Back Issues - October 2008

• Editorial
  This year was the last of our annual sojourns to the North Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate where, for years, the CIPD has held its national conference.
• Guest editorial
  As the long hours culture could lead to a reduction in training time, Stewart Lowry suggests methods to make the most of available time for delivering L&D solutions.
• Online opinion
  This month's online opinion suggests ways of supporting sales people build rapport with sophisticated customers.
• Peter Honey
  Could inspirational learning be the answer to the problem of street gangs, asks Peter Honey.
• Martyn Sloman
  This month, Martyn Sloman rides on a virtual horse, but is it as good as the real thing?
• Across the pond
  Harrison Monarth asks how you train an 800lb gorilla
• Bird's eye view
  In a new column giving a female perspective on L&D, Anna Phillips asks "who needs coaching accreditation?"
• Ask Izzy
  Resident agony aunt Isobel Rimmer has all the answers.
• Tech trends
  David Willis explains how organisations can control the learning environment of employees wanting information on-demand, 24/7.
• Performance management masterclass
  The fifth TJ roundtable discussion examined the impact performance assessment has had on the ever-changing role of the manager. Rachael McGahern reports
• Hard times backdrop to CIPD conference
  One of the major preoccupations at the CIPD annual conference was the impact of the economic slowdown. Elizabeth Eyre reports
• A hunger for learning
  Kay Sutton explains to Sue Mennell how a hunger for learning, and working with people who are willing to share their expertise, has helped her rise to the top
• Hitting a high note
  When Sky Media needed to make employees feel more empowered and fulfilled, and improve team work, it turned them into pop stars. Elizabeth Eyre finds out how music has been the food of successful development for the company.
• Talent Management
  In the first of a series looking at talent development, Dr Louise Hill asks: Who do you develop?
• Calculate the gain without the pain!
  Garry Platt provides a simple spreadsheet to help you calculate the ROI of your L&D interventions.
• Informal learning and the future
  Nick Shackleton-Jones outlines the challenges to L&D practitioners of the rise of informal learning.
• People development in hard times
  Hilary Rowland argues the case for continuing to invest in L&D during an economic downturn
• Brand new boss
  In the first of a new series examining how businesses processes can be applied to people development, Mike Barrett and Mark Simmonds look at how branding could improve managerial performance.
• For welfare to work we need better employer engagement
  Employer cooperation is crucial to getting the long-term unemployed back into sustainable work, says Carole Carson
• Improving the transfer of learning
  Tim Drewitt emphasises that pre-planned goals and proper post-event action planning must be an integral part of any L&D intervention
• Tools of the trade
  In a regular series, Carol Wilson identifies the tools and models frequently used during coaching projects. This month, she looks at Transactional Analysis
• Coaching conversations
  Richard Carr explores the importance of meaningful conversation.
• Super models
  This month Dr Mike Clayton looks at Keirsey's Four Temperaments
• Thinking tools
  In this month's exercise, Debbie Carter looks at our perception of facts and their use in creativity
• Hints and tips
  Jim Venables has some advice on combating the symptoms of stress.
• L Vaughan Spencer
  This month, the Gangsta Motivator bigs up the biz book bonanza