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Vision

To be the leader in workplace learning

and performance.

Mission

We provide leadership and resources to Human Resource Development professionals interested in enhancing their

work-related competence,

performance and fulfillment.

Knowledge Nuggets

From Last

Month's Program:

The marketplace never lies-- Results Rule!
The only things you can measure are Activities, Results, and Perception.
Fundamentals are the minimum, distinctive is the difference.
Have the courage to confront and pursue what's best rather than what's easy.
Your organization's culture is determined by its DNA--Discipline, Nature, and Attitude

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Editor: Shirley Lee,

VP Communications

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Dallas Chapter of ASTD

July 2006, In This Issue:

Looking For New Opportunities Internally

If it hasn’t happened to you already, it probably will. Your position will be eliminated due to a myriad of things. While there can be many reasons, the result is the same. You don’t have a job within the organization anymore. Often, you are “given the opportunity” to look within before leaving the organization.

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Creativity Is Becoming A Strategic Process

The world has changed! To maintain world leadership, you must re-conceptualize your business. Better quality and better service are essential, but they are not enough today. Creativity and innovation are the only engines that will drive lasting global success.

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Rain, Snow, Sleet or ICE

- Dallas ASTD members can be counted on!

Three-In-One-Special!

1. Thanks to Dallas Chapter from National

2. Chapter President Recognition of ICE Volunteers

3. Photos from ICE

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Prepare Your Learners

Accelerated Learning incorporates four learning phases: Preparation, Presentation, Practice, and Performance.

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The CPLP™ Journey

Okay, so it took me a while to be able to quickly say what CPLP™ stands for….it’s a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance. It’s a mouthful, isn’t it?

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Second Annual Dallas ASTD "Best Place to Learn" Award

Dallas ASTD will present a “Best Place to Learn” award to the North Central Texas company that does the best job of training employees. The award will recognize companies that value learning as an integral part of the company’s culture, and can demonstrate that business success is a result of employee development and performance-improvement initiatives.

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Executive Coaching: Who’s on First, What’s on Second and Why is it so Important

Perhaps you’re familiar with one of the classic comedy routines of all time done by Abbott and Costello called, “Who’s on First”. It’s baseball season and it’s always fun to capture your attention in a humorous way so let’s take that great line, tweak it and have fun ...

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Why/What of Rewards and Recognition

Why offer a rewards and recognition program? Rewards and recognition motivate people and make them feel important. Motivated people have an increased potential for success in projects, careers, and business.

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Are you willing to pick up the torch?

Dallas ASTD has an opening on the Leadership Team. We need a VP of Marketing/Event Planning. If you are interested, please contact Jay Maxwell at 972-690-6344!

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Accountability Starts With Truth

While facilitating a recent executive off site, I observed the executive team agree to give one another direct and honest feedback on ways each team member contributes and detracts from the team’s effectiveness. The group was tense as they admitted to dreading this drill.

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The Five Steps to Training Success

If you developed a skills inventory and matched these skills to employees according to need, you have a good start on developing an effective training program. You might deliver this training yourself, or you might hire others to deliver it. Regardless of how the training is delivered, the sequence in which your employees are taught new skills will have much to do with the success of the training.

* Reprinted with permission from: GoSmallBiz.com .

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