Training Strategies for Tomorrow: Volume 16 Issue 1
Table of contents
Master classes smooth the change process at Abbey National
Change is afoot in Abbey National Retail Banking, according to Tony Teague, retail program director of the UK bank’s retail‐transformation program. Tony Teague heads a 120‐strong…
HMV’s finance team has to Face the Music
How do you combine an annual teambuilding event with a dynamic way of learning how to develop relationships in a non‐training‐room environment? How do you ensure that people are…
Hitachi expects…all its employees to be able to speak English
Japanese electrical and electronics giant Hitachi has publicized the levels of English it expects all its 60,000 employees to attain, starting from the day they sign up with the…
Co‐opetition provides the Halifax with tailor‐made training
UK bank Halifax plc knew what it wanted from its corporate‐leadership program – strong leaders who not only had the thinking skills and concepts, but could also make things happen…
Management training gives double boost to Computeraid
An information technology (IT) company which sought to provide a high‐quality and cost‐effective development program for its junior and middle managers, and stem the defection of…
Strategies for successful partnerships
The relationship between an executive and his/her personal assistant is among the most crucial in any organization. Unworkable travel arrangements, missed meetings and…
A time for action among high fliers
Any successful organization must have managers who return three times their value. The often‐quoted statistic is used by Hale and Margerison in their case study on GuinnessUDV…
Lessons from the e‐learning experience
E‐learning is about seven years old and like a seven‐year‐old child, it is immature, but offers considerable promise. Organizations like it because it promises to save them money…