A survey of publication editors to elicit recommendations to contributors found that failure to follow publication guidelines and poor writing were the errors most frequently cited. (JOW)

An orientation program should be provided for black salesmen during the first few months of their employment. Suggested guidelines for the development and implementation of such a program are discussed. (SA)

A set of guidelines for developing trainers into creators, planners, and controllers are presented. These guidelines are offered as a brief refresher to experienced trainers and as fundamentals for trainers new to their job. (Author/DS)

Suggests 10 ways that meaningful managerial behavior change can be brought about in dimensions such as leadership, initiative, planning and organization, judgment, independence, and delegation. (SH)

Reviews 10 steps which serve as guidelines to simplify the creative process of producing a video training program: (1) audience analysis, (2) task analysis, (3) definition of objective, (4) conceptualization, (5) visualization, (6) storyboard, (7) video storyboard, (8) evaluation, (9) revision, and (10) production. (LRA)

Some principles which have guided the U.S. Coast Guard in selecting, training, and developing capable managers in the past 200 years include: quality organizational executives, a selection process based on past performance, management of time, management experience, high ethical level, organizational "belonging," and immediate and…

This article presents evaluative criteria guidelines for the process of human resource development. These guidelines discuss the importance of considering the following aspects: Relevant needs, clear objectives, accomplishment, uniqueness, flexibility, skill orientation, professional leadership, future perspective, a value system, evaluation of an…

Report on how one organization successfully overcame the back-home application problem. (Editor)

In an attempt to enhance strategies for improving the comprehension and retention ratios for audio programing, some of the advantages and disadvantages of audio for training are presented, followed by some field tested principles which contribute to successful audio programing for education and training. (WL)

Article is based on a book designed to teach prospective supervisors skills such as delegating, communicating, appraising and training. Probes facets of delegating: (1) reasons for delegating, (2) authority, responsibility, and accountability in delegating, (3) hazards of delegation, and (4) learning to delegate. (CSS)

Suggests three stages to proposal writing that will help increase the writer's success rate and help in writing proposals faster: interview the reader/buyer; write a "yellow-pad" proposal; and use a guide for proposal writing. Also discusses how to organize a proposal. (CT)

Report of an AMA study of the role of participants' expectations in management development and training. (Editor/MB)