Training Theory and Practice in General
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Use Training and Development to Motivate Staff
Want to keep your staff motivated about learning new concepts? The quality and variety of the training you provide is key for motivation. The structure of your training programs brings 'em back for more. Learn more.
Want to keep your staff motivated about learning new concepts? The quality and variety of the training you provide is key for motivation. The structure of your training programs brings 'em back for more. Learn more.
Make Learning Matter: Become a Learning Organization
Organizations with the best chance to succeed and thrive in the future are learning organizations. Find tips for how you can turn your organization into a learning organization here.
Organizations with the best chance to succeed and thrive in the future are learning organizations. Find tips for how you can turn your organization into a learning organization here.
Training: Your Investment in People Development and Retention
The right employee training, development and education at the right time provides big payoffs for the employer in increased productivity, knowledge, loyalty, and contribution. Learn the approaches that will guarantee a return on your investment in training.
The right employee training, development and education at the right time provides big payoffs for the employer in increased productivity, knowledge, loyalty, and contribution. Learn the approaches that will guarantee a return on your investment in training.
How to Implement a Book Club at Work
Looking for an easy way to share information and develop employees at work? Form a book club in which a group of employees voluntarily read the same book. Combine the book reading with a regularly scheduled discussion meeting to double the impact of the book. Ask one employee to lead the discussion about the week's assigned chapter or two. Ask a second employee to lead the discussion about the relevance of the book's teachings to your organization. You'll magnify learning from the book club.
Looking for an easy way to share information and develop employees at work? Form a book club in which a group of employees voluntarily read the same book. Combine the book reading with a regularly scheduled discussion meeting to double the impact of the book. Ask one employee to lead the discussion about the week's assigned chapter or two. Ask a second employee to lead the discussion about the relevance of the book's teachings to your organization. You'll magnify learning from the book club.
Spice Up Your Company Meeting: Ten Tips for Meeting Planning
Are you the planner of the monthly or periodic company or department meeting? They can be deadly dull if you're not careful. You know the drill. A bunch of talking heads line up to give people important company information. People are interested, but the most effective meetings woo their attention with thought-provoking questions and answers, audio-visuals and participation. Learn more.
Are you the planner of the monthly or periodic company or department meeting? They can be deadly dull if you're not careful. You know the drill. A bunch of talking heads line up to give people important company information. People are interested, but the most effective meetings woo their attention with thought-provoking questions and answers, audio-visuals and participation. Learn more.
Performance Consulting, Measurement, and Improvement Books
Effective performance consulting and training can provide big payoffs for the employer in increased staff productivity, knowledge, loyalty, and contribution. These resources increase your ability to do performance consulting, measure performance improvement, and provide resultant training using internal staff. Increase your self-sufficiency in performance consulting and improvement.
Effective performance consulting and training can provide big payoffs for the employer in increased staff productivity, knowledge, loyalty, and contribution. These resources increase your ability to do performance consulting, measure performance improvement, and provide resultant training using internal staff. Increase your self-sufficiency in performance consulting and improvement.
About Industry and Business Training Special
Visit the About Industry and Business Training Special for up-to-the-minute human resources and business information about how to make training and new employee orientation effective in your organization. View links to the best training sites on the Web.
Visit the About Industry and Business Training Special for up-to-the-minute human resources and business information about how to make training and new employee orientation effective in your organization. View links to the best training sites on the Web.
Training Resource Roundup
Check here for all the training resources I've gathered from the HR site and the About network of sites.
Check here for all the training resources I've gathered from the HR site and the About network of sites.
Beginning Training 101
Learnativity provides a nice list of resources for a person starting out in training and development.
Learnativity provides a nice list of resources for a person starting out in training and development.
Big Dogs’ Training and Development Page
Don Clark presents Big Dogs’ Training and Development Page, an eclectic group of links and articles about HRD. Check out his links to various training statistics for an overview of the field.
Don Clark presents Big Dogs’ Training and Development Page, an eclectic group of links and articles about HRD. Check out his links to various training statistics for an overview of the field.
The Coaching Role - Scoring Big!
PDI researched current coaching practices among senior managers. Coaching for high-potential staff members was valued when the coaching provided honest, direct feedback within a relationship of trust and support. (pdf)
PDI researched current coaching practices among senior managers. Coaching for high-potential staff members was valued when the coaching provided honest, direct feedback within a relationship of trust and support. (pdf)
Free Degrees, Loyal Employees
While 85 percent of corporations, in one survey, pay some educational benefits, United Technologies Corp. pays for employee tuition, books and study time. They reap big benefits in employee loyalty, according to this excellent article in the Christian Science Monitor.
While 85 percent of corporations, in one survey, pay some educational benefits, United Technologies Corp. pays for employee tuition, books and study time. They reap big benefits in employee loyalty, according to this excellent article in the Christian Science Monitor.
Human Resource Development
Gerrit Visser maintains this site in the Start4All.com network of sites. The site features useful links to a multitude of training and development resources.
Gerrit Visser maintains this site in the Start4All.com network of sites. The site features useful links to a multitude of training and development resources.
Performance Management Company (Square Wheels)
Management development and facilitation are the key focuses of the resources at Scott Simmerman’s eclectic site. Look for some great HR related humor, fun exercises, and his unadulterated personality to shine forth on every page.
Management development and facilitation are the key focuses of the resources at Scott Simmerman’s eclectic site. Look for some great HR related humor, fun exercises, and his unadulterated personality to shine forth on every page.
Training Supersite
The Training and Development SuperSite is truly a portal to training resources, associations, and sites on the Web. The Training and Development SuperSite is now the home of Training Mag.
The Training and Development SuperSite is truly a portal to training resources, associations, and sites on the Web. The Training and Development SuperSite is now the home of Training Mag.
Training Zone
Wonderful site for trainers and consultants in the United Kingdom. Site supplies late breaking news, articles, and the opportunity to register as a service provider. Registration process requires more information than I am generally willing to provide, however.
Wonderful site for trainers and consultants in the United Kingdom. Site supplies late breaking news, articles, and the opportunity to register as a service provider. Registration process requires more information than I am generally willing to provide, however.