Kareem Jenkins: Pandemic hiatus leads to new career direction
Having his work hours drastically reduced due to the pandemic led Kareem Jenkins to take a serious look at what he wanted to do with his life. The Manassas resident […]
Valley Today: Leadership Basecamp
We pre-recorded today’s conversation with Guy Curtis & Jelise Ballon from Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions to learn the details about their new leadership program: Leadership Basecamp.
Fact Check: The Cost of Poor Leadership
Poor leadership can cost companies thousands to millions of dollars per year, depending on the size of the organization. Collectively in the United States alone, businesses are losing trillions of […]
For Andrea Davis, the CDL Program was Life-Changing
For Andrea Davis, FastForward has been nothing short of life-changing. She was incarcerated for over eight years in federal prison, and after serving her time, she knew she had to […]
The Economics of Training 101: Reducing Cost, Increasing Quality
Companies gain competitive advantage when employees have the proper skills and training to excel in their roles. Efficiently trained employees require less oversight, make less costly mistakes, and are better […]
Work Release Inmates Receive Training to Operate Heavy Equipment
This is original written content from the Prince William County Virginia (www.pwcgov.org) website. The views, thoughts, and opinions reflected in this content are those of the authors and do not […]
Amy Russo: From Laid-Off Due to COVID to Giving COVID Shots
Had it not been for the pandemic, Amy Russo wouldn’t be in a new career right now, down what she loves – which now includes inoculating people against the COVID-19 […]
Valley Today: Leadership Institute
We pre-recorded today’s conversation with Guy Curtis, Director of Marketing, Business & Industry Training for Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions & his guest Jeff Hill, Quality Assurance Manager for Thermo-Fisher Scientific to talk about Leadership […]
Talent Shortages in the Workforce Pool
Talent shortages are frustrating to employers but with 10 million unemployed in the United States, is there really a shortage of talent or are skills gaps the underlying issue? The […]
Why Leadership Training?
Contrary to the opinion of many, leaders are not born; they are made. And they are made by hard effort, which is the price we must all pay for success. […]