Some people will say that the step to isolate the effects of your programs when measuring and evaluating their results is a defensive move. This can easily be said for evaluation at large. Anytime the ball is being run toward your goal, youre on the defense protecting w... More »

Learning & Development

Business Impact , Competencies , Curriculum Alignment , Human Performance Improvement , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating

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Earlier this summer, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced an online toolkit to help local workforce boards and agencies implement the On the Job Training (OJT) programming through the Workforce Investment Act and National Emergency Grants (NEG). The toolkit, located ... More »

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Economy

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Summer is drawing to a close, and, although I will miss summer produce from the farmer's market, I look forward to fall. Even more than January 1 does for many, for me fall represents a chance to start over, improve my skills and knowledge, develop as a person and a pro... More »

Measuring and Evaluating

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A recent article in the Wall Street Journal discussed the urgency of leadership training in today's economy. According to the article a lot of companies are increasing their budgets to deal with what they perceive to be a critical problem. The writer states: "Already, s... More »

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"If it doesn't work in the real world, you're wasting my time!" This is the motto of Mark David Jones and J. Jeff Kober, founders of World Class Benchmarking and authors of Lead with Your Customer. At this Soundview Live event you will learn in a very practical way how ... More »

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