Training Strategies for Tomorrow: Volume 16 Issue 3
Table of contents
Nortel and BP succeed through virtual teamwork
Just imagine … you are sitting down to a quiet, restful dinner after a hard day at the office. Your food is ready, and all thoughts of work are banished. Until the phone rings. To…
Sony and McDonald’s invest in the future
The total amount budgeted for formal employee training in 2000 by US organizations amounted to $54 billion. With such a significant (and growing) investment in training, why has…
Using telementoring to deliver training to SMEs
Trained mentors and academic experts in the fields of accountancy, management, fiscal matters, marketing, human resources, public relations, communication and logistical…
Westland project managers sink or swim
New teams can take a long time to get going. With critical and complex projects, this can cost vital time and resources. Some projects sink without trace as a result. So how can…
BBC pioneers a flexible approach to lifelong learning
Eight employees from document archives at the BBC in London have graduated from a new system of lifelong‐learning awards aimed at meeting the needs of industry and commerce in a…
Developing leadership skills in the Australian meat‐processing industry
Faced with increased competition and diminishing profit margins, the Australian meat‐processing industry has identified leadership skills as a key area for improvement. Managers…
Group learning targets senior executives at Johnston Press
Regional‐newspaper and internet‐publishing group Johnston Press is equipping its senior executives to meet the challenges of the future through an action‐learning program. Founded…
Motivational training hits new heights at Liquid Plastics
There is no such thing as a bad employee at Liquid Plastics Ltd – only people who are probably not properly trained or who are in the wrong job, and it is management’s…
Alcatel Telecom transforms technicians into managers
Companies which make their best technical people into managers often fail to recognize that management demands a completely new set of skills. Ex‐technicians are left to “sink or…