T&D articles from May 2004

T&D archives from May 2004

The way we were.(Frontpage)(Editorial)
May 1, 2004... For this T+D issue recognizing the 60th anniversary of ASTD leading the workplace learning and performance profession, we had the occasion to look back over some early copies of T+D's predecessor, what was then called the Journal Industrial...

A home run.(Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... I read Kevin Oakes's February column, "A Seat at the Table" (E-Learning), and loved it. As far as I'm concerned, he hits a home run with his comments. I laughed at the story of the woman who said she "didn't go into the training field to worry...

Not new.(Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... [Regarding the March article "Third-Generation Management Development" by Henry Mintzberg on] an advanced degree program designed to draw on professionals' experience and focus on management concepts instead of the concepts typically taught in...

Back to basics.(training and development)
May 1, 2004... This past February, I attended ASTD's Tech-Knowledge conference in California. Because the conference focuses on emerging learning tools and strategies, I expected to see a lot of whiz-bang new gadgets and innovative learning approaches. I did...

From the homeland security desk.(Intelligence)
May 1, 2004... Most homeland security e-learning programs have been targeted at first responders or other official personnel. But now, Business Performance Technology is offering a homeland security e-learning program for businesses. The program covers 26...

AT+D classic: how to start an objective evaluation of your training program.(Fundamentals)(Excerpt)
May 1, 2004... This excerpt is part of a larger article with the same title that originally appeared in the May-June 1956 issue of the Journal of the American Society of Training Directors, a predecessor to T+D. The article heralded Kirkpatrick's now classic...

Technology: 1944-2004: it all started with a big, big calculator.(Digital Beat)
May 1, 2004... In honor of ASTD's 60th anniversary, I thought it would be interesting to step back in time 60 years and take a look at some technologies of 1944, and compare them with some of today's technologies. Key innovations of 1944 Sixty years...

Opening doors, crossing cultures.(Concept: a powerful, intriguing, inspiring, or perhaps odd iea distilled to its essential elements)(academic exchange)
May 1, 2004... In our interconnected age of globalization, less than 1 percent of Americans study abroad. One of the best ways to open one's eyes to the broader picture encompassing the world is to take your eyes outside of their geographical boundaries--and...

From zero to 60.
May 1, 2004... ASTD is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, making it one of the oldest U.S.-based associations for professionals. Pat Galagan captures "The First Fifty Years" and a timeline shows stand-out ideas and events of the past 10 years, "A...

The first 50 years.(American Society for Training and Development)
May 1, 2004... Looking back over the first five decades of ASTD's existence, it's easy to think the world was in slow motion. We see such rapid change in the workplace nowadays that it's slightly shocking to look back over 50 years and discover that people in...

The past ten years: a defining decade.(American Society for Training and Development)
May 1, 2004... Compared to the First Fifty Years, the past 10 have been at warp speed. This time-line obviously cannot encompass all that has happened in the workplace learning and performance arena. First, we highlighted several Big Ideas--major ideas that...

Where to the field?
May 1, 2004... Traditionally, the field has been defined by job titles. McLagan suggests moving away from title-, membership-, and knowledge-based arguments and focusing instead on equating the field with its purpose: to expand and accelerate learning and...

The research.(new books)(Bibliography)
May 1, 2004... * ASTD International Comparisons Report, 2000 * Brinkerhoff, R., and Gill, S., The Learning Alliance: Systems Thinking in HRD (Jossey-Bass, 1994) * Chaston, I., Badger, B., Mangles, T, and Sadler-Smith, E., "The Internet and...

Same presenters, new perspectives: here's a look at how some of the premier presenters have shifted their focus and roles in response to changes in their field, their personal lives, and world events.
May 1, 2004... The authors revisit a few master presenters to learn how their professional roles have changed since they were profiled in the October 1999 issue of T+D. Initiating a change to grow his business, Bob Pike now consults and coaches in...

New guard 2004.
May 1, 2004... For six years, T+D has discovered people doing work that makes them stand apart from the crowd for innovation, creativity, and social contributions. Those honored this year as part of Training's New Guard include Amy Eifling, vice...

Where are they now: catching up with some alumni from the first five years of Training's New Guard.(TH & Company)(SeeWisdom Technologies)(Herard Center of Technology )(Interview)(Company Profile)
May 1, 2004... 1999 John and Veronica Redmon Principals The Redmon Group Alexandria, Virginia Ah, the optimism of youth. When we interviewed the Redmons for the very first Training's New Guard in May 1999, John revealed his goal of having 80...

Mapping your future: putting new competencies to work for you.
May 1, 2004... This last of a three-article series on the ASTD 2004 competency study, "Mapping the Future: Shaping New Workplace Learning and Performance Competencies;' addresses the following questions: * How should you use the competencies to guide your...

Mining human assets.(AngloGold signed contract with TalentKeepers)
May 1, 2004... South Africa's government has established the Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter of 2002-2003 to "deracialize" the country's economy. The aim: to "encourage black economic empowerment and transformation at the tiers of ownership, management,...

Publish this: nothing says "SME" like your name in print.(Development)
May 1, 2004... Years ago, as an employee of a small consulting firm in Connecticut, I approached my boss to ask what I could do to help the firm--and bolster my personal credentials. He suggested writing an article, an activity that would never have occurred...

Improvisation: not just funny business.(Trends)
May 1, 2004... When most of us think of improvisation, the term brings to mind stand-up comedy and TV shows like "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Although comedians do use improvisation, it's not strictly their purview. It can be put to use for more serious...

A vendor-provided case study; benefits of Centra add up at global accounting firm Grant Thornton.(Solutions)(Company Profile)
May 1, 2004... It's Monday at 10 a.m. in Chicago, and David Holyoak, chief information officer and partner at Grant Thornton, is reviewing his notes for a four-hour meeting scheduled to start in about an hour with partners at the company's New York office....

Better than the last.(Training Ain't Performance)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... Training Ain't Performance By Harold D. Stolovitch and Erica J. Keeps Better Than the Last I must be up front. I've known the authors professionally for many years. I've attended their workshops and read all of their books....

Live meeting.(Microsoft's Office System)
May 1, 2004... Microsoft Live Meeting, formerly known as PlaceWare Conference Center, is now under the big umbrella of Microsoft's Office System, which adds programs, servers, services, and solutions to the bestselling productivity software, the Office suite....

Ode to a coffee urn: common grounds.(Working)
May 1, 2004... When did it become all about coffee? Just last month, this column featured a makeshift Starbucks set up by U.S. troops in Iraq and what a boon this little piece of home has been to soldiers' morale. In the September 2002 column, we tallied...