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February 12, 2013
Mindfulness and Training: Take a Breath

When a trainer slows down during delivery and observes the current moment, it brings the proceedings into focus, allowing the instructor to better gauge his or her effectiveness. By keeping an eye mindfully on the current proceedings, trainers can evaluate whether or not participants understand what is being presented to them at that moment.

By Andrew Mullaney, Curriculum Developer/Trainer, City University of New York School of Professional Studies

February 20, 2012
The Main Drivers of Employee Engagement

There are two types of employee engagement—emotional commitment and rational commitment —with emotional commitment being four times more powerful than rational commitment in driving employee effort. Employees stay with their organizations when they believe it is in their self-interest (rational commitment). But they exert discretionary effort when they believe in the value of their job, their team, and their organization (emotional commitment).

By Dr. Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge, Founder of Quality & Equality Ltd., and Linda Holbeche, former Research and Policy Director, CIPD

December 27, 2011
Happiness Breeds Success

Contrary to popular belief, happiness actually is the precursor to success, not merely the result, says Shawn Achor, author of “The Happiness Factor. And happiness and optimism actually fuel performance and achievement—giving people the competitive edge he calls the Happiness Advantage.

By Shawn Achor

If you observe people around you, you’ll find most individuals follow a formula that has been subtly or not so subtly taught to them by their schools, their company, their parents, or society. That is: If you work hard, you will become successful, and once you become successful, then you’ll be happy. This pattern of belief explains what most often motivates us in life. We think: If I just get that raise, or hit that next sales target, I’ll be happy. If I lose that five pounds, I’ll be happy. And so on. Success first, happiness second.

November 23, 2011
Get Your Head in the Game

A changing mindset combined with changing technology is driving the use of games and simulations, says Karl M. Kapp, a professor of instructional technology at Bloomsburg University. “People are becoming more open to using games and simulations for learning, and the technologies are making the development of games and simulations easier and faster.”

By Margery Weinstein

A changing mindset combined with changing technology is driving the use of games and simulations, says Karl M. Kapp, a learning and technology expert and professor of instructional technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA. “People are becoming more open to using games and simulations for learning, and, at the same time, the technologies are making the development of games and simulations easier and faster than a mere five years ago.”

November 21, 2011
8 Pillars of Trust

David Horsager, author of “The Trust Edge,” studied the underlying connection between success and trust, and he identified eight key areas he describes as Pillars. They are the bedrock that creates The Trust Edge, the competitive advantage gained when others confidently believe in you.

By David Horsager

Everything of value is built on trust, from financial systems to relationships.

November 18, 2011
Leading with Humility

Humility is one of the most important attributes of leadership, because it helps connect the leader to followers through their common bond of humanity, say Merwyn A. Hayes, Ph.D., and Michael Comer, D.M., authors of “Start with Humility: Lessons from America’s Quiet CEOs on How to Build Trust and Inspire Followers.” The question is: Can humility be learned or is it innate?

By Merwyn A. Hayes, Ph.D., and Michael Comer, D.M.

November 11, 2011
Asia’s Contribution to EI: The Power of Paradox

Insights from The Way of Tao can be applied with great profit to personal development in general, and to the enhancement of emotional intelligence in particular, says Sebastien Henry, author of “EQ and Leadership in Asia: Using Emotional Intelligence to Lead and Inspire Your People.” He says they make it unnecessary to choose between two traits that seem incompatible.

By Sebastien Henry

“Asian thinking doesn’t ignore paradoxes: It turns them into harmony, as both parts of the paradox can be reconciled. This ability to reconcile paradoxes proves very useful when it comes to emotional intelligence, as it means that we don’t have to compromise.”

One of my previous bosses, the international director based at the headquarters of my firm in Europe, would often say: “Chinese people are really unnecessarily complicated.”

October 19, 2011
Simplifying Back-End Training Management

Home-based blog design business April Showers needed to find a simplified solution to managing its training registration and payment. The Rev Stream solution enabled the owner to devote less time to bookkeeping and more time to designing, teaching, and earning money.

By Bob Lee, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Learning Solutions, Citrix Online

April Showers, located in Twin Falls, ID, is a home-based business founded in 2008 by April Durham, a successful graphic designer. April Showers provides blog and Website design services and also offers a variety of training workshops for those who want to learn how to design their own blogs or start a professional blog design business. The company has a staff of six.

September 13, 2011
Social Media: Is It Worth Your Time and Resources?

The answer is a resounding “Yes.” The Internet and various social media platforms give us the ability to interact with anyone who chooses to engage with us. There are many tools available today to use in communicating with your customers. Consider asking members of your team who are already knowledgeable or engaged in social media to assist you by being a voice of the company.

