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The Personal Touch: Vacation Shellshock
January 09, 2009
Too often, a vacation is a "pick your poison" proposition. You can stay and burn out—or return to a dizzying frenzy. Whether it’s a summer escape or a holiday breather, it can be tough coming back from vacation. To reduce the stress, consider the following…
Training World View: Focus on Singapore
January 08, 2009
Singapore's open economy, literate workforce, and key global location make it a prime prospect for business expansion—and lots of training.
Principles of Persuasion
January 07, 2009
Whether you're conducting a one-on-one interview, motivating your sales team or delivering a keynote address, your success as a leader is defined by your ability to persuade with clarity and passion.
Focus Group Suites: The Next-Generation Training Venue
January 07, 2009
Next time you're looking for a training venue, consider a focus group suite—it costs less than a hotel and has all the necessary services, and then some.
Problem Personalities—In Your Office
January 06, 2009
So, the manager who's constantly angry, the staffer who constantly whines, and the other one who too often cries, are regulars in your office? Luckily there are coping mechanisms to better manage employees who are dominant, emotional, and resistant to change.
On-the-job Training Goes the Distance
Foreign but Familiar Training
Leading Women
Turnover in India
Assess Employee Flight Risk: Don't Lose Your High-Quality Performers
Be Our Guest: How to Recommit Your Staff to Remarkable Hospitality
Authorship & Authentic Leadership
Coaching for Talent Development and Employee Engagement
10 Roadblocks to Effective Workplace Listening
Feed the Need for Speed: Inventing ISD 2.0
Measuring Learning in a Recession
Learning Exchange: What We Learn in a Downturn
Commonsense Insights for Building Today's Leaders
Business Etiquette: The Art of Thanks
Corporate Change on a Shoestring Budget
Selling Your Training Solutions Internally and to Management
The Top 12 Strategic and Systems Thinking Mistakes: Mistake No. 2
Productivity Coaches Corner: Your Two Visions, Qualified and Quantified
How to Innovate for Growth
Third-Generation Leadership Development: Moving Further Down the Path Toward Results

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Success Strategies for 2009

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‘Twas the Night Before The Big Demo

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Majority of U.S. Employers Holding Staff Steady for Q1 2009
December 09, 2008 Managers hoping to ease their overworked staffers during the New Year, may find their teams having to "hold down the fort" and continue with "progress as usual" for several more months before relief is in sight.
Business-Gift Practices: What Buyers Are Saying About the Five Ws of This Long-Standing Tradition
December 09, 2008 In an effort to shed light on this extremely profitable avenue, PPAI commissioned a study that examined the buying habits (and the reasons behind them) of sales and marketing executives.

  
Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Teal Book of Trust
January 09, 2009 How to Earn it, Grow it, and Keep it to Become a Trusted Advisor in Sales, Business, & Life (FT Press; $19.99)


Prove It Before You Promote It
January 06, 2009 How to Take Guesswork Out of Marketing (Wiley; $24.95)



  
Training ROI: Attaching a Dollar Figure to Moving Training Online
Jan. 21 - Jan. 21, 2009
Online

Join Training Magazine on Wednesday, January 21st at 2PM EST to hear Roger Courville, founder of the 1080 Group, discuss the key benefits of moving training online, including attaching a dollar figure to your return on investment. Learn how to understand the value created through effective training, measure online training effectiveness and quantify the economic impact of online training.

Training 2009 Conference & Expo
Feb. 09 - Feb. 11, 2009
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, GA
It's time to set your sights on Atlanta, GA, February 9-11, 2009 for Training 2009 Conference & Expo. As the source for professional development, this year's conference promises all of the in-depth content and practical insights you've come to expect from Training magazine…and much more. In addition, Training magazine is proud to present participant-centered training guru Bob Pike's Creative Training Techniques conference-within-a-conference (one of the best train-the-trainer resources available anywhere), training evaluation authorities Don and Jim Kirkpatrick's Evaluation Summit, and cutting-edge researcher Tony O'Driscoll's Get a Second Life: Learning in Virtual Environments Summit. Want more? This year's Expo floor will show you the best tools for the solutions you need this year (and the next). Plus, experiment and learn in the Expo Learning Trends Lab (with 3D virtual learning, rapid development tools, mobile learning, games and simulations, rapid authoring tools, and Web 2.0) and be an active networker, creative collaborator, and knowledge sharer when you join your Expo Connector and games-for-learning guru, Thiagi, for high-involvement games and activities (and prizes).