Back Issues - January 2007

• Leitch Review of UK Skills
  An ambitious vision of Britain as a world leader in skills, creating wealth and reducing social deprivation, has been set out by Lord Leitch in his final report on the country's skills need.
• Peter Honey
  Peter Honey isn't averse to taking a risk.
• At the coalface
  Elizabeth Eyre talks to a trainer who is helping to get deprived youngsters into work by giving them basic marketable skills.
• IT for real life
  Elizabeth Eyre looks at a computer course that gives level-one learners skills applicable to the real world.
• Building a dream team
  Jane Read looks at the issues to be tackled when organising a team event day and explains why doing your homework first is essential.
• The 'write' skills
  Rob Ashton looks at the challenges of improving graduates' business writing skills.
• Writing for global audiences
  Gina Cuciniello looks at how the use of Global English can improve communications when writing to international staff.
• Captivating conferences
  Dan Collins shares some of the tricks of organising a successful conference.
• Understanding cognitive behavioural coaching
  Gladeana McMahon takes a historical perspective on cognitive behaviour coaching.
• Andrew Mayo
  Success and failure are acts of people, not God, says Andrew Mayo
• Meredith Belbin
  Meredith Belbin reports positive developments in China.
• International opinion
  Dr Michael Dickmann explains the importance of international assignments - and L&D's role in enhancing that value.
• Tech Trends
  Vaughan Waller asks whether technology is making the task of calculating ROI any easier.
• Super Models
  In the first of a new series of articles examining well-known learning models, Dr Mike Clayton looks at Boyd's OODA Loop - the Fundamental Decision Cycle.
• Great Thinkers
  Milton Friedman (1912 - 2006).
• Hints and Tips
  Joe Hoare asks whether training and facilitation have become laughing matters.
• Trainer's Choice
  Elizabeth Eyre reviews both Warwick Conferences at the The Univesity of Warwick and The Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre, London.
• A day in the life of
  Janice Caplan, partner at the Scala Group and CIPD vice-president, learning training and development, talks about a hectic day.
• Spotlight on Patricia Richards
  Mike Levy talks to Patricia Richards about life in the fast lane.