November 2008

Training+Development

No Small Change

Ingersoll Rand makes radical changes to its global footprint and its business model.

Herb Henkel, CEO
Ingersoll Rand

Interview By Tony Bingham and Pat Galagan
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Features//

Departments//

 

AT C LEVEL

Aligning Learning With Business Strategy

By Rita Smith

Ingersoll Rand’s successful formula calls for engaging leaders in the learning organization and being rigorous about the business strategy.

Managing Organizational Knowledge

Why Diversity Training Doesn’t Work…Right Now

By Aparna Nancherla

Company diversity training programs often pick fluff over substance, at least for the time being.

METRICS AND MEASUREMENT

Investment in Learning Remains Strong

By Andrew Paradise

The 2008 ASTD State of the Industry report shows sustained support for corporate learning.

Managing organizational Knowledge

Take the Handcuffs off Sales Team Development With Self-Directed Learning

By Stefanie L. Boyer and Brian Lambert

How SDL can get sales teams engaged and empowered in an ever-changing market.

DESIGNING LEARNING

Engage Me, Please!

By Joan C. Curtis

Recognize the dynamics of the group by exploring the readiness factor in training design.

Long View//

Howard Gardner

Hobbs Professor of Cognition & Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cambridge, Massachusetts

INTELLIGENCE//

Customer Care Remixed

Organizations rethink customer care, with an emphasis on training customers.

RE:SEARCH//

What’s in a Job?

Recent college graduates prioritize workplace culture in seeking out employment opportunities.

TRENDS//

Prime Time for Temps

Contingent staffing isn’t just for the reception desk any more.

FUNDAMENTALS//

Learning, Animated

Developing training using simulations, games, or virtual worlds has become a very real part of the learning process.

DEVELOPMENT//

Working With the Stars

How building a high-achieving team can unlock success for employees, organizations,
and you.

Editor's Note//

Letter from T+D's editor

Commitment to Learning

Books//

When the Time Is Now:

A Sense of Urgency

By John P. Kotter
(Harvard Business Press)

Read all November Book Reviews.

Career Path//

Dear Coach

What are your career aspirations? How are you going to reach those goals? This column will guide you to a new career stage.

What Things Cost//

What does it Cost to:

Use a Virtual World Learning Environment?

A computer-based simulated environment in which multiple users can interact.

 

 

 

 
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