Making Twitter & Networking Work for Business At a networking event last night in London #connectingHRamonst the many discussions were several on Twitter and its use in HR and business. The event was the first independent HR based tweetup in the UK and was very successful and well attended - over 100 registered and I would estimate that approximately 60-70 people were in attendance.One comment I heard was "I expected it to be a room full of people on laptops and geeks, but these are real … [Read more...] about Making Twitter Work for Business – #connectingHR
Training Plan Template – sample 1
How to write a Training Plan We are sometimes asked to produce a training plan for our department or team.. where do we start?Having completed a Training Needs Analysis (TNA), the resulting information can be formulated into a document as outlined below: REPORT/ PLAN TITLE __________________1. IntroductionIntro, purpose, overview, scope2. Skills NeededABC personnel require the following skills:Familiarity with…. Understanding of ….. Ability to … [Read more...] about Training Plan Template – sample 1
Training Plans and Training Plan Templates
Sample Training Plans and Templates As organizations change their structure more and more managers are being asked to develop training plans. With many of these organizations not having a centralised training function or resource this is leading to a plethora of formats of training plans in organizations and sectors.To help those managers in the position of writing a training plan, we have developed a short series of articles providing a range of structures - one of which will be … [Read more...] about Training Plans and Training Plan Templates
New Science as a Model for Organizational Development – Walonick
New Science as a Model for Organizational Development David S. Walonick, Ph.D. The world is changing. The deterioration of structure is apparent where ever we look. The old ways of doing things no longer works. Rapidly expanding technology has irreversibly altered the world in ways which we are still tying to understood. We have entered a new era characterized by the proliferation of information.New scientific discoveries are forcing us to re-examine many of our basic assumptions about society … [Read more...] about New Science as a Model for Organizational Development – Walonick
Promoting Human Creativity – Walonick
Promoting Human Creativity David S. Walonick, Ph.D. Defining creativityHow do we define creativity? The most frequent answers are "new", "unique". "different", and "better". The dictionary provides little assistance: "creativity: the ability to create". Creativity consultant Joyce Wycoff (1991) defines creativity as "new and useful". Creativity is the act of "seeing things that everyone around us sees while making connections that no on else has made." (p. 22)At the other end of the … [Read more...] about Promoting Human Creativity – Walonick
An Overview of Human Development Issues – Walonick
An Overview of Human Development Issues David S. Walonick, Ph.D. Each of us invents informal ways of looking at our own and other people's growth. These paradigms of human development, while obviously lacking in scholastic rigor, provide us with a conceptual framework for understanding ourselves and others. This paper will discuss several aspects of human development, including consciousness, intelligence, learning, memory, motivation, personality and aging.Psychological models of … [Read more...] about An Overview of Human Development Issues – Walonick
An Overview of Organizational Leadership and Management – Walonick
An Overview of Organizational Leadership and Management David S. Walonick, Ph.D.PowerThe quest for power has dominated human history. One of the earliest works on the management of power was written by Niccolo Machiavelli, a political advisor to nobles during the early sixteenth century. In The Prince, Machiavelli laid out a set of principles that would help the nobles maintain their leadership and control over the populous. A few of the most important of Machiavelli's assertions are: · It … [Read more...] about An Overview of Organizational Leadership and Management – Walonick
History of the Creatrix innovation Inventory
Background & History to the Creatrix InventoryOne of the primary motivations for developing the Creatrix Inventory, created by Dr Richard E. Byrd in 1974 and updated in 1986 and again in 2000 by Dr Jacqueline Byrd, was to measure the creative sense and risk-taking of individuals in organisations.Research has shown that understanding the creativity and risk-taking of individuals in organisations helps us to better understand why one organisation stagnates and another takes an … [Read more...] about History of the Creatrix innovation Inventory
Can ventilation help fight against the spread of COVID-19 and help us think better?
Can a colourless, odourless gas impact the spread of the COVID-19 virus and our ability to think and problem solve?Can ventilation help in the fight against the spread of COVID-19?In my madness, I decided to start a new B2C business in the middle of COVID-19. One of the stated elements of best practice was to use CO2 as a proxy for measuring ventilation. About COVID-19 We know that much of the spread of COVID-19 happens indoors. Typically from the inhalation of airborne particulates … [Read more...] about Can ventilation help fight against the spread of COVID-19 and help us think better?
What can business learn from Big Data through DJ’s and music bands?
Why collect work and activity data? Often the causes of success and failure are there in front of us. All we need to do is learn from the data available. So what can we learn from Big Data that improves success in what we do?This week while travelling, I was taken out for dinner twice. On both of these occasions, we went to restaurants that featured live music. These experiences got me thinking about how we measure performance and use data rather than "gut reaction" and personal preferences … [Read more...] about What can business learn from Big Data through DJ’s and music bands?
