Discusses the differences between training adolescents and adults and stresses the importance of designing effective programs for adolescents. Describes programs used by 7-11, Burger King, and Six Flags Over Texas. (JOW)

Trainers from different organizations who share ideas and strategies benefit from the experiences of their colleagues. Creative trainers are discovering a cooperative approach to the development and delivery of training. (JOW)

Discusses the ninth annual survey of human resource development personnel to determine how much they budget for training expenses, the types of training those dollars create, how courses are delivered, and so on. Creates a comprehensive picture of training and development in 1990 and provides a yardstick against which to measure an organization's…

Attempts to define corporate culture and examines the implications of organizational (or cultural) change and the current emphasis on excellence for training and human resource development. (SK)

Discusses management development, technical training, and increased productivity throughout the world and indicates that the problems and challenges to be faced are similar. Specifically mentions training in Mexico, Japan, Australia, India, Africa, the Far East, the Middle East, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. (JOW)

Ways to overcome resistance to investing employee time in training include making training fit the available time, persuading management of the benefits, reexamining assumptions about teaching and learning, and switching from training to performance support. (SK)

Reviews legal issues surrounding sexual harassment and considers policy and training responses for employers. (SK)

Personality-style instruments that are used intelligently, for the purpose for which they were designed, are a valuable tool in the trainers' arsenal. One justification for their use is to increase awareness about communication differences. (JOW)

The authors attempt to answer the questions how long?, how many?, and how much as they pertain to the development of training materials. The answer they found most often was "it depends." (CH)

A survey of 1,649 companies (14 percent response) found that production workers have moved into a tie for second place among those who received training. Only salespeople received more and professionals received the same amount. (JOW)

Self-directed teams, in which the people who do the work are responsible for managing it, are changing the practices and structures of many organizations. Self-managing teams are based on trust and empowerment, on treating workers as responsible adults. (SK)