Back Issues - December 2007

• Editorial
  Debbie Carter introduces the December 2007 issue of TJ.
• Avanta achievers receive recognition
  Training company Avanta held its 2007 awards ceremony at the House of Commons last month. Elizabeth Eyre went along.
• Not enough time or money for training
  Last month the third sector published a report revealing the skills gaps facing voluntary and community organisations. Elizabeth Eyre was at the launch.
• A diverse and risky discussion
  Two hot L&D topics were served up at a recent Talent Foundation breakfast seminar. Elizabeth Eyre went along.
• On the pathway to success
  The success of a scheme designed to help women break into traditionally male-dominated industries was highlighted at a recent unionlearn seminar. Elizabeth Eyre reports.
• Peter Honey
  Croquet is a metaphor for life, says Peter Honey.
• Bill Lucas
  Being able to apply knowledge in different situations is the holy grail of learning, says Bill Lucas.
• Tech Trends
  Mike Bower and James Copeland examine how technology can unify individual and organisational learning.
• It is all about skills and all about people
  The success of the Northern Ireland peace process saw the re-establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly earlier this year and, with it, the creation of a department for employment and learning. Elizabeth Eyre talks to its minister about the DEL’s aims.
• Putting a culture of learning into action
  Emerald Group Publishing has had a learning culture since its foundation 40 years ago. Elizabeth Eyre finds out how it is using action learning to benefit its business and its employees.
• Write on!
  Janet Basdell describes her model for successful business writing.
• Teams vs communities
  Chris Howe asks whether a high-performance team is really the pinnacle of success.
• Age before beauty?
  David Carter explains how the new breed of younger CEOs can learn from their elders.
• The Iceberg incident
  In the fourth of a series of articles on advanced communication, Michael Anthony Holliday looks at facilitation skills.
• How to find a sustainable process
  Dr Tim Osborn-Jones says the ultimate challenge for the ‘sustainability issue’ is to go beyond the science to create a process of personal and leadership development that will prompt and sustain individual and organisational behavioural change.
• Do you MOT your coaches?
  Karen Frost on the importance of regular coaching supervision.
• Super Models
  In a series of articles examining learning models, Dr Mike Clayton looks at Burns’ Transformational Leadership – leadership that creates change.
• Online Editor
  Sue Mennell reflects on opportunities for learning in 2007.
• Netcheck
  Our series looking at the best of the web is back. This month, Garry Platt visits a website offering a useful training toolkit.
• Hints & Tips
  Jeff Archer offers some timely advice to help us manage the excesses of Christmas.
• Great Thinkers
  Dame Anita Roddick (1942 - 2007)
• Test Drives
  In a regular series on how psychometrics contributes to L&D, Ian Florance looks at web-based assessments.
• A day in the life of
  A day in the life of Denise Brosnan, Buller Jeffries solicitors.
• L Vaughan Spencer
  The Gangsta Motivator reveals the mysteries of the Aych-Are tribe.