Category "Training"

Internal Auditing has been around since before dirt. Some organizations really do a great job and find improvements - this earns a return the investment. Others do it to make the Registrar happy and could do without the grief. This ...

To deliver what your customer wants, you need resources! The better you manage them, the more profitable you'll be. The better motivated your people are, the more resilient your organization will be, even in the Public Service - you'll be ...

You can show recognition to your folks without spending any money! Bob Nelson has some great ideas in the latest version of his book 1001 Ways to Reward Employees.  Rebecca Boyle of the Empire of America Federal Saving Bank points ...

Ruth Clark and Richard Mayer have outlined some pitfalls of e-learning design in their book 'e-Leaning and the Science of Instruction' If you ever purchase e-learning, take be aware of these pitfalls to avoid buying an inferior training course: Pitfall ...

In their book 'Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century', Colin Rose and Malcolm J. Nichol laid out their 6-step 'MASTER Plan' for better learning - both taking training and giving it: Motivate your mind - get excited about the information ...

In his book, The Accelerated Learning Handbook, Dave Meier lays out 4 phases of Learning. Those of you who have heard of PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) will recognize the format. It's not exactly the same, but the flow sure feels ...

The 'Accelerated Learning'(AL) approach goes back to the early 80s. I've been building the principles into courses since 2005. It's a great way to keep participants engaged and create an environment where learning takes place. One of the foundations of ...

Brinkerhoff and Gill in 1994 estimated that 90% of every training dollar spent was wasted. Other research supported this to a degree, but it doesn't seem to be quite that bad according to Don Clark at NW LINK. Remember that ...

This is a line from a video I used to show as a college professor back in the 80s. It has stuck with me ever since and I say it quite often. 'Communication' is getting harder with more distractions. Cell ...

We all give training to new managers. It seems weak at best, and might even make things worse in some cases. Disengaged employees as a result of poor management may be costing your company as much as 34% of your ...