Business Networking Can Be Taught

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William Byham

For years, people in business bragged about the size of their rolodexes, which contained the names and vital information about people who could provide business-related information and share business contacts - the crucial data needed to make good decisions, avoid pitfa... More »

Value Over Profit Customer Service Models in the Training Unit

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Robert Cooperman

Training professionals, particularly those employed in training units of larger organizations, are subject to the customer service philosophies and practices of their organization as well as the industry the organization works within. This is inherently good; a customer... More »

Sustaining Organizational Learning

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Warren Wilhelm

It's a painful fact that today's economic distress puts pressure on continuing organizational learning. Cutting learning expenses is easy, produces almost instant savings, and has few short-term negative effects. Learning budgets are almost always among the first target... More »

Maintenance: the Forgotten Step

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Mark Simon

At a recent meeting, the director of training operations at a global biopharmaceutical company was asked a fairly simple and straightforward question: "What keeps you awake at night?" After thinking about it for a moment, she said, "Well, my group is developing more tha... More »

Brain Break: Understanding the Influence of Brain Functions on Organizational Effectiveness

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Ken Buch

Today's methods of conducting business impede employee productivity. Many organizations operate with incredibly high expectations for creating quality deliverables in an unreasonably short period of time. Employees are expected, or even required, to work long hours with... More »