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FROM WHERE I SIT | DOUG HARWARD Volume 4 Issue 1 Winter 2011 I YOUR 2011 ACTION PLAN www.trainingindustry.com/TIQ Publisher Training Industry, Inc. 401 Harrison Oaks Blvd., Suite 300 | Cary, NC 27513 (919) 653-4990 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Doug Harward dharward@trainingindustry.com EDITOR IN CHIEF Ken Taylor ktaylor@trainingindustry.com EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Tim Sosbe tsosbe@trainingindustry.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Neal Gagnon ngagnon@trainingindustry.com COPY EDITOR Emily Tipping editor@trainingindustry.com CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS editor@trainingindustry.com Lisa Bodell Wendy Combs Bettina Davis Karen E. Gardner Doug Harward Charles Jennings Ruth Kustoﬀ David Lamb Bob Lee Bob Mosher Kevin Oakes Tony O’Driscoll Tim Sosbe COVER ART: © Andres Rodriguez | Dreamstime.com f you’re like me, you’re always hoping that each new year will be better than the last, if only because we must look forward with optimism. So I hope these resolutions resonate with you! • Spend more time with people we can learn from. Some call this networking; I call it keeping the battery charged. It motivates me and helps me stay fresh. There are some very bright and influential people in our industry. • Share more of what we know. My 25 years in the training profession has taught me many lessons, and I should be more open about sharing with others by writing more, speaking more and being more available as a resource. • Stop wasteful spending. Everyone in training is guilty of spending company money on things that are not completely necessary, like training programs that do not show true return to the business. We’re stewards of company money, and we must focus on what’s necessary. • Volunteer more. Being a training professional is about helping people. Share your knowledge or lend a hand at a school. • Exercise the mind more. To stay sharp, become a student of our industry. Learn more about the best practices and innovations that help companies improve. From where I sit, I’m one of the luckiest people around. I work in an industry that allows me to go home at night and rest peacefully, knowing I’m doing something that’s designed to help others. While you’re thinking about your own resolutions, be thankful for what you have. It’ll help you be gracious about what you want. Doug Harward is CEO of Training Industry, Inc., and a former learning leader in the high-tech industry. E-mail Doug. EDITORIAL BOARD editor@trainingindustry.com Jeneen Baret, Manager of Information Technology IT Learning Group, Cisco Systems Robert Campbell, VP of Learning, Cerner Corp. Ed Cohen, Executive Vice President, Nelson Cohen Global Consulting Rick Crowley, Learning Technology Consultant John Hovell, Senior Manager, Learning Architecture, Lockheed Martin Kaliym Islam, Vice President, Customer Training, Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. Barbara Jordan, Vice President, Learning, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Karen Kocher, Chief Learning Oﬃcer, Cigna David Lamb, Vice President, Learning & Media Services, Rollins Paul Leone, Manager, Leadership Development, American Express Alan Malinchak, Chief Learning Oﬃcer/VP, ManTech International Krys Moskal, Vice President, People Development, Pearson Scott Neeley, National Training Manager, Newell Rubbermaid Frank Shaﬀer, Chief Learning Oﬃcer, Cross Country Healthcare Irish Kennedy Smothers, President, Kennedy Smothers & Associates Kee Meng Yeo, Director, Global Learning and Development, Amway TrainingIndustry Quarterly, Winter 2011 / A Training Inc. ezine /Inc. ezine / www.trainingindustry.com/TIQ 33 TrainingIndustry Quarterly, Winter 2011 / A Training Industry, Industry, www.trainingindustry.com/TIQ http://www.trainingindustry.com/TIQ http://www.dreamstime.com/Andresr_info http://www.trainingindustry.com/TIQ

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Training Industry Quarterly - Winter 2011

Training Industry Quarterly - Winter 2011
Element K
From Where I Sit: Your 2011 Action Plan
Table of Contents
Ad Index
Training Industry Top 20
At the Editor's Desk: Becoming Enablers
Raytheon Professional Services
Performance & Productivity: The Power of Conversations
Altus
Learning Technologies: Paving Cow Paths for Dinosaurs?
KnowledgePool
Technical Training: Talent Management & Technical Training
Partnering for Performance Conference
Learning 2020: Thinking about the Future of Learning
Cornerstone On Demand
Cover Report: Proving Training's Value: Linking Training to Business Outcomes
The Training Associates
Tactics Feature: 7 Solutions for Workforce Training
Harvard Business Publishing
Strategies Feature: Onboarding: A Driving Force for Employee Engagement
Hemsley Fraser
Solutions Feature: Making Informal Learning Real
Training Industry Quarterly
MicroTek
CaseBook: Habitat for Humanity: Training Under Construction
Tracking Trends: The Big Shift
Closing Arguments: Focusing on the Future
Delta College Corporate Services

Training Industry Quarterly - Winter 2011