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Olesen, Margaret – Training and Development, 1999
Companies are competing for an ever-smaller share of the labor pool and are finding that offering training gives them a competitive advantage in recruiting and retaining employees. Both technical and interpersonal skills training is in demand. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Labor Turnover, Training
Bell, Chip R. – Training and Development, 1997
In a learning organization, growth, learning, improvement, and everlasting experimentation are woven into its culture and employees not in a perpetual state of change will be unable to cope. Mentors can assist by finding a teachable moment, providing support without rescuing, and demonstrating authenticity, not perfection. JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Employer Employee Relationship, Individual Development, Mentors
Leslie, Bruce H. – Training and Development, 1995
A temporarily disabled executive experiences first hand what those who are disabled regularly face. He offers suggestions for going further than the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and making the workplace work for those with disabilities. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Employer Employee Relationship, Federal Legislation
Anderson, James A. – Training and Development, 1993
Before companies attempt to increase the diversity in their management ranks, it is necessary for them to learn to manage diversity. Managers should have a plan; focus on individual learning, human-relations, motivational, and communication styles; examine organizational culture; and offer diversity training. (JOW)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Cultural Differences, Employer Employee Relationship, Personnel Management
Gutteridge, Thomas G.; And Others – Training and Development, 1993
More employers are offering opportunity for career development and continuous learning in return for high performance and productivity during an employee's tenure. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Employer Employee Relationship, Organizational Effectiveness
Lucas, Jay H.; Kaplan, Mark G. – Training and Development, 1994
Discusses the issue of sexual orientation in the workplace and how to deal with it as an aspect of workplace diversity efforts. Indicates the importance of having information about the experiences of gay men and lesbians in one's organization and offers suggestions for gathering the information. (JOW)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Michaels, Bonnie; McCarty, Elizabeth – Training and Development, 1993
The conflict between family and work is not going to go away by itself. Many companies offer programs, benefits, and services that support workers and their families. Tracking results of the programs on such issues as productivity, turnover, absenteeism, and tardiness will help organizations modify or supplement their training and education…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Dual Career Family, Employee Assistance Programs, Employer Employee Relationship
Magjuka, Richard J. – Training and Development, 1993
A survey of 923 employee involvement programs (57%) yielded 10 themes: range of problem content, team staffing, team membership status, team resources, training practices, information access, financial rewards, performance management systems, goal-setting structures, and roles of job supervisors. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Organizational Development, Program Development, Quality Control
Bassi, Laurie; Cheney, Scott; Lewis, Eleesha – Training and Development, 1998
Identifies major trends that are affecting the field of workforce learning and performance improvement: the effort given to managing knowledge, the integration of learning and communication, a resurgence of interest in leadership development and executive coaching, and the requirement by employees that career development become an integral part of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Educational Trends, Employer Employee Relationship
