Tag: Berrett Koehler

Train Managers to Be Proactive

By Heather Hunt Jul 12, 2013 Talent

Updated: Jul 12, 2013

Jathan Janove is an employment lawyer whose book, Managing to Stay out of Court (Berrett-Koehler/Society for Human Resource Management), includes the following proactive management tips that you can teach your managers and supervisors. ‘That Was Then, This Is Now’ is a good way to effect change in an organization. Grant amnesty for all past mistakes […]

Do You Train Managers to Lean Forward?

By Heather Hunt Jul 12, 2013 Talent

Updated: Jul 12, 2013

Koehler/Society for Human Resource Management), explains the concept of skiing with your weight forward. In his introduction, Janove evokes the image of a beginning skier. Frightened of going too fast, he or she likely obeys the instinct to lean back on the skis. The truth is, however, that keeping the weight forward steadies the skier […]

Are Your Employees ENGAGED in Training?

By Heather Hunt Oct 1, 2012 Learning & Development

Updated: Oct 1, 2012

Trainers need to spend more time thinking about how they are going to teach than what they are going to teach, says Vicki Halsey, Ph.D. (www.vickihalsey.com), author of Brilliance by Design: Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and ENGAGE (Berrett-Koehler, 2011), and vice president of applied learning at The Ken Blanchard Companies. Trainers tend to […]