Dear Readers,

Training and HR professionals are frequently called upon to help the organization build capacity in the areas of leadership and team building.

As we all know, expectations for training are high, but the internal resources required are oftentimes hard to come by. This month, we present some great articles which provide strategies and ideas for trainers to accomplish what we are being asked to do these days - design and build it better, cheaper and faster. We hope you find these selections valuable.

Implementing Learning-How-to-Learn Strategies
By Ann Giese

For individuals who acknowledge the value of their contributions to an organization’s success, lifelong learning is a must. For organizations that acknowledge people as the most-valuable asset, human resource development is a pivotal focus. The challenge for the chief learning officer is to identify what should be learned and why it should be learned. In the end, the task of learning resides with the adult learner who ultimately decides what is of value. So, how can a learning organization facilitate learning? Learn More

Maximize Your Training Budget
By Amanda Clark

In today’s business environment companies demand so much more for so much less. When things are tough, one of the first things that the average company does is cut its training budgets; yet everyone knows that training is not just important but crucial to the longevity of an organization.  Learn More

Team Building Without Time Wasting
By Marshall Goldsmith and Howard Morgan

Teams seem to be becoming more and more common and important. Management theorists and organizations around the world are extolling the value of teamwork. As the traditional, hierarchical school of leadership begins to diminish in significance, a new focus on networked team leadership is emerging to take its place. Leaders are finding themselves as members of all kinds of teams, including virtual teams, autonomous teams, cross-functional teams, and action learning teams. Learn More

Rapid E-Learning
By Joe Gustafson

A new paradigm in e-learning is shaping the way that companies are approaching the problem of informing and educating their employees, channel partners, customers and prospects. This article discusses a new approach to e-learning utilizing new technologies that enable those without specialized media skills to use existing business materials and a web browser to create and deliver online courses.  Learn More

Transform Your Organization with Facilitative Leadership
By Glenn Brome

So, facilitative leadership: is leading by committee ... not!  It is not about getting everyone together and asking, "What do you and you think?" Everything cannot be decided via committee! The front lines are not the place to take a 'straw poll'. Even as I say this, there are times when a trainer who is leading a team can, and should get people together to talk about how to improve the operation; by genuinely asking for input from all levels. That is what facilitative leadership is about.  Learn More

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