People Development – HR Development

29Aug29 August 2014

Corporate Training – 8 steps to a winning training framework

Corporate training design and delivery is changing faster now than it has in decades. The old diet of classroom based training is still on the menu but it has been joined by a range of technology driven options and lateral thinking. Training frameworks need to be carefully planned and...

By Dave GriffithPeople DevelopmentCorporate, development, E-Learning, framework, On the Job Training, TrainingComments Off

29Aug29 August 2014

Corporate Training â€“ 7 ways to waste a training budget

Yes he is pointing to nothing and that is precisely what we can achieve if we follow these seven simple tips. The training budget is one of the first casualties in cost cutting. To a manger or razor wielding accountant, Â the benefits of training are somewhat intangible and in the...

By Dave GriffithPeople Developmentbudgets, courses, development, human resource, On the Job Training, Training, training providersComments Off

06Jan6 January 2014

New Year – new job?

Dreams are the beginning of all things. Andrew was on vacation. Temporarily chilled out and lying in the sun it hit him - he didn't want to go back to his old job and old routine. He hadn't been happy for a while but he didn't know what to do...

By Dave GriffithPeople Developmentcareer, coaching, Curriculum Vitae, CV, dreams, job, Job Market, objectives, qualifications, RecruitmentComments Off

29Oct29 October 2013

Do you have the skills to succeed at work?

What happens when new technology rattles the tectonic plates of your career? For Jerusalem-based graphic designer, Dalia Ben-Moshe, the earthshaking changes in design tools meant she needed to quickly go back to school. The freelance designer, who used to work exclusively in print, found she needed to understand and...

By adminPeople DevelopmentSuccess, TrainingComments Off

29Oct29 October 2013

Six lessons from surfing for business

I am a mad keen surfer. I surf every day, summer and winter. It has to be so big as to be unsurfable, or so tiny as to be a lake, for me not to get in the water each morning. One of the best things about surfing is what...

By adminPeople Developmentbusiness riskComments Off

21Aug21 August 2013

What makes a good boss stand out from the rest?

What is it that makes a good boss stand out from his or her corporate colleagues and rivals? Key attributes for a successful chief executive would include the ability to lead others, to see in advance what needs doing and to be passionate about problem-solving. Another characteristic of any good...

By adminPeople Developmentboss, Business, ethics, LeadershipComments Off

14Aug14 August 2013

Implement your own change management strategy

I work with a number of different organisations across a variety of sectors and they all have a common theme - constant organisational change. There seems to be a perpetual conveyor belt of change management projects big and small regardless of the nature of the organisation. Most organisations have got...

By Dave GriffithPeople Developmentchange management, consultation, organisational change, RedundancyComments Off

26Jun26 June 2013

Travel Tycoon Shares Her Secrets

Penny Spencer Travel consultant Penny Spencer has a tip for any business dealing with Australia's patchy economy: make sure you have a range of customers from different business sectors. â€œWhere one industry might not be doing so well, you'll have another industry that is, so you definitely have to spread it...

By adminPeople DevelopmentAustralia, Business, travelComments Off

26Jun26 June 2013

Landing that star client

Sometimes clients can be more trouble than they are worth. Everyone in business goes after the big contract and itâ€™s a great feeling when you land it. Do a great job and you can get repeat work, eventually turning the big contract into the Big Client. But wait a minute...

By adminPeople Developmentclient, contract, salesComments Off

20Mar20 March 2013

Good news spreads faster than bad on social networks

BAD NEWS SELLS.Â If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers, based partly on data (ratings and circulation) and partly on the gut instincts of producers and editors. Wars, earthquakes,...

By adminPeople DevelopmentFacebook, news, Social Media, TwitterComments Off