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TrainingZONE Newswire - Issue 349
14 March 2005
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1. Feature: Network Success
2. Parkin Space: A New Paradigm for Learning
3. The Way I See It... Are we Creating a Workforce of Drifters?
4. IIP Champions Case Study: St Mary Magdalene School
5. Women Make 'Better Leaders'
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Editor's note
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As one study identified gaps in top management skills this week,
another found the untapped talent to bridge that gap - women.
Research, by the Centre for High Performance Development,
identified the characteristics of leadership and found that
while women are more likely to possess these skills, men are
more likely to make it to the boardroom. One of the main reasons
for this apparent anomaly is the art of self-promotion. Call it
office politics, marketing or networking, those who achieve
success are apparently more likely to have mastered this skill.
For some fantastic tips on how to boost networking abilities,
don't miss Sandra Beale's article on this very subject:
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/138312/680/608/626
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Feature: Network Success
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"You need to let others know you exist and what you do by
becoming highly visible." Sandra Beale reveals her secrets of
successful networking.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/138312/680/608/626
Parkin Space: A New Paradigm for Learning
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"Exploring and experimentation are frowned upon in the world of
corporate learning, because it is not only financially risky, it
threatens to rock the boat if successful." Godfrey Parkin sets
sail for uncharted waters.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/138263/680/608/626
The Way I See It... Are we Creating a Workforce of Drifters?
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Michael Graham argues that today's workers are more likely to
take a pick-and-mix approach to work than the traditional career
ladder. What will this mean for skills and business?
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/137521/680/608/626
HRD Leadership Elite Series: What's in HRD Leadership for You?
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In the second of this series, Paul Kearns offers his vision of
the future for HRD leadership and asks what's in it for
professionals in the field?
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/138394/680/608/626
Women Make 'Better Leaders'
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Women are more likely to have the leadership characteristics
essential for high performance in today's workplace, a new study
suggests.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/138177/680/608/626
Skills Study Shows Growing Management Gap
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The Sector Skills Development Agency identifies a widening gap
in top management skills.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/138164/680/608/626
Workers Say Training Boosts Performance
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Nearly all workers believe that training is helping them do
their jobs better.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/138223/680/608/626
Resources: Managing Change Exercises
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can be used as a self-assessment to help individuals explore and
understand their thought processes and identify ways to improve
their ability to manage change. The exercise is particularly
suitable for use in coaching or mentoring programmes.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/doc/2530
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Any Answers
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Catch-up with the latest questions being asked by the
community:
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/anyanswers/index.html
Simon Turner asks: "Are there new guidelines for using NVQ's
with the new Standards in Management?"
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/138165/728/608/626
Roland Nagel wants to hear about novel and creative ways of
conducting code of conduct training.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/138240/728/608/626
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