Back Issues - December 2004

• What is talent?
  Peter Honey does a spot of research and comes up with some interesting results.
• Social and environmental responsibility: doing the right thing
  The world is a wonderful place full of possibilities but, as Bruce Nixon points out, if we don’t take seriously the issue of sustainability we could face a global crisis. So what can organisations and corporations contribute to prevent that happening?
• Influencing skills for trainers: how and when to say the right things
  It’s very often the case that trainers need to be all things to all people – and this requires a huge degree of skill. Terry Gillen explores the language we need to use and the manner in which we need to use it in order to stay onside with everyone.
• International opinion
  John Loty reports from Australia on values in the workplace.
• Spotlight on Ola Lagunju
  Mike Levy talks to Ola Lagunju about how to be smart when it comes to working with large retailers.
• Leading change intelligently: a route map for success
  Change – whatever its nature – can often be a perplexing experience to all those involved. But, as Sarah Cook, Steve Macauley and Hilary Coldicott explain, using a clear and simple plan generally results in a smooth and trouble-free transition.
• Training and the law: what you need to know
  Elizabeth West discusses three areas of the law relevant to trainers and training organisations: the contract for training, data protection and copyright law.
• Training administrators: their role in today's organisations
  What is required of today’s training administrators and learning professionals, and how do they feel about their new responsibilities? Linda Sheldon defines their evolving and proactive role.
• Developing leaders in the 21st century: the way ahead
  Larry Reynolds takes a close look at a recent survey on leadership, highlighting some of the most significant findings and their implications for you as a trainer.
• A change of pace: refreshing continuous improvement and developing leaders at Pace
  This case history details how Kaizen Training was successfully able to help Pace Micro Technology address some of its leadership and change issues.
• The Training Foundation: a case study in how to prevent MRSA
  Each month, we highlight an organisation seeking to make change by outlining its background, the issues to be tackled and those who provided the solutions.
• The ower behind ...
  What do First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and the future of e-learning have in common? Gilly Salmon makes the connections.
• Netcheck
  If the thought of yet another dreary office Christmas lunch, dusty festive decorations and exchanging the same old cards and presents with colleagues fills you with dread, Clare Forrest is here with sack load of websites to put the fun back into the office Christmas.
• Learning: it's hard work!
  Training, learning, courses, workplace, objectives, headcount, budgets … Are you going giddy just thinking about the process of learning? Andrew Mayo takes it step by step.