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Across the Boardroom
June 02, 2008 They may be smart, seasoned executives, but board directors still can—and should—benefit from training.
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 | California Teamin': Training Leadership Summit Wrap-Up
June 02, 2008 Although the sun played least in sight for most of the Training Leadership Summit held last month, the atmosphere at San Diego's Rancho Bernardo Inn was warm and collaborative as participants connected to discuss challenges share best practices, and network.
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 | Meetings CPR
June 02, 2008 No more "Death by PowerPoint." You can have compelling meetings—if, instead of talking to your audience, you talk with participants.
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| EDITOR'S NOTE |
 | Editor's Note: Championing Change
June 02, 2008 I walk the exact same 1.5-mile route to and from the office every day, so I'm probably not a shining example of someone who embraces change. Consistency, yes; change, not so much.
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Training Soapbox: Accreditation Advantage
June 02, 2008 Unlike accounting programs, which are pretty much the same no matter where a student might enroll, undergraduate and graduate programs in the field of training and development vary greatly in the areas of concentration and specialization.
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| TRAINING TODAY |
Training TechTalk
June 02, 2008 Acron SimX allows rapid integration of Microsoft ESP into an HLA or DIS by providing the simulation data interface.
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Who's News in Training
June 02, 2008 Hawks Cay, a resort in the Florida Keys, appointed Alice Brennan, PHR, director of human resources.
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Partnerships & Alliances
June 02, 2008 Nokia Siemens Networks, a network communications company with 60,000 employees, implemented the SuccessFactors Performance and Talent Management suite to drive consistency across its global operations.
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 | Mismanaged Mobility
June 02, 2008 Executives are skeptical about mobility programs' effectiveness.
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| THE LIST |
 | Training How-To: Launch a Training Consultancy
June 02, 2008 Many businesspeople think about launching their own training consultancy as a potential evolution in their career. If you've already made the decision to pursue this goal, here are some of the first steps to take toward possible success.
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| IN PRINT |
 | Beyond Bullsh*t
June 09, 2008 Straight Talk at Work (Stanford Business Books, $24.95)
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Productivity Coach's Corner: Who's on Your Team?
July 25, 2008 Life comes at you faster and faster every day. Decisions, deadlines, and areas of responsibility demand you regularly un-focus from the future, and re-focus on crises, surprises, and unfinished business! As professionals in the learning industry, our options and possibilities are endless.
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Coaching Catch-Up
July 24, 2008 If you think of coaching as something strictly for the unsatisfactory among your workforce, you're behind the times. Turns out even your strongest managers can benefit from it.
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Telecommuting Template
July 23, 2008 Telecommuting is a relief because it's another way to retain up-and-coming executives. And it works—if you know what you're doing.
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Speaking of Training: Speech-over Technology
July 22, 2008 It's bad enough sitting in class listening to a boring lecture. Then how bad is it when you're sitting in front of the computer with pages of equally mind-numbing text to absorb? Wipro Technologies found a way around that discomfort with speech-over text-to-speech voice narration software for its Web-based in-house training.
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Training Through Tribalism
July 21, 2008 Employee conflict is nothing new, but with a more diverse workforce than ever before, you may find your sparring employees divided into age-related, departmental, and countless other factions
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 | Editor's Letter: Survey says: Ding! Knowledge is power
July 14, 2008 Knowing where and when to fight is as important as the weapons themselves, and that explains why those of us here at Sales & Marketing Management are so excited about the return of the annual Survey of Buying Power.
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Beyond HR
June 20, 2008 The New Science of Human Capital (Harvard Business School Press, $35)
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| Beyond Bullsh*t
June 09, 2008 Straight Talk at Work (Stanford Business Books, $24.95)
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| destinationCRM 2008
August 18 -
August 20, 2008
Marriott Marquis Times Square NYC
New York, NY
destinationCRM returns to New York City with its third annual conference in August 2008. Organized by CRM magazine, destinationCRM is quickly gaining recognition as both a valuable networking opportunity for top CRM executives and an excellent learning experience for top-level professionals involved in CRM purchasing decisions.
Register for a free expo pass or full-conference access at www.destinationcrm.com.
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| 2nd Annual Brand Building For Banks & Financial Services Conference
Sept. 08 -
Sept. 09, 2008
Chicago
, IL
With hundreds of financial institutions across North America and similar product offerings rolling out every day, consumers find themselves choosing banking services with nothing more than a gut feeling about a particular brand. In a world where similar bank services are extremely ubiquitous, how can one bank compete with another for customers? The struggle for uniqueness comes with an economic downturn in 2008. The credit crunch coupled with the wave of bank conglomerates will produce an environment in which branding executives will have to prioritize in order to keep their missions on track, their marketing budgets in line, and their customers confident.
This premium marcus evans event will explore how to build brand strength through knowledgeable, executive-level speakers, and cutting-edge topics to stay ahead of the competition and increase sales revenues.
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