Training & Development articles from March 2000

Training & Development archives from March 2000

Leadership With a Capital L.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... It wasn't easy narrowing down our Selection of leaders to depict in this special Leadership Issue. Naturally, we wanted to honor ethnic, geographic, and gender diversity, but including one leader meant excluding another just as notable. We...

Mailbox
March 1, 2000... Treat HRD Like Y2K Yesterday I received the December 1999 issue of Training & Development. In a moment of reflection, my memory took me back five years when I became a member [of ASTD]. The magazine has increased my awareness of many...

William E. Herrmann 1922-1999
March 1, 2000... When Ned Herrmann died this past Christmas Eve, our profession lost one of its most creative thinkers and gifted teachers. His whole-brain model influenced HRD practitioners and business leaders alike, giving them a way to understand their own...

Analyze This
March 1, 2000... Systems analyst will be the occupation recording the largest job growth from 1998 to 2008, with 577,000 additional positions. That's according to projections by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published in December 1999. Three other...

The Five-Minute Rule for Presentations
March 1, 2000... Most of us have been in a similar situation: It's 4 on a Friday afternoon, and Susan is getting ready to leave for the weekend when John, a manager from another division, calls. He wants Susan to speak to his department about the training...

Free Tools for Trainers and Other Busy People.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... From the no-strings practical to the "try then buy it" site, Websites that pitch free tools are hot destinations. And for good reason. For instance, you can grab no-cost organizers, software trials, and workplace calculators online. Add...

Sizzlin' Sites for Wired News.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... We all love the newspaper browsing experience, but news Websites can be interactive in ways that paper can't approach. For one thing, they're searchable and can be customized to deliver only the topics you want. Are you interested in recent...

Lighten Up.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... What were the most popular Internet search terms for 1999? An informal survey of search-related sites reveals that computer games and other entertainment topped the search lists. Here are some sites that offer glimpses into our online...

Email Blunders.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Here are the 10 most common mistakes people make in business email correspondence, according to Customer Service for Dummies (IDG Books Worldwide, 1999). 1. unclear subject line 2. poor greeting (or none at all) 3. unfamiliar...

Spam Busters.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... According to Tom Geller, founder of the Suespammers project (suespammers.org), "The good news is that 14 U.S. states have laws that mention unsolicited bulk email. The bad news: By and large, they stink." If you receive unsolicited email...

LEADERSHIP.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Older than the Neolithic Era and newer than the New Millennium, leadership continues to fascinate and perplex. Are leaders born or built to order? Should they be incubated or tested by fire? What's a leadership developer to do? Our...

The New Leadership Development
March 1, 2000... It's about results for your company. Now. Here are some of our own experiences that illustrate several concerns about past leadership development programs: * "My first experience with leadership development was as a graduate student. The...

How to Create a Reservoir of Ready-Made Leaders
March 1, 2000... Everyone into the pool! The acceleration pool, that is. An overwhelming majority of North American firms want to fill 80 percent or more of their senior management positions (general manager and above) with internal candidates, according to...

Wanted: Leader-Builders
March 1, 2000... Help your organization develop its leaders and you help yourself. "Most executives remain astonishingly provincial and insular in their outlook, training, and experience. This is particularly true for North American CEOs, even in such...

Five Steps to Leadership Competencies
March 1, 2000... It takes a business analysis and the right organizational context. It's no secret that we are entering a time of incredible competition for executive talent. A recent McKinsey Company study involving 77 large U.S. companies, 400 corporate...

The Consortium Approach to Grooming Future Leaders
March 1, 2000... An enriching, cost-effective way to develop high-potential employees. In a consortium program, an education provider such as a college or university organizes a small group of noncompeting companies to share in the cost and experience of...

Leadership A to Z
March 1, 2000... An interview with James O'Toole about appropriately ambitious leaders. Training & Development spoke with James O'Toole about his new book, Leadership A to Z: A Guide for the Appropriately Ambitious, and other thoughts about what makes an...

Experiential Learning Comes of Age
March 1, 2000... It's easier to define what experiential learning isn't than what it is. It isn't singing "Kumbaya" around a campfire. It isn't group hugs. It isn't festive all-organizational pow wows. Or, at least, it isn't anymore. Back in the 1970s, when...

How to Develop the Habit of Intuition
March 1, 2000... Beyond emotional intelligence lies the ability of intuitive intelligence, closely aligned with common sense. Though emotional intelligence involves a wide realm of people skills, communication, and creativity, intuition involves a deep level of...

For God and Company
March 1, 2000... A July 1999 article in the Washington Post states, "The personal religious beliefs of politicians are aired, it seems, everywhere. Everywhere, that is, but at a cocktail party...or in the office." Politicians may consider religion a taboo...