What is the best Training Room Layout #hrblog
There are many layouts for training rooms. Unfortunately, there are no perfect layouts. There are however more and less effective room layouts.We need to consider the purpose of the training. the facilitators' preference. the content of the training, and of course any limitations the location has.In this video, I outline some of the layouts and why you should, or should not use them. I would love to hear your views.Video transcript - Hi Everyone, Mike Morrison … [Read more...] about What is the best Training Room Layout #hrblog
Organizational Theory and Behavior – Walonick
Organizational Theory and Behavior by David S. Walonick, Ph.D.Classical Organizational TheoryClassical organizational theory evolved during the first half of this century. It represents the merger of scientific management, bureaucratic theory, and administrative theory.Frederick Taylor (1917) developed scientific management theory (often called "Taylorism") at the beginning of this century. His theory had four basic principles: 1) find the one "best way" to perform each … [Read more...] about Organizational Theory and Behavior – Walonick
What is Best Practice?
So what is Best Practice and Good Practice? Is there a difference, and do we care?IntroductionOften in business, we hear about Best Practice and Good Practice, but what does it mean? Where and when should we use it?To help us out, let us look at some definitions:Definitions - Practice To do or perform habitually or customarily; make a habit of practices courtesy in social situations. To do or perform (something) repeatedly to acquire or polish a skill: practice a dance … [Read more...] about What is Best Practice?
The Impact of the Web on Accelerated Learning
Exploring the impact of the Internet on Accelerated Learning methods and techniques. 1: Introduction: Of all the ten articles we chose to present for our website in this series, this article, viz, the final one posed the greatest challenge not because of paucity of research contents but because of the appropriateness. In fact, keying in the search words Web and Accelerated Learning (or "Internet and Accelerated Learning") within quotes did not produce any results and without quotes threw a … [Read more...] about The Impact of the Web on Accelerated Learning
Train the Trainer – Infection Control
Practical Infection control training for: NHS, care-homes, food preparation, hygiene, hand washing Hygiene, infection control and hand-washing - making the difference to peoples livesIt all started as a discussion about volunteer training for a national first-aid organisation. Members of the group were interested in further training, but bored with the routine of what we had been doing. With swine flu on the news at the time, one of the emergency planning volunteers said she would be a … [Read more...] about Train the Trainer – Infection Control
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory
Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory an exploration of what it is and how to use the theory1. Introduction: In this article, we will explore in a concise manner Howard Gardner's varying approaches to the "Multiple Intelligence Theory" and their relevance to Accelerated Learning Techniques. This article aims to enlighten the readers of its practical utility for which reason it found popular acceptance with the practising educationalists especially those based in the USA. In effect, the … [Read more...] about Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory
Why fresh graduates are not ready for the world of work – yet
Education is great, but education is not the same as job training. Education prepares the individual to learn and adapt, Training prepares the individual for work.All around the world we have large academic institutions educating many of the employees of the future. Many will position themselves as focused on employability, and indeed many publish statistics around salaries and recruitment post graduate. But are these educational establishments really doing the best they can for our future … [Read more...] about Why fresh graduates are not ready for the world of work – yet
The brain & learning – what bit does what
The brain & learning - what bit does what? 1.0: Introduction: Without diluting the importance of the concepts involved in this article which would be discussed in a scientific manner as they demand, we would start it in a lighter vain with a story. The story may apparently look like a little disjointed but a reflection on it would bring out its relevance as this article relates to the brain and it may be necessary understand the unpredictable ways it functions. Chemical balance in the … [Read more...] about The brain & learning – what bit does what
Hot HR discussion topics in 2018 and HR trends for 2019 #HRBLOG
So what have been the challenging topics for HR professionals in 2018 and what will business demand of HR in 2019 and beyond? Many of my followers know that I am active on LinkedIn. Over the past 2 years, I have been recording the themes and topics that HR professionals discuss. As a way of understanding what those hot topics are I have produced the graphic below. It shows the frequency of some of the most popular terms used in discussion titles. Hover … [Read more...] about Hot HR discussion topics in 2018 and HR trends for 2019 #HRBLOG
Lozanov on learning "double plane"
Lozanov on learning "double plane" exploring the thoughts of one of the fathers of accelerated learning 1.0: Introduction: Two chief impediments identified by both educational scholars and trainers of Human Resources to learning are inattention of the learners and passivity of the teacher/trainer. In the words of accomplished American Psychologist William James, W (1890), 'the faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention over and over again is the very root of judgment, … [Read more...] about Lozanov on learning "double plane"
