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Seasonal Staff Training: How to Prepare for the Winter Rush When Time Is Short
Short on time for seasonal staff training? Learn how practical exercises and job aids can prepare hospitality and tourism teams for the winter rush.

Deanna Jager
7 min read


Why Clear Expectations Still Produce Inconsistent Employee Performance
Clear expectations do not always prevent inconsistent employee performance. Learn how to find where the gap starts and choose the right fix.

Deanna Jager
6 min read


Start With the Work, Not the Course: How to Close Workplace Performance Gaps
When the same mistakes, inconsistencies or performance gaps keep showing up, you know something needs to change. Maybe room-ready standards are being missed. Staff are escalating routine guest situations they should be able to handle themselves. Or a safety or service procedure is being interpreted differently from one shift to the next. Those problems already take time and resources: managers keep coaching around them; experienced employees step in to do more; work gets redo

Deanna Jager
6 min read


Leadership Development Program Design: Centrivity Case Study
See how WorkWise Design helped Centrivity strengthen a year-long leadership development program with clearer structure, professional resources, and easier delivery.

Deanna Jager
6 min read


Safety Leadership Training: Calgary Stampede Case Study
Explore how custom safety leadership training helped the Calgary Stampede strengthen leader accountability, improve workplace safety performance, and build a scalable internal training solution.

Deanna Jager
5 min read


New Hire Onboarding: When “They’re Still New” Is No Longer Enough
New hire onboarding can drag past the first 30 days. Learn how to spot early patterns, reduce manager guesswork, and decide the right next step.

Deanna Jager
6 min read


What to Do When a New Employee Keeps Repeating the Same Mistake
Discover effective strategies for when a new employee keeps repeating the same mistake. Learn four reasons repeat mistakes happen and how to address each one.

Deanna Jager
4 min read


New Hire Training: The Hidden Cost of Slow Ramp-Up
In hospitality and tourism, new hires are expected to need support. No one walks into a hotel, restaurant, or tour operation role fully ready for the pace, the systems, the guest expectations, and the hundreds of small decisions that happen during a shift. Some ramp-up time is normal.
But there is a point where normal support starts to become something else.

Deanna Jager
5 min read


Why Training Materials Readability Matters More Than You Think
Many workplace training materials are written above employees' reading levels. Learn how improving training materials readability makes onboarding easier and reduces mistakes.

Deanna Jager
6 min read


The Science of Learning: Insights from 7 Experts
Behind every effective training program is one essential question: what makes learning stick? Instructional design is not just a creative craft; it is rooted in decades of science across neuroscience, psychology, and education. In this post, we highlight seven leading experts (Huberman, Sweller, Mayer, Dweck, Ericsson, Thalheimer, and Hattie) whose insights reveal why people learn the way they do, and how organizations can design training that leads to lasting performance.

Deanna Jager
6 min read


Why Leadership Training Matters in Hospitality & Tourism
Discover why leadership training matters in hospitality & tourism. Enhance service, boost retention, and elevate guest satisfaction today.

Deanna Jager
4 min read


Training in High-Turnover Industries: How to Build Consistency When Staff Keep Changing
Discover effective solutions to tackle challenges in high-turnover industries. Learn how structured training can improve consistency and reduce turnover.

Deanna Jager
6 min read


The Secret to Consistent Guest Experiences in Hotels
One of the hardest challenges in hospitality is keeping service consistent, no matter who is on shift. Canadian research shows that well-structured training and HR practices directly improve service quality. In this post, we explore why inconsistency happens in hotels and how training systems can create the reliable guest experiences your brand depends on.

Deanna Jager
5 min read


How to Design Workshops That Actually Stick
Most workshops feel successful in the moment, but weeks later, nothing has changed. The problem isn’t the facilitator, it’s the design. In this post, we explore why so many workshops fail to stick and share practical strategies to make training last, from clear outcomes to on-the-job supports. If you want learning that changes behavior and not just fills time, this guide shows you how.

Deanna Jager
4 min read
AI vs Subject Matter Expert: Learning Design Changes
Discover how instructional design is shifting, with AI vs subject matter expert becoming a key question in today’s course and training development.

Deanna Jager
5 min read


Designing with Intention: How We Use AI in Learning Design
Discover how WorkWise Design uses AI in learning design - how it is used thoughtfully as a partner, paired with curiosity, & driven by peopl

Deanna Jager
3 min read


Leadership in Hospitality: Developing Leaders for the Realities of the Work
Leadership in hospitality works best when development reflects the real decisions, coaching, judgment, and performance expectations leaders face at work.

Deanna Jager
6 min read


What 2025 Learning & Development Trends Mean for Hospitality
Discover the future of leadership in hospitality. Learn key learning and development trends to elevate workforce performance in 2025.

Deanna Jager
3 min read


The Power of Fonts in Instructional Design
Discover how fonts in instructional design can enhance learning. Avoid common mistakes and boost learner engagement with your font choice.

Deanna Jager
9 min read


The Hidden Costs of Ignoring Systems in Professional Development
When training isn’t supported by a systems approach, it leads to hidden costs that drain not just your budget but also your organization’s p

Maureen Souply
3 min read
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