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As I continue to update and add content to The Bob Pike Group's new site I am finding it difficult to figure out what topics are most useful for you to read about, so I am asking you to fill out a short form and tell me what topics you would like to see posted on our site as resources for you. If we do not have articles already published on your topic it will be put on our e-Zine list to be written, published and posted in the near future. Thank you for taking the time to read this even if you did not fill out the form. Have a wonderous day (no that is probably not a word)! Topic suggestions form.
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The message came from Human Resources. There's nothing to worry about with the newly announced organizational changes and pending merger, it reassured. The changes will be good for the company and good for the people who work here, it coached.
I've seen a couple dozen messages like this during my career. In fact, I've even crafted a few. I've been through mergers, acquisitions, downsizings, organizational changes, personal career set-backs and a myriad of new corporate initiatives. And the best lesson I learned from all of them?
Knowing that PowerPoint® (love it or hate it) is a tool of our trade, here are some little known keyboard shortcuts to save you time and carpal tunnel! Ever get an LCD projector at your site and it won’t turn on? Many times it is the bulb and the life of the bulb is directly linked to the people using it. I will raise my hand to having done several of the things outlined below. But now that I have learned this, I will be more cognizant! Typically a bulb can last between 1200-1500 hours, although some of the newer projectors on low-light mode can extend the bulb lifetime up to 3000 hours. However, not doing the following can KILL a bulb in only a few hours and replacing them can take between $500-$800 out of your already tight budget. Training Retention Still Low
Airport Security: Don't Unpack Your Laptop
Flying? Pay with Credit Card
Rent A Projector
Laptop Stand for Planes Do you use Bluetooth technology to control your PowerPoint presentation from across the room? Let us know how well it works, which Bluetooth adaptor you use and what software you run. We’d love to include your thoughts in the next e-Zine! Email your thoughts to EzineEditor@BobPikeGroup.com . Bob Pike Interviews Ken Blanchard about Leading at a Higher Level.40 minute Audio Streaming or Download. 2008 2nd Q Creative Teaching e-Zine 1. Eliminate objections in advance. There are only three objections to training:
Time – it takes too much time or they don't have the time.
Money – it costs too much money.
People – we can't free up the people.
Bob Pike recently interviewed Ken Blanchard highlighting questions asked by those participating in the teleseminar as well as current projects Ken is involved in. Here are a few highlights from that interview.
Bellevue University in Bellevue, Nebraska recently created the Human Capital Lab to work with and for organizations on quantifying training’s return on investment. Using a statistical methodology developed by Capital Analytics, of Durham, N.C., Capital Analytics can isolate information to see how training has translated into dollars saved, increased retention or career mobility. The Lab, headed by Dr. Michael Echols--author of Creating Value with Human Capital Investment, writes up the case study. Of course, the methodology can also indicate what isn’t working. |
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