Volume 4, Issue 4

There is a desperate need for explanation and the question raised is, “If we have worked on culture and teams still do not perform any better, is it possible that cross-cultural trainings are not the right approach? And what would help us?”

Virtual work is easily recognized as being different from colocated teamwork; however, there are managerial basics that apply to both.

Dear Proven:
Is Proven: Beyond the Process available in stores or anywhere else other than your Website?
Ed Siesmen
Baltimore, Maryland

Well, sitting in on a Friday evening to review this month’s contributions, little did I expect that I would emerge with a “mini-MBA” (or mini-performance improvement) lesson from some of the best minds in the business!

Allen Communication Releases DesignJot, the First iPad App for Instructional Designers

George Carlin once said, “Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough not to quit.” It’s a humorous line, but I wonder how many managers and leaders would wince a bit when they hear it.

During one of my first training projects in 1979 for a building materials retailer, I had to work with several window manufacturing companies and our internal merchandising product manager.