Back Issues - October 2005

• Training Journal interviews Lynda Gratton
  Human values are the common thread in Lynda Gratton's business philosophy - from corporate social responsibility to career structures based on lifelong learning and personal development.
• Failure + learning = deferred success
  Peter Honey looks at mistakes and failure, and concludes they are an important part of our learning journey.
• To use, or not to use, Shakespeare in management development?
  Using drama in training and development is not new, and here Mike Brent explores how the works of the Bard might be used in leadership programmes.
• Natives and immigrants in the digital world
  Gilly Salmon outlines key characteristics of the participants of a groundbreaking online course, and suggests that future projects need to be more focus on the human interaction.
• Getting a move on with mobile learning
  Mark J.W. Lee looks at the growth of mobile learning in Australia, and makes some sound predictions about its implementation everywhere.
• Making the most of marketing
  Christine Cryne explains how learning and development (L&D) departments can use marketing techniques to raise their profile.
• Netcheck
  The Johari Window has long been used by trainers. Here Clare Forrest looks at four sites that offer useful insight into their application.
• Training Journal interviews David Spencer
  The newly created National School of Government is key to civil service reform, here David Spencer outlines his plans for the future.
• It's the recipe that counts ...
  In his 75th column for Training Journal, Andrew Mayo looks at the value of everyday learning and suggests that it needs to be given as much attention as structured classroom programmes.
• Facing the devil in the detail
  When putting change into practice, too few people handle implementation well, and the result can be disappointment and disillusion. Sarah Cook, Steve Macaulay and Hilary Coldicott spell out what steps must be taken to ensure successful implementation.
• Focus Groups
  Part 10 in the Learning Needs Analysis series by Sarah Cook.