Does anyone know any resources to apply complexity theory to business and management?
I’m involved in a couple of projects to develop some leading edge learning resources on applying complexity theory to business, management and organisation, and I wondered if anyone has any contacts or references (print or web or video/multimedia) to recommend?Arthur Battram I’m involved in a couple of projects to develop some leading edge learning resources […]
Over 4000 UK IT and management training courses online
Training Pages, an online database of IT and management training courses in the UK, has officially passed the threshold of 4000 entries. At the time of writing, the database detailed 4027 courses from 347 companies. These numbers will almost certainly increase by the time this notice is released.Training Pages has some unique features which lie […]
Measuring the hard stuff: teams and other hard-to-measure work
A detailed article and download by Jack Zigon, President, Zigon Performance Group on the subject.Overview:Twenty years experience measuring the “hard stuff” have yielded best practices which can save time and improve the quality of performance measures for teams and other hard-to-measure work. This article describes a process for creating performance measures for any kind of […]
Do we really value our employees?
An article by John Allen on the BehaviourBuzz website begins:“Our people are our greatest asset”. How often do we hear or read this statement from senior managers? I have no doubt that some say it is because their competitors said it in their annual report and it seems to be the right thing to say. […]
Workaholism
The September 1999 issue of SHRM magazine contains a feature article on the issue of Workaholism – covering detecting it, handling it, managing it.There’s also an online survey into the prevalence of workaholism in the workplace for you to complete. The September 1999 issue of SHRM magazine contains a feature article on the issue of […]
Team Development – new ezine
The AusTrainer website has launched a new emailed newsletter (ezine) devoted to team building issues created by Andrew Corbett. Follow the link to subscribe.This ezine is designed to assist people to develop teams. The information will consist of analogies, processes, stories, strategies and tips for new through to experienced teams. The AusTrainer website has launched […]
‘Managing Change at Work: 54 approaches to Brickwall Management
Managing Change at Work – Fifty four approaches to Brickwall Management Author: Michael WashPublisher: MWA Publications, 74 Stockton Lane, York YO31 1BNPublished 1993; 2nd edition 1999ISBN; n/aPrice: £7 reduced to £5 by quoting TrainingZone in your orderWebsite: http://www.mwaconsultants.co.ukAs I read this book I had to ask myself its purpose. Was it meant to be helpful, […]
Any material on the ‘contribution model’ of performance management?
I am looking for material on what is called the ‘contribution model’ – it looks at reward by assessing contribution rather than simply looking at outcomes or outputs. has any one come accross this or can direct meto sourcesPeter Firkin I am looking for material on what is called the ‘contribution model’ – it looks […]
HR professionals as ‘business partners’
An extract of findings from the 1998 Study Group Annual Report: A Report on HR Professionals as “Business Partners” is based on findings and input from the Global Business Culture Study Group, convened at the Global Human Resource Institute, November 1998, by Roger AndersonHR Professionals are “Business Partners” because they have an active role in […]
Global Anthological Journal of Action Learning
The Global Anthological Journal of Action Learning (GAJAL) provides leading edge news, conceptual papers, experiential papers and discussion documents. It is created by and for those dedicated to the pursuit of personal and organizational excellence through action learning. The Global Anthological Journal of Action Learning (GAJAL) provides leading edge news, conceptual papers, experiential papers and […]
Gower Training Publications – August 1999
X-Sender: uk/solgjj83@ (Unverified)Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 15:33:01 +0100 Greetings from Gower. Here are details of our latest releases. A short description of the products featured is given here but full details of the products are available on the Gower website. If you have any comments or suggestions please contact us we’d be delighted to […]
Benchmarking study into Action Learning
The Linkage inc website contains details of a new benchmarking study into action learning methods. At present more than 20 companies are signed up to particate in the study but there are still a few opportunities to participate.The study is designed to educate participants about best practices for using action learning, and to enable participants […]
Employers ‘still sceptical’ about partnership benefits
From an article in the current issue of People Management magazine: Management gains more from participation than the workforce, and high-trust partnership practices are rare, writes Steve Crabb Partnership may be “an idea whose time has come”, but most employers in the UK are still sceptical about it, judging by research presented at this month’s […]
Learning about Organizational Learning – Creating a learning history
Learning about Organizational Learning Creating a Learning HistoryAt our conference in May, Marilyn Davidson of Innovation Associates and Bob Thomas of SmithKline Beecham presented a fascinating insight into the learning history project they had developed jointly in Bob’s organisation. A recent journey into the unknown (I never know whether I will get new sites or […]
The Death of Civility
An epidemic of coarse and obnoxious behavior is in full swing. Is there anything to be done? Article by Chris Lee on the TrainingSuperSite ITEM: Ex-professional wrestler and middle-aged action figure Jesse Ventura, now Minnesota’s governor, strong-arms recalcitrant state legislative leaders by threatening to shut them in a room with his flatulent bulldog if they […]
July edition of HR Magazine
July’s edition of HR magazine which orginates in Virginia USA has several articles of interest to TrainingZone readers. The cover story ‘Ensuring a Fast Start’ suggests ways in which new executives can adapt and lead more effectively. ‘The New Face of Organised Labour’ discusses the future of labour relations in the States. Bill Leonard shows […]
Who cares about workplace bullying?
In a Spotlight feature on the-shelf website, there is a new and interesting feature article on this important topic which is gradually gaining the sort of exposure which it deserves. It’s a topic which TrainingZone has been following for some time, and workplace managers may well want to make themselves more aware of this insidious […]
The Essentials of Management
The Essentials of Management. Eddie Davies. Fenman, 1999. A4 ringbinder, ISBN 1 872483 71 2. £195 plus £4.90 carriage.Although described as containing ’20 tried and tested activities’, this is not a collection of immediate training activities as the term is generally recognized. Instead it is much more, being much more than that. It is a […]
Leadership Development – core issues
In the current Linkage Inc newsletter is an extract from a forthcoming report of a study group of the Global Human Resource Insitute. The report explores current issues in Leadership Development and provides a 20-point checklist of critical ways of developing managers with a more detailed analysis of the value of stretch assignments, custom-designed leadership […]
Association for Management Education and Development (AMED) conference
The Association for Management Education & Development (AMED) conference “Working Communities: The Shape of Future Organisations” is being held at Cranfield School of Management on 25/26 August 1999.The themes include collaborative working; knowledge management; ethics and governance. At work we are stretched. Activity is becoming global, businesses and disaggregating. Yet, increasingly, organisations are realising that […]