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To be the leader in workplace learning
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We provide leadership and resources to Human Resource Development professionals interested in enhancing their
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Have a vision that will excite your employees to offer god service
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Try to exceed your customer's expectations every time
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Remember the value you bring to others
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Set clear objectives for what great customer service means and how to achieve them
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Ask yourself, “would you learn from you”
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Editor: Shirley Lee,
VP Communications
Copyright 2006
All rights reserved.
December 2006, In This Issue:
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Will you
buy my popcorn? A consultant uses a unique approach to encourage others by comparing our need to set goals and sell our "training" products to a Cub Scout's selling of "popcorn".
Challenging You to Reflect on Your Year
Fall is my favorite
time of year. . .
And so it is, especially during this season,
regardless of your stage of life, there is a pull to reflect on the past year
and to think about what’s next.
Thanks to Our Members and Volunteers for a Great 2006! We’ve had
a great 2006 at Dallas
ASTD! As a chapter, our budget was in
the black and our membership level was stable.
Our volunteer members and officers got involved to provided programs,
orientation, career services, special interest groups, newsletters, and our
website to our members. Thanks to all
of you!
As part of its
mission, the Urban League provides many, many free classes and
services in our community. Now YOU can help the Urban League
employees help others. On the last Friday of every month, the Urban
League provides training for 40 to 45 employees on topics such as
communication, conflict resolution, time management, customer
service and diversity.
Retention: Finders, Keepers
In the training profession, "building organizational
capacity" is just another way of say you need to have a talented workforce
to provide customers with your unique products and services. But building organization capacity in the
current tight labor market is a frustrating challenge. With the
The Emotionally Intelligent Presenter: Part 3 of 3
Connecting with our audience is the goal. How we do it is a matter of style, timing, personality, context, audience expectations and a host of other very important issues. If we want to do it well and do it in a personal, proven and purposeful way we must answer the two underlying and often unspoken questions
Six Tips for Decision Making
Making decisions can
generate internal frenzy! How many times has this happened? A decision must be
made, and we must make it! Here are
some tips for future decision making.
Are you at your peak?
Do you know if you are an early bird or a night owl, or perhaps something in between? This article provides a simple test to help you determine which you are in order to find your peak performance time. It is important to know what time of day you are typically at your most alert and therefore at your best for doing important activities.
* Reprinted with permission from author, Article Source: EzineArticles.com
ASTD Employee Learning Week
National ASTD announced Employee Learning Week as December 4-8, 2006. What did you do this week for workplace learning? Send us a paragraph or two for 2007 newsletters to newsletter@dallasastd.org .
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December 12 Patti Phillips
December 12 PM Best Place to Learn Award presentation with topic Jack Phillips
January 16 AM Workshop Graphic Facilitation Bill Bancroft
January 16 PM Ignition Strategies for Training Leadership Michael Hoffman
Wishing you and yours HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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