November 2008

Managing Change
The challenges of change

Today’s current economic crisis is creating tsunamis of change and mountains of problems for companies and their employees. The downside is that there doesn’t seem to be an immediate end in sight to the existing chaos and upheaval of stability. Read more…

Organizational Development
Fast, nimble and effective

With the rapid changes today’s companies are facing, the time to market as well as the time it takes to develop, design and create a new training program that focuses on addressing necessary and essential concepts, skills, initiatives and accompanied problems or concerns, is quickly evaporating. As a consequence of this fast paced business environment, learning and development staffs no longer have the luxury of time. Read more…

Employee Development
Where to focus training during tough times

As the waves of change continually impact your business during these difficult times, there are specific areas that should be focused upon. One of these should be on how to train your employees to be flexible in adapting to and managing the uncontrollable forces that are continually facing them. Read more…

Kirkpatrick’s Column
Why people resist or welcome change

It used to be accepted fact that everyone resists change. We now know that this one is not true. There are many reasons why a person resents and/or resists a particular change. Likewise, there are many reasons why a person accepts and/or welcomes a particular change. Read more…