Management by Design By Clive Shearer

August 12, 2009

Management by Design: How to get the most out of your training

Professionals have to produce evidence of continued education in order to renew their state licenses. This recognizes the need to stay current in one's profession, yet few companies and organizations mandate training.

Are they satisfied with people learning on the job? The reality is that most on-the job training takes place in an inconsistent and haphazard way. It is “whatever gets the job done,” and if best practices are identified, they are usually the coach's best practices, not the organization's. This is neither efficient nor reliable.

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• Management By Design: Learn how to read your organization's leaders, 07-08-2009
• Management By Design: 6 questions help avoid traps of persuasion, 06-10-2009
• Management by Design: Want to be innovative? Here's how to start, 05-13-2009
• Management By Design: Try looking at this downturn differently, 04-08-2009
• Management by Design: Six ways we can become more wise, 03-11-2009
• Management by Design: Inefficient processes cost you time, money, 02-11-2009
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