Wish You Were Here: No work, all play makes for successful Assurant training module

Tell the truth — which training session would you rather go through: Spending two hours watching PowerPoint slides go by or playing a video game? The benefits and communications teams at Assurant Employee Benefits, a Kansas City-based benefits carrier, thought employees would be more engaged by the latter, and have achieved success with the company's series of online training video games called "It's Your Business."

Read how they made it work in this month's EBN.

Tip of the Day: Engage, not enrage employees during diversity training

Diversity training generally makes employees apprehensive at best and defensive at worst -- a fact that EBN contributor Jarik Conrad concedes. However, he offers several traps for you to avoid in crafting a diversity training program so it can be less scary and more successful.

What do's and don'ts have you picked up along the way about diversity training? Do tell! Comment below.