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January 2010
The change issue. Daniel Wain recounts a life in learning with Peter Critten. Nick Wright and Richard Marshall explain how L&D practitioners can help leaders think more clearly under pressure. Dushen Naidoo explains how people who cause blockages to vitally important changes can actually be allies while Mark Eaton looks at creating the right environment for improvement. Ken Blanchard offers strategies for successfully leading change and Jan Brause and Doug Strcharczyk argue developing and assessing mental toughness is the key to meeting the demands of an economic upturn. Larry Reynolds describes the drivers for the new low carbon economy. Simon Roodhouse says employers and higher education institutions are increasingly working together to promote workplace development and coaching v. mentoring - Joe Adams joins in the big debate. As well as all our regular features, tips, techniques, reviews and industry opinion.
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December 2009
The leadership and teams issue. Daniel Wain negotiates a good deal from Jim Camp. Jonne Ceserani focuses on integrating leadership and business processes through innovation, while Fred Cannon offers a practical guide to establishing successful leadership teams. Kevin young looks at how personal development can foster more creative organisations and David Deegan takes a look at leadership styles of the past, and considers what skills leaders need in today's challenging economic climate and during the uncertain times ahead. David Ollerhead explains why your organisation's change capability is so important and Ian Cunningham examines L&D's role in the financial crisis. And as well as all our regular comment and features is the return of Martyn Sloman as a monthly columnist outlining the progress of TJ's L&D 2020 project.
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November 2009
In this month’s TJ we look at engagement, innovation and the critical challenges faced by the L&D specialist. Daniel Wain talks to MIT lecturer Steven J Spear for our cover feature. Jonne Ceserani looks at innovation, Ed Griffin examines the critical challenges for L&D and we see how people motivate people. The future of learning is examined in professional service firms and Barry Johnson and Mandy Geal talk about what makes the complete trainer. Robert Terry investigates the great leadership and management development conspiracy while Lisa Wynn takes a look at how to spend wisely on coach training and Carol Wilson makes the case for directive coaching.
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October 2009
The building credibility and marketing learning issue. Among this month's features former basketball star John Amaechi who has swopped the basketball court for the boardroom talks to Martin Kornacki about his role as an L&D consultant specialising in diversity. Charles Jacobs explains how brain science can make training better, Julian Dable finds e-learning is not being hampered by the recession and the CIPD's Jackie Orme shares her focus for the future of the L&D profession. Martin Belton finds why informal learning needs to be formalised, Jonne Ceserani asks: "Is your innovation quotient high enough?" And Charles Woodruffe examines the consequences to organisations of only looking to the familiar faces to fill top jobs. Warren Wright considers detoxifying leaders as we emerge from the recession and in coaching the coach TJ's coaching award winner, Deloitte, looks at the importance of supervision for its internal coaches.
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September 2009
The creativity issue. TJ talks to entheo’s Natalie Turner who believes that now is the time to try something new. We find out what happened when tutors at Ashridge Business School decided to remove PowerPoint from a training programme. In the latest update on TJ’s L&D2020 research project, Paul Fairhurst demonstrates how some organisations are starting on the path towards changing their L&D capabilities. Clare McCartney reveals the innovative ways some organisations are approaching talent management during the recession. John Kirkham looks at how leadership development using music can hit the right note and Alec McPhedran outlines a coaching framework for developing creative people – GENIUS.
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August 2009
The focus of TJ this month is leadership - a topic even more important in difficult times. Leadership expert Larry Reynolds calls for more authentic leadership – leaders who focus on long-term, sustainable goals and who take into account the needs of all their organisations’ stakeholders. Sue Slocombe suggests that using emotional intelligence could improve leaders’performance. Michael Holliday poses five questions to leaders that enable them to reflect on themselves and their skills. And Phil Anderson and Vicki Culpin discuss their research into the knowledge gap between the perception and reality of leadership within organisatins.
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