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Quiz: Are you a good negotiator?
from Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever, the authors of Ask For It (2008, Bantam) and Women Don't Ask (2007, Bantam)
Six Dangerous Myths About Pay
Many companies view pay as a powerful strategic lever—in particular, they believe that cutting or freezing wages boosts profitability. But this is a myth.
Australian Flexible Learning Framework
toolboxes, guides, benchmarking and research for training and development in Australia
A special national report for the Great Places to Work Institute Canada (pdf)
Great workplace = employees trust the people they work fo, have pride in what they do, and enjoy the people they work with. The top 3:
1. D.L.G.L. (software)
2. Environics Communications (communications)
3. Nycomed Canada (pharmaceuticals)
Industry Canada Report on Training Investment
Small businesses are less likely to provide training activities for their employees than medium-sized and large businesses. However, once they commit to investing in employee training, small businesses do so as intensively as medium-sized and large firms.
[Organization Studies as] design science
The March 2008 issue of Organization Studies argue that organization sutdues should be about trying to design better organizations that improve the human condition, like the science of medicine. But what do we mean by a "healthy" organization?
Lessons in Learning: Canada's biggest economic challenge: Improving workplace learning in Canada
A decade ago it was creating enough jobs. Today it is ensuring we