Training & Development articles from March 1996

Training & Development archives from March 1996

Executive Coaching: What's in It for You?
March 1, 1996... We all want to perform better. In the beginning, improving performance is relatively easy. Learning some new skills, applying new technologies, and just plain experience seem to do the trick. As high performers move up the ladder of success,...

Coaching Today's Executives
March 1, 1996... The latest in bringing leaders up to speed Ah, top management. The cream of the crop. The top of the hill. The highest rung of the ladder. The peak of the pyramid. The gals and gents who can do no wrong, right? Wrong. If we've learned anything...

Was It the Training?
March 1, 1996... THIS IS THE SECOND ARTICLE (SEE T&D, FEBRUARY 1996) IN A THREE-PART SERIES ON MEASURING TRAINING ROI, BASED ON CASE STUDIES COLLECTED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. EVALUATION EXPERT JACK PHILLIPS DESCRIBES 10 WAYS TO...

The Performance Consultant at Work
March 1, 1996... Only three years ago, Jim Fuller managed a corporate training department for Hewlett-Packard. Today he is a business-card carrying performance consultant and head of HP's performance technology department. How did his career path take this turn?...

Peer Coaching for Executives
March 1, 1996... Here's how a program at National Semiconductor helps employees pair off and create performance partnerships. In 1988, Bob Noakes, a technical manager reporting to one of my peers, asked me to be his coach. He'd just completed an in-depth...

The Art of Tough Negotiating: Thrust and Parry
March 1, 1996... DOES THE THOUGHT OF AN UPCOMING NEGOTIATION GIVE YOU THE JITTERS? RELAX! THOSE JITTERS CAN BE TAMED WITH ADVANCE PREPARATION AND KNOWING THE "TRICKS" OF THE TRADE. After years of conducting workshops, clinics, and courses on negotiation, we have...

Moving beyond Team Myths
March 1, 1996... Here's some unconventional team wisdom that blows away the myths about what makes a team successful. The director of organization development for a medium-sized electronics company had been working overtime to eliminate some barriers that existed...

Wisconsin Power and Light's Model Diversity Program
March 1, 1996... The Wisconsin Power and Light Company's custom-designed diversity program nets high employee commitment from top management through the ranks. Several years ago, Wisconsin Power and Light made a commitment to employee diversity. The company...

Career Insurance for Today's World
March 1, 1996... Everyone needs career insurance in these changing times, and having the right attitude is crucial. Here are seven key attitudes that are essential for career longevity. In his 1934 novel, You Can't, Go Home Again, Thomas Wolfe describes the...

Linking Purpose and People
March 1, 1996... To perform to its highest potential, an organization must hit the right note and make sure employees are singing from the same sheet of music. The mission statement gets everyone in tune. Any organization bent on high performance must find its...