Back Issues - September 2008

• Editorial
  Organisations all around the world contend with the same core issues: talent management, change and encouraging organisational learning.
• Online Opinion
  How simple creative rewards can go a long way to praise contribution and motivate the team
• Dr Peter Honey
  Cultural differences are a breeding ground for generalisations
• Martyn Sloman
  Cultural Differences are just one part of the L&D mix
• Across the pond
  A stagnant US economy has Indians speaking German and Americans revisiting diversity issues
• Bird's eye view
  Our new column giving a female perspective on L&D is kicked off by Janette Faherty' who believes that a woman's place is in the boardroom
• Ask Izzy
  TJ Agony Aunt Izzy Rimmer has all the answers. This month - sales training software
• EU Watch
  The issues facing L&D caused by migration within the EU
• Tech Trends
  Technology must be subservient to learning to be successful
• Guest Editorial
  Trade unions around the world are building a learning agenda to help them cope with change
• Education is vital to development
  Delegates to a Commonwealth conference on learning heard how education and development are linked
• Leadership the Massai way
  A group of Massai warriors were in London to reveal their secret for great leadership
• Don't stop learning
  An interview with an inspirational street cleaner who has caught the learning bug
• Always happy to help!
  ASDA is aiming to prove that low-cost shopping is compatible with top-quality customer service
• How do your training practices measure up?
  A comparison of trends in training across the EU
• Different Strokes
  How to create a learning environment, develop content and flex your delivery to suit different personalities in your training group
• At the intersection of learning and ECM
  Looking at the challenges faced in integrating content across learning organisations
• A Chinese puzzle
  Why UK managers must take the ascendancy of Chinese managers seriously
• An English trainer abroad
  On the face of it, a trainer's life can appear to be a glamarous one. But is it really?
• On being coached
  In the fifth instalment of her coaching diary, Elizabeth Eyre reflects on a good thing coming to an end
• Tools of the trade
  Carol Wilson looks at Cultural Transformation Tools and their use in coaching
• Stress at work
  In the latest of our series looking at the emotions likely to be dealt with during coaching, Gladeana McMahon focuses on stress
• Super Models
  In a series of articles examining learning models, Dr Mike Clayton looks at Eisenhower’s Urgent versus Important – getting your priorities right
• Thinking Tools
  In this month's exercises, Debbie Carter explores recognising values in the creative process
• Hints & Tips - employee satisfaction
  Andy Rogerson has some advice for employers faced with disillusioned staff
• L Vaughan Spencer
  This month the Gangsta Motivator looks at the Training Compartment