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A Training Session is Just the Beginning

First Friday Book Synopsis

So, how does a company do a better job at developing employees? The problem is simple. Too many employees are not fully developed. In fact, too many employees develop very little after they are hired. And this is a problem. Here is a line from the 2002 book that kind of launched the “Execution” discussion [.].

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The Speech Class Refresher: Speech Basics for Professionals (coming March 23, 2016)

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For a number of years, Karl Krayer and I have presented training sessions on “presentation skills” within companies and organizations. We are now offering a shorter, adapted version of this in a public training offering. This would be ideal for the professional who gives an occasional speech or presentation.

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Roger Connors and Tom Smith: An interview by Bob Morris

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the internationally recognized premier provider of Accountability Training® Services around the world. They have thousands of clients, and have trained hundreds of thousands of people, in over 50 countries. Their clients include 25% of the “most admired companies in the world” and all [.].

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Be Prepared – Thoughts on the Presidential Debate, with insight from Chris Anderson’s TED Talks

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Among them, one is a retired research scientist and research facility director; one is a retired Air Force Colonel, now training pilots for a major airline; and one just sold his company after a remarkable run, building it from scratch into one of the premiere companies in its industry in… Read More Be Prepared – Thoughts on the Presidential (..)

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Managing is all About Actual Interactions with Real People – Insight from Henry Mintzberg’s Managers not MBAs

First Friday Book Synopsis

Ed Savage is the head of Training and Development in a sizable company relatively near Dallas. He is also smart, and well-read — and, to make me even more envious, he remembers what he reads. And, he regularly attends our First Friday Book Synopsis, and has had both me and my colleague Karl Krayer do […].

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The Four Decisions, an Overview – People; Strategy; Execution; Cash

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The Gazelle’s Coaching organization (Growing Leaders – Growing Companies) – an affiliation of trained, forward-thinking coaches, help their clients in many ways, but in this specifically: they help their clients make four key decisions.

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Lisa Bodell: An interview by Bob Morris

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Working with leading brands such as Starwood, Merck, and Sprint, futurethink has become the largest source of innovation research, tools, and training curricula in the world. She is also the author […].

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