 helpful tips for training professionals to ensure their employee’s performance is reached!

 http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2012/08/Intelligence-3-Ways-to-Help-Employees-Practice-What-Theyve-Learned

Russell Associates’ newest service, TotalTrain™ Blended Learning Solutions (TTBLS) is a proven six-phase system that enhances your employee’s performance. TTBLS is distinct in how it applies blended learning to enhance your training Return on Investment (ROI). It maximizes individual learning preferences so participants learn more, faster, and have the greatest likelihood of embracing desired and successful behaviors. So, you might ask, ‘How does it do that?’ Click here to learn more about the Performance Breakthrough Model which is a unique approach utilized within TTBLS!

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Russell Associates and TouchPoint Resource Pool have teamed to provide specialized business expertise to the food industry.  TouchPoint Resource Pool is comprised of small businesses, scientists, financial experts, trainers, policy experts, operations specialists, and risk managers. 

“Our group provides powerful tools and resources to food processing, handling and delivering entities focused on reducing risk and increasing productivity.  Our team of qualified experts is absolutely committed to excellent customer service and to helping each other take care of our respective client’s needs,” explains founder Lars Johnson.

Russell Associates, founded in 1980, is a training and development and educational technology company providing results-orientated solutions to the food industry. “We are anxious to help our TouchPoint partners’ clients in their efforts to organize and track self-inspections and in-house training. We look forward to working with our new partners as consultants and to providing valuable expertise to our own clients,” stated Jerry Van Oort, President and CEO of Russell Associates.  

Click here to view our TouchPoint partner boi and to learn more about Russell Associates’ relationship with the TouchPoint Resource Group.

Additional information on TouchPoint Resource Pool can be found at http://touchpointresourcepool.com/ and partner bios at .

Russell Associates will be hosting a series of informational showcases about TotalTrain™ Blended Learning Solutions (TTBLS).  For companies concerned how they will effect continued positive behavior change while retaining their best employees, training the next generation of leaders and preparing for the retirement of today’s leaders, TTBLS is the performance breakthrough model to follow!

TTBLS uses a blended approach to learning that incorporates pre- and post-assessment to ensure participants learned the critical and need-to-know information; performance contracting that sets desired behavior change; eLearning that maximizes knowledge transfer; live learning that optimizes skill development; and reinforcement/virtual coaching that ensures ongoing focus and extends the behavior and performance change process .

“I am excited to demonstrate to businesses how TTBLS can help them develop their employees and leaders using a new and unique approach.  TTBLS allows employees to achieve more and faster while focusing on key business principles that make companies stronger,” states Jerry Van Oort, CEO of Russell Associates.  

This series of showcase demonstrations will be held in La Crosse, WI; Mankato, MN; Bloomington, MN and Rochester MN from November 15 through November 20.  Pre-register today for a TTBLS Product Showcase at www.intratrain.com/ttbls or by calling 1-800-593-6266.  Come – learn how TTBLS can help increase the ROI on a company’s training investment. 

Russell Associates is an industry leader in developing and delivering products and services to train today’s employees to be tomorrow’s leaders.   Using technology, Russell Associates develops solutions that improve effectiveness and efficiencies, reduce cost, and improve ROI from training and testing.

Have you read the article below? The findings of this article and research are getting the attention of the media and consumers.  What do you think? 

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-11/food-sickens-millions-as-industry-paid-inspectors-find-it-safe.html

Not sure where to begin?  Give Russell Associates a call.  Together we will review your current approach to food safety and then we will work to reduce your food safety regulation exposure.

Most of us can count on two hands how many exciting and engaging workshop sessions we have participated in. In the training and development profession, we want to help you with the challenges of leading dull workshop sessions. This is a great article which provides a four-pronged approach to follow when leading a session!

http://www.trainingmag.com/content/last-word-less-teaching%E2%80%A6more-learning

Our newest addition to the TotalTrain™ family is TotalTrain™ Blended Learning Solutions, or TTBLS is what we like to refer it to. This unique system combines: pre and post test assessments, performance contracting, eLearning courses, live workshops, and coaching to ensure ongoing focus and extends the performance change process.

Are you taking the necessary steps for implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)?   We recently came across an article in Quality Assurance and Food Safety Magazine that stresses that although delays are occurring in the implementation of the regulations and policies related to FSMA, companies should have policies and procedures in place that will achieve compliance now.    

http://www.qualityassurancemag.com/qa1012-food-safety-modernization-act.aspx

A complete HACCP program is one way to compliance in addition to ensuring compliance steps are documented and recorded.   Russell Associates provides solutions that can help.  Our line of Food Safety training for managers and operators provides the knowledge your employees need to ensure the safe operation of facilities and equipment.  Learn more by visiting www.intratrain.com/products/safetrain

Who’s responsible for food safety?  Are the consumers responsible?  Is the supplier responsible?  What about the producer?  In many instances it is assumed that the producer is taking all the necessary steps to keep the food you eat safe.  A recent article in Food Quality News detailed a paper critiquing the efforts of the producer.

http://www.foodqualitynews.com/Public-Concerns/Food-safety-ultimately-the-producers-responsibility-says-professor/

Do you think the audits recommended by this article would help?  Russell Associates offers a tablet-based solution that streamlines data collection and provides better inspection/audits results in less time.  Learn more by visiting www.inspectiTRAC.com