TrainingZONE Insider #73 - Prioritising Training Needs

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TrainingZONE Insider #73 – Prioritising Training Needs

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TrainingZONE Insider - Issue 73
Wednesday 1 June 2005
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/community/anyanswers
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********** THIS WEEK'S TOPICS ***** THIS WEEK'S TOPICS ******
1 Tip of the Week: Prioritising Training Needs
2 Coaches Diary: Winning Over the Sceptic
3 Review: Meeting Customer Needs
4 John Adair - Action Centred Leadership
5 Resources: Team Development Tools
********** THIS WEEK'S TOPICS ***** THIS WEEK'S TOPICS ******

Editor's note
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The quality of advice shared each week in Any Answers never
fails to impress me. Andrew Laycock, for instance, gives some
excellent advice to help managers unravel immediate from long
term training needs. Advice which is selected as this week's
Trainer's Tip.

Elsewhere Paul Haywood, Claire Chapman and Lynette Moran have
generously shared the secrets of their IT skills strategies,
while Clive Borman offers a brilliant exercise for change
management. Thanks to all those members who have shared the
benefit of their experience this week. Follow the links below to
share in this advice or call upon the combined knowledge of our
50,000 members by posting a question at:
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/anyanswers

Best regards

Claire Savage
Editor, TrainingZONE
mailto:editor@trainingzone.co.uk

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Trainer's Tip: Prioritising Training Needs
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"Assuming your managers have regular development discussions
with their employees, a process that I have used successfully in
the past was categorising needs in to short, medium and long
term." Andrew Laycock offers a valuable example of how to
prioritise training needs.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/141569

Any Answers Answered
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Exercises for Embracing Change
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Excellent examples to not only help staff embrace change, but
how to help organisations understand staff concerns.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/141423

IT Learning Strategy
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Ever wondered how other organisations shape their IT skills
development? Members offer insights into their IT learning
strategies.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/138431

Team Building Exercises
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Don't miss these tried and tested exercises from TrainingZONE
members.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/140639

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New questions posted on Any Answers include:
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James Low needs some advice on how to illustrate the importance
of service excellence through an exercise or game.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/141639

Reactions to change: Does anyone have a short awareness raising
exercise?
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/141638

What are the main considerations in rolling out accredited
training modules on a national basis?
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/141619

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Community News
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Resources: Team Development Tools
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Forty-one pages of practical help and exercises, for team
managers and trainers, to support team building and team
development. Starting with an initial diagnostic activity the
manual includes 12 practical activities.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/doc/2727

Browse all documents in the TrainingZONE Library:
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/ppv

Coaches Diary: Winning Over the Sceptic
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This week Olivia Stefanino finds herself in the position of
trying to win over a corporate client who is cynical about the
benefits of coaching.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/141605

Brain Bath?! Beer and Bratwurst
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While on a weekend break in Berlin, Brain Bath's?! gourmet
expeditionary force throws itself with abandon into beer and
bratwursts.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/141583

Review: Managing Talented People
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Engaging, sometimes conversational, but keenly-focused as well.
The authors share their research, using quotes and stories from
individuals they've interviewed. This adds punch.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/140673

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New Members
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This week TrainingZONE welcomes new members from organisations
including: Kent County Council, RNID, Save the Children UK, The
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