Succession Planning.(Brief Article)(Excerpt)
March 1, 2000... The following excerpt is adapted from "Succession Planning," by Marilyn Buckner and Lynn Slavenski, Info-line No. 9312. When discussing succession planning, organizational leaders tend to focus on these questions: Do we have qualified...

Peanut Butter and Jelly Management: Tales from Parenthood, Lessons for Managers.(Brief Article)(Review)
March 1, 2000... This short, sweet book contains some amusing tales and some sage advice from the parenting trenches. The authors know whereof they speak: They are the parents of 10 children between them, and Chris is president and CEO of Burson-Marsteller...

Business Literacy 2000.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... In 1997, 19 business book publishers across the United States formed The Consortium for Business Literacy. The consortium's main objective has been to promote a program called Business Literacy 2000, and to make business book reading groups a...

The Three Keys to Empowerment: Release the Power Within People for Astonishing Results.(Brief Article)(Review)
March 1, 2000... By Ken Blanchard, John Carlos, Alan Randolph Empowerment has been a business buzzword for some time now. The general idea of empowerment is to give employees more power to make their own decisions, without the involvement of middle...

First Line of Defense.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Despite increased public awareness, sexual harassment is on the rise, shattering lives and careers, devastating productivity -- even endangering the future of some companies. Managers and supervisors have become the first line of defense in...

Take Charge of Change.(Review)
March 1, 2000... Contemplating a career change? Two new guides can help you find the right workplace for your circumstances. Dare to Change Your Job and Your Life, by Carole Kanchier, will help you step out of your rut and examine yourself in basic ways to...

Stand and Deliver.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Selling in today's market is no longer about products and services. Consumers want and need much more from a salesforce. To train your salespeople in the techniques and advantages of relationship-based selling, consider The New Sales Game. As...

Go Straight to the Source.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... For tailor-made solutions to your training and performance needs, look to The 2000 Training and Performance Sourcebook. Featuring 40 training activities, assessment instruments, handouts, and practical guides, the tools can be downloaded and...

On the Right Trak.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Looking for a way to improve the effectiveness of work teams in your organization? Check out TeamTraks, a set of tools that address specific issues critical to team effectiveness. The modules: * Investing in Teamwork * Defining the...

Fast Lane.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... You know that sinking feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you're on an important business call and your cell phone's "battery low" light starts flashing? Well, now you can take matters into your own hands--literally. Aladdinpower...

Getting Real for a Change.(Review)
March 1, 2000... Change and change management top many a trainer's "hot topics" list. Here are three new products--one activity pack and two videos--that address the reality of change. The reviews are co-authored by Lynn Monaco, director of custom training...

ASTD and NGA Announce Commission on Technology and Adult Learning.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... ASTD and the National Governors' Association (NGA) have convened a Commission on Technology and Adult Learning to clarify and examine the most critical public policy issues raised by the increasing use of technology for adult learning....

ASTD Adds Two new Chapters.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... At its November 1999 meeting, the ASTD board of directors approved two new chapter applications. The new chapters are in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Fargo-Moorhead, which covers the cities of Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota. This...

Which Is Scarier?(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... It's not easy being green... * A first-time facilitator arrived at the rented hotel space to discover that the room wasn't ready. Momentarily panicked, she seized upon a man dressed in a green polyester vest and matching pants and began...

Top Ten.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Here are some actual reasons employees have given for leaving their jobs: 10. The building temperature is much too cold. 9. I had a vision and was told to resign. 8. There was a demon residing in our computer network. 7. To...

Myth Buster.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Employees gathered around me water cooler aren't necessarily fueling the rumor mill, according to OfficeTeam, Menlo Park, California. In a U.S.-wide poll of 1,000 large companies, 40 percent of executives said that such discussions...

Sixth Sign of the Apocalypse.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, many two-career couples--especially those who are partners in the same business--are trying to time the birth of their children around work projects and other job concerns.

Last Sign of the Apocalypse.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Fledgling entrepreneurs in Poland are turning the long-established, ubiquitous underground public bathrooms in Warsaw into places of business such as luncheterias, Chinese restaurants, pubs, and blues bars, while--believe it or not,...

New Member Benefits Package To Be Introduced.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Beginning soon,ASTD will offer a new base membership package that strikes a balanc among online and print resources, information sharing, and networking. The benefits offered in the new package are those that members have told us would be of...

Correction.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
March 1, 2000... In December 1999's News You Can Use item about bocce ball teambuilding, the locations were reversed: 3Com's Palm Computing division is in Santa Clara, California, and Bocce de Campo is in Los Gatos.