Warning this may get winded… Thinking of the recent developments with British Petroleum and the current mess they have made out in the Gulf Coast I thought about how training and development / performance improvement might have been able to help prevent such a disaster from ever occurring in the first place. I realize that …
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This is not my greatest strength, e-learning was not a part of my education and what I have learned is from my own research, however since this type of adult learning approach is becoming such an intrinsic part of human performance I feel I should help point out a few items that have crossed my …
In a previous post, I discussed the concept of the silent trainer. The silent trainer can be found in every organization amongst the same hallways that hold the plague with the well written mission statement.
I am starting the development of my own training company “Sassenach Training Services” I am going to be offering the following services: Needs assessments, Evaluation of training programs, designing training manuals, job aids, and assisting in mentoring program development and some executive coaching. I live in the metro Detroit area and hope to make this …
here are some definitions I ran across after reading Carter McNamara's blog titled Are You Doing OD? Training? Consulting? Coaching? All of These? enjoy
In a previous post, I discussed the need to not ignore the informal learning systems that are working within your organization. Research indicates that 70-80% of all learning comes in the form of informal learning; however, it seems to be largely ignored in training and HR departments across organizations. (By the way, if you are already thinking of ways to formalize informal learning, you are missing the mark.)
Mentors are a benefit for all parties involved and a GREAT case for KM in an organization.