Dear Readers,

The articles featured this month focus on what we are calling the 3 R’s of training – Return, Resources and Rewards.

Trainers are really feeling the squeeze of having to do more with less, while demanding excellence. While being challenged to innovate and adopt new technology for the benefit of the enterprise, they also need to economize.

If your training organization is responding to the challenge, and enjoying success – why get the recognition you deserve?

Training magazine is sponsoring the 2006 Training Top 100 Awards Program. Deadline for Award Entries is October 3, 2005. If you would like to review the program or request an Application, click here.

Developing an Innovation Quotient
By Irving H. Buchen, Ph.D.

For the past decade, measurement has been the enforcer of the bottom line. Creative metrics have been developed to ferret out and document return on investment (ROI). It is perhaps only a matter of time before such analytics address the perennial problem of innovation. How do we know what to look for and what questions to ask to hire the most innovative professionals? How do we train current employees to be innovative? What kind of culture must be crafted to support a climate of organizational innovation? Happily, there are answers. Learn More

State of the Training Sector
By Irwin Speizer

High-dollar, charismatic speakers and multiday classroom sessions--the hot numbers in training and development just a few years ago--have given way to newer and cheaper training methods that are revolutionizing workplace learning. Learn More

Soft Skills, Hard Truths
By Dave Zielinski

In a world full of demanding, tear-your-guts-out jobs, few occupations can compete with the challenges and pressures faced by the humble project manager. A CEO might have hostile shareholders to appease, and a front-line trainer might have apathetic audiences to overcome, but project managers are regularly asked to perform a miraculous magic juggling act that David Copperfield himself might envy.  Learn More

7 Tips to Make a Fantastic Impression on People Who Count
By Michael Mercer, Ph.D.

Making a fabulous impression on people opens doors for your business, personal, and career endeavors. People like charming people who make them feel comfortable. So, making a fantastic impression helps you get where you want to go.  Learn More

How Do You Build a High-Impact Learning Organization?
By Josh Bersin

Over the last five years, the training industry has been deluged with technology - learning management systems, development tools, blended learning, simulations, and much more. Our estimates show that as much as 20 to 30% of all training, by student hour, is delivered by e-learning in many organizations, a massive shift in delivery approaches in only the last few years. Learn More

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