Back Issues - December 2006

• The TJ Awards 2007
  The TJ Awards for 2007 are now open. Debbie Carter oulines the programme and encourages all those dedicated to L&D to make an application this year
• Peter Honey
  Peter Honey takes an intelligent view of what it takes to be smart.
• Meredith Belbin
  How do we handle cross-cultural relations, asks Meredith Belbin.
• International opinion
  Vernon Bryce and Xenia Bendit take a geo-cultural perspective on employee engagement.
• Tech Trends
  Jonah eating the whale is how Alan Bellinger describes the recent acquisition fo NETg by SkillSoft - but what can customers expect as a result?
• PC or not PC - that's the question
  Elizabeth Eyre talks to two equality and diversity specialists about why being PC is just not enough.
• A class act
  Elizabeth Eyre finds out how using actors in a leadership and development training programme is helping to transform a teachers' union.
• Refreshing the parts that other learning cannot reach
  Michael Holliday charts the progress of m-learning.
• Managing to learn
  Wendy Brooks asks whether managers, supervisors and team leaders can help others learn.
• The Power of Persuasion
  Robert Cialdini & Steve Martin explain how L&D professionals can persuade key decision-makers of the importance of training.
• The Crisis Team Exercise
  Rob Groen demonstrates hwo to help team members appreciate the importance of diversity in a successful team.
• The 'Kill Bill'
  Debbie Carter reports on proposed new legislation and its likely impact on health and safety.
• Maximising leadership potential
  John Frost reflects on the importance of asking the right questions.
• Coaching on the Couch
  Erik de Haan looks at 'The Drama of Being a Child' by Alice Miler.
• Great Thinkers
  Frederick Herzberg (1923-2000)
• Trainer's Choice
  Jeff Toms revciews Farnham Castle International Briefing and Conference Centre, while Elizabeth Eyre visits Coventry TechnoCentre.
• A day in the life of
  A day in the life of Shamsol Hoque, Outreach and Customised Training Manager, Employment Solutions, Tower Hamlets College.
• Andrew Mayo's Final word
  Andrew Mayo examines the challenges posed to learning and development professionals by multi-cultural understanding.