By Dulce Gonell-Holderby, Training Account Manager, Signature Worldwide

Did you know that Skittles candy has more than 16.7 million likes (fans) on Facebook? California Pizza Kitchen has more than 112,000; just five months ago, the number was less than 30,000. And what about Under Armour? It now has 700,000-plus fans and its Facebook pages have some of the best graphics I have ever seen for fan pages…talk about “Charged.” Check them out.

September 1, 2011
Training ROI: Strategy Alignment and Execution

Business leaders are turning to customized business simulations to build the alignment, mindset, and capabilities needed to accelerate strategy execution in their companies and realize business results. Business simulations long have been used up front in the strategy formulation process but now are also being recognized as an essential tool for successful strategy implementation.

By Peter Mulford, Executive Vice President, BTS

Business leaders around the world are turning to customized business simulations to build the alignment, mindset, and capabilities needed to accelerate strategy execution in their companies and realize business results. Business simulations long have been used up front in the strategy formulation process. In the last several years, simulations increasingly have been recognized as an essential tool for successful strategy implementation.

August 1, 2011
Virtual Role-Playing Takes Center Stage

By using virtual world 3-D technology, such as VirtualU, VenueGen, and Second Life, training professionals not only can improve on the Webinar experience, they can improve on the experience of participants in role plays conducted live in the classroom. Here are four reasons virtual role plays may be more effective than their classroom counterparts.

By Mark Jankowski, Co-Founder, Shapiro Negotiations Institute

As training professionals are forced to move education from “front of the classroom” training to online training, they have discovered many challenges. How do you keep participant attention in Webinars? How do you create “live” role-play scenarios when participants are taking asynchronous training? How do you observe and coach participants when they are a thousand miles away from you?

June 6, 2011
Training Today: Mapping Out Leadership

Leaders know where they are headed, even if there are no guideposts, says Dr. Marlene Caroselli, author of e-book “Jesus, Jonas, & Janus: The Leadership Triumvirate.” “Leaders are confident in their ability to get things done.” Getting things done implies a shift from the “good enough” to the “improved”—and that means leaders must have a vision, Dr. Caroselli notes. To help you formulate plans for executing your vision, you need a road map.

Leaders know where they are headed, even if there are no guideposts, says Dr. Marlene Caroselli, author of e-book “Jesus, Jonas, & Janus: The Leadership Triumvirate.” “They have faith that their image of a better future can and will be realized. Leaders are confident in their ability to get things done.”

May 3, 2011
3 Social Networking Channels Managers Must Master

Don’t make the mistake of thinking social networking is all about telling the world what you had for breakfast. Or only an obsession of geeks. Just the opposite: Social networking has reached a tipping point. It’s transforming the way managers gather information, inform, negotiate, motivate, inspire, instruct, empower, forecast, and sell. Here are 14 principles you can use for effective networking.

By Bill Rosenthal, CEO, Communispond Inc.

March 16, 2011
Breakdowns Between Silos
In this excerpt from “Workarounds That Work: How to Conquer Anything That Stands in Your Way at Work,” Russell Bishop looks at the breakdowns between silos that can occur among internal groups, departments, or business units, as well as among external partners, subcontractors, or teammates on joint development projects.
  By Russell Bishop, Editor-at-Large, Huffington Post, and President, Bishop & Bishop A recurrent challenge confronting organizations large and small is that of silo behavior. We broached this subject when we began talking about misaligned leadership. Breakdowns between silos can occur among internal groups, departments, or business units, as well as among external partners, subcontractors, or teammates on joint development projects.
November 19, 2009
"Crucial Conversations" Author Joseph Grenny Offers Executive Briefing

Is it time for a "Crucial Conversation?" How about an executive briefing? Joseph Grenny, co-founder of VitalSmarts and author of "Crucial Conversations" and "Crucial Confrontations," offered tips in an executive briefing in New York City last week about influencing the intractable.

If you can't even influence your dog (they can be hard to train, after all), and you're too intimidated by your employees to try (though they usually don't bite), you could use a little "Influencer Training," the change technique favored by consultancy VitalSmarts. Joseph Grenny, co-founder of VitalSmarts, and author of "Crucial Conversations" and "Crucial Confrontations," offered an executive briefing on the topic in Times Square in New York City last week.

July 25, 2006
Seven Steps to a Successful Murder Board

In a previous article, I described the Murder Board, a rigorous simulation that allows presenters to hone speaking skills and anticipate questions and objections. I compared it the pilot's flight simulator in that it provided the presenter the opportunity to make mistakes when they don't count.

A seven-step process to ensure a productive Murder Board

September 1, 2004
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