Back Issues - November 2007

• Editorial
  Debbie Carter introduces the November 2007 issue of TJ.
• Empowering the leaders of tomorrow
  Matt Adcock looks at how a school is implementing professional leadership and management training for its pupils.
• Disability debate
  Diversity within the legal profession was the topic for debate at a breakfast seminar held last month. Elizabeth Eyre went along.
• Valuing diversity
  The third TJ round table asked whether organisations really value diversity and what the benefits are of doing so. Elizabeth Eyre reports.
• Peter Honey
  Even when only a handful of people take up opportunities to learn, the results can be inspirational, says Peter Honey.
• Bill Lucas
  Bill Lucas says what he really means about jargon.
• Tech trends
  New technology must be the servant of learning, not its master, says Chris Peat.
• No laughing matter
  TJ’s newest contributor is a star of the UK comedy scene. Elizabeth Eyre talks to him about the serious business of learning and development.
• Serious games are the road map to success
  A leading car manufacturer is using immersive learning to improve its sales force’s knowledge. Elizabeth Eyre finds out why, for Volvo, knowledge acquisition is no game.
• Stressbuster
  Clare Forrest explains why stress isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
• From stress to strengths
  Alex Linley & Dominic Carter look at some of the most important research into wellbeing – and its impact on the world of work.
• Calling time on drink and drug misuse
  Organisations can do more to support employees with drug and alcohol problems, says Ben Willmott.
• Friends, Romans, countrymen ...
  In the third of a series of articles on advanced communication, Michael Anthony Holliday focuses on negotiation.
• Laughter and forgetting
  Nick Shackleton-Jones asks what motivates people to learn.
• Too HR or not too HR?
  James Traeger and Claire McCartney argue that a successful diversity policy can only be delivered in a holistic and planned fashion.
• Confidence at work
  Gladeana McMahon examines ways of increasing people’s confidence.
• Super models
  In a series of articles examining learning models, Dr Mike Clayton looks at Merrill and Reid’s Social Styles – the you that’s on display.
• Online Editor
  Something missing? Sue Mennell explains how your ISP or your firewall can stop the Digest in its tracks.
• Netcheck
  Our series looking at the best of the web is back. This month, Garry Platt brainstorms.
• Hints & tips
  Eve Anderton has some advice for trainers who want to minimise their environmental impact.
• Great thinkers
  Dr Thomas John Barnardo (1845 – 1905).
• Test drives
  In a regular series on how psychometrics contributes to L&D, Ian Florance assesses emotional intelligence.
• A day in the life of
  Ian Robertson - Edinburgh Building Services.
• L Vaughan Spencer
  The Gangsta Motivator shares his thoughts on dealing with stress.