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If we could ask the schools in the U.S. to do just one thing different, what would it be?

January 24, 2007 - by ASTD Staff

Let me ask you all this one question, which I was asked recently by a well-known governor. If we could change just one thing in the U.S. school system, what would it be? Is there any chance that we can break the Bryan Chapman critique that we as a community of educa... More »

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A Tale of Two Program Pilots

January 19, 2007 - by ASTD Staff

I just got results back from two pilots with the goal of evaluating the same, 15 hour training program. In one pilot, the program sponsor cajoled a bunch of colleagues into doing the program. He oversold the fun aspects of it, and undersold the real work and time re... More »

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Don't hire me! Evaluate your own training budget in three simple steps

January 12, 2007 - by ASTD Staff

I love doing a good training audit as much as anyone. But you can do a lot yourself. When I review training budgets for clients, one tool I use is to break spending into three categories: 1. The money spent to to fulfill obligations. These are the funds... More »

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Big Question Follow-up

January 11, 2007 - by ASTD Staff

Some great posts are already out there around the Big Question for January: Quality vs. Speed. You can find them listed in the post. One thing that is definitely clear from the posts so far is that there seems to be a really difference of opinion around: Whi... More »

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Investing in Informal Learning

January 11, 2007 - by ASTD Staff

According to Training in America by Garnevale, Gainer, and Villet (1990), two out of three workers say that everything they need to know was learned on the job, rather than through the classrooms. Thus the workplace is the most frequently traveled avenue... More »

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