March / April 2015 - Training

We Talk the Talk, But Do We Walk the Walk?

Michael Leimbach, Ph.D. — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 00:34:30 +0000

A survey by Training magazine and Wilson Learning finds that while there is a strong desire to be more strategic, for the most part, L&D organizations and leaders are not doing what is needed to be recognized as strategic leaders.

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Bouncing Back Up Again

Roy Saunderson, MA, CRP — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:53:56 +0000

Understanding what it takes to learn resiliency skills.

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A Vicious Circle

Peter Post, Director, The Emily Post Institute — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:37:03 +0000

By curbing the inclination to act impulsively, you can improve relationships and avoid entering the stress/rudeness vicious circle.

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Try Commandments Instead of Goals

Bob Pike — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:32:34 +0000

Resolutions—goals and intentions—are important. But there’s an implied sense of “optional” in them. Instead, here are 10 commandments I’d like to live by.

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Cracking the Successful Corporate MOOC

Ludo Fourrage, Head, Virtual Learning, Microsoft — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:29:38 +0000

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) must be well tailored to company objectives, tightly embedded in the corporate context, and designed with learner engagement and motivation specifically in mind.

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Training Managers to Be Coaches

Neal Goodman, Ph.D. — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:26:27 +0000

A successful coach helps employees to find solutions themselves, which can improve their performance and free managers to focus more on their own jobs.

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Focus on Hong Kong

Maya Hu-Chan, Senior Associate, Global Dynamics Inc. — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:23:40 +0000

When delivering business training in Hong Kong, the key is to provide the theoretical concept briefly, followed by plenty of practical application and examples.

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Ensure Safety First

Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:21:05 +0000

Online safety training— provided in an employee’s native language and with localized content— is key to creating a successful safety culture in a global organization.

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Training Agile at Scale

Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:18:00 +0000

Few organizations have transformed from traditional software development methods to Agile on the holistic scale undertaken by PayPal. Training played a key role in accelerating transformation success.

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Go Beyond Buzzwords

Tim Toterhi — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:14:52 +0000

Make your communication count—start by fact-checking your statements and steering clear of jargon.

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