Training & Development articles from January 1999

Training & Development archives from January 1999

Ten Writing Principles to Improve Your Training
January 1, 1999... The success of the content of your training often rests on your ability to communicate concepts clearly in writing, whether online or on paper. Writing is not window dressing; effective writing - whether on a computer screen, in the leader's...

Sharpening the Leading Edge
January 1, 1999... The State of the Industry Report reveals the steps companies must take to ascend to the top of the training field. Data from more than 750 organizations that participated in ASTD's 1998 Benchmarking Service (reporting figures from 1997) is...

Going Virtual, Getting Real
January 1, 1999... If you think that getting a company to go virtual is just about hooking up the right technology, get real. It's a decidedly human event, according to this insider. This is the story of one company's experience with going virtual. It's about...

Putting Together a World-Class Team
January 1, 1999... Global teams, a powerful tool for unleashing an organization's creative and problem-solving capabilities, are one of the most complex forms of team-based organizational structures. When a team is cross-functional and cross-cultural, people must...

The End of the Job as We Know It
January 1, 1999... For the past year, Fast Company has been introducing readers to such concepts as "Free Agent Nation" and "Project: You." Yet, author William Bridges was charting the territory of the free agent nation long before. In 1994, Bridges wrote...

The 1999 ASTD State of the Industry Report
January 1, 1999... A LETTER FROM ASTD'S PRESIDENT The twin forces of technological change and globalization have created the knowledge era - an era in which intellectual capital is the only sustainable source of competitive advantage. In this unfolding era,...