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On the Edge: Incentive Architects vs. Incentive Builders
January 07, 2009
As you begin 2009, you have two choices to make regarding your incentive and reward strategy: You can start from a blank sheet of paper and design exactly what you need, or you can revise an existing program design to get something close.
Responsibility's New Role
January 06, 2009
Responsibility's New Role
January 06, 2009
With companies reeling from the economic crisis, going green has become the smart way for executives to respond to tough times.
Leading Women
January 02, 2009
Obama Job Trends for 2009
January 01, 2009
Warm Leads in Cold Weather
December 12, 2008
Just picking up the phone and calling a sales target is generally not enough, but that is particularly true during the economic times we are currently in. In order for your sales teams to strike up promising conversations in a tough economic climate, they need to have a clear and compelling reason for initially calling.
Bridging the Gap: Unlock the Power of Your Marketing Dashboard (Part 1)
November 20, 2008
Making Trade Show Leads Fit
October 27, 2008
Incentive Cash Concerns
December 25, 2008
A door closing on cash bonuses may open a window for non-cash incentives.
Incentive Gifting: How the Grinch (Almost) Stole Christmas
December 23, 2008
Majority of U.S. Employers Holding Staff Steady for Q1 2009
December 09, 2008
On the Edge: Incentive Architects vs. Incentive Builders
January 07, 2009
As you begin 2009, you have two choices to make regarding your incentive and reward strategy: You can start from a blank sheet of paper and design exactly what you need, or you can revise an existing program design to get something close.
Responsibility's New Role
January 06, 2009
Mad About Incentives: Do Incentive Programs Really Produce Results?
January 05, 2009
Problem Personalities—In Your Office
January 06, 2009
So, the manager who's constantly angry, the staffer who constantly whines, and the other one who too often cries, are regulars in your office? Luckily there are coping mechanisms to better manage employees who are dominant, emotional, and resistant to change.
On-the-job Training Goes the Distance
January 06, 2009
Foreign but Familiar Training
January 05, 2009

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Success Strategies for 2009

Usually, this issue of my newsletter focuses on setting goals for the upcoming year. Goals are important; in fact, they’re...

‘Twas the Night Before The Big Demo

(with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) By Peter E. Cohan, The Second Derivative, www.SecondDerivative.com ‘Twas the night ‘fore the demo...


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Majority of U.S. Employers Holding Staff Steady for Q1 2009
December 09, 2008 Managers hoping to ease their overworked staffers during the New Year, may find their teams having to "hold down the fort" and continue with "progress as usual" for several more months before relief is in sight.
Business-Gift Practices: What Buyers Are Saying About the Five Ws of This Long-Standing Tradition
December 09, 2008 In an effort to shed light on this extremely profitable avenue, PPAI commissioned a study that examined the buying habits (and the reasons behind them) of sales and marketing executives.

  
Prove It Before You Promote It
January 06, 2009 How to Take Guesswork Out of Marketing (Wiley; $24.95)


Real Leaders Don't Do PowerPoint
December 31, 2008 How to Sell Yourself and Your Ideas (Crown Business; $21.95)



  
Training ROI: Attaching a Dollar Figure to Moving Training Online
Jan. 21 - Jan. 21, 2009
Online

Join Training Magazine on Wednesday, January 21st at 2PM EST to hear Roger Courville, founder of the 1080 Group, discuss the key benefits of moving training online, including attaching a dollar figure to your return on investment. Learn how to understand the value created through effective training, measure online training effectiveness and quantify the economic impact of online training.

Training 2009 Conference & Expo
Feb. 09 - Feb. 11, 2009
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, GA
It's time to set your sights on Atlanta, GA, February 9-11, 2009 for Training 2009 Conference & Expo. As the source for professional development, this year's conference promises all of the in-depth content and practical insights you've come to expect from Training magazine…and much more. In addition, Training magazine is proud to present participant-centered training guru Bob Pike's Creative Training Techniques conference-within-a-conference (one of the best train-the-trainer resources available anywhere), training evaluation authorities Don and Jim Kirkpatrick's Evaluation Summit, and cutting-edge researcher Tony O'Driscoll's Get a Second Life: Learning in Virtual Environments Summit. Want more? This year's Expo floor will show you the best tools for the solutions you need this year (and the next). Plus, experiment and learn in the Expo Learning Trends Lab (with 3D virtual learning, rapid development tools, mobile learning, games and simulations, rapid authoring tools, and Web 2.0) and be an active networker, creative collaborator, and knowledge sharer when you join your Expo Connector and games-for-learning guru, Thiagi, for high-involvement games and activities (and prizes).