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Marketing – It’s a Jumble Sale of
Options
Have you figured out yet
how you are going to market your consulting or training business? There are several small business owners in Dallas
ASTD looking for ways to market their business, so you are not alone.
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Executive Coaching: Part 3 of 3
This has been a ‘long
inning’ but we’re back for the third and final batter n this
‘three bagger’ series that we started two months ago. We focused last month on
who is the executive coach and who is the
executive. We’ll wrap up this final article by a focused look at ‘the
what’ of executive coaching.
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Managing
a Training Project without Having a Train Wreck!
Effectively managing a training/learning intervention project
can mean the difference between success and being invited back and
disappointment on both sides of the client relationship.
Learning
Summit: What a day!
What a great day at the
Southwest Learning Summit & Exposition!
Details and Thanks...
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Apply
your workplace learning skills in a new way, volunteer today!
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.
Interested in providing pro bono training for a great cause, sharing
your know-how with others, and meeting people who make a difference
every day? Volunteer opportunities are available through October
2007.
Contact: Tonya Berry (tberry@ulgdnctx.com)
Urban League of Greater Dallas (214-915-4640)
4315 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216
Learn more about the Urban League of Greater Dallas:
www.dallasurbanleague.com
Tips for Engaging the Right Coach
Engaging an executive
coach is now a common practice today in both small and large
organizations. It has proven to be an
effective way to increase leadership performance, accelerating critical skills
needed in today’s fast-paced and complex business environment. When hiring a coach, how do you know if it
will be a good fit for your executive?
How do you know if the executive is ready for coaching or if he or she
will use this resource well?
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A More
Equitable Approach to the "Blended Workforce"
One of the increasingly
popular trends in our business is "blended learning". The technology we now have at our fingertips
has enabled training developers to complement traditional facilitation
with such resources as web conferencing and online self study tools.
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A Virtual Carrel for
Lifelong Learners: Elgg.net
We are used to thinking about
learning as a “top down” enterprise: organizations decide on needs,
planners and designers create curricula and courses to meet those
needs, and learners complete the courses according to some kind of
plan.
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Business or Busy-Ness?
We all have business to do. It takes the form of personal business or
professional business. But do we
understand busy-ness?
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Is it Time to Update Your Resume?
The motto “Be
prepared,” isn’t just great advice for Boy Scouts; it’s also great career advice. You
never know when the perfect career opportunity will present itself. If a recruiter called you today with your
dream job, would you be prepared to send out an up-to-date resume right away?
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