Dear Readers,

Our issue this month provides very important ideas about developing Training Department budgets and tips on selecting an authoring tool for your online course development.

We also have provided several articles that highlight a number of different ways the HR and Training Functions need to blend objectives and resources, in order to improve the overall performance of the organization. By working together, these two functions play an important role for recruiting, succession planning, training, performance improvement and innovation.
 
We trust you will value the link to
the Training Challenges Report from TrainingOutsourcing.com and from Expertus, as well as this month's product review, presented by Training Media Review.

What's in Your Training Budget?
By Holly Dolezalek

How can you create a budget that spends wisely and earns the approval of those who review it? Use the numbers to tell a story. The best "Accounting For Dummies" books start out by explaining to the neophyte that accounting isn't about numbers. It's about using numbers to tell a story. Sure, a financial statement contains profits, losses, depreciation, and amortization (we think), but those numbers are backed by assumptions, projections, decisions, and evaluations. That stuff gives the real meaning to the numbers.  Learn More

Green Recruiting Helps Bring in Top Talent
By Charlotte Huff

In the race to attract the most talented, innovative employees, some companies like GE are painting themselves in green—a rich environmental green—to boost their recruiting leverage. HR and Training professionals are saying an environmental pedigree, can help lure applicants - transform the organization. Learn More 

Tips for Choosing an Authoring Tool to Create Online Courses
By Richard Nantel

The fact that there are so many authoring tools on the market is a clear indication that different organizations have different needs. It’s also an indication that many organizations are creating different types of e-learning content.

Before selecting the tools you will use to create e-learning content, you should consider many factors.  Learn More

May I Borrow Your Job?
By Marcia L. Conner

From the moment an employee joins an organization, they're encouraged to learn, perform, grow and develop. At new employee orientation, the supervisor tells the new employee that they have two responsibilities: to do their job and to develop to their fullest potential. Rather than have employees grow out of their jobs, try using job exchange programs to improve organizational productivity, improve the business culture and help everyone learn. Learn More

Innovation Mavens
By Scott Flander

With technology and global competition growing at an explosive pace, companies must innovate to prosper. The training and HR departments can -- and must -- play a critical role. A variety of innovation experts, including business school professors, CLOs, human resource consultants and corporate executives, say the functions possess many of the most important tools a company needs to build its innovative culture. Learn More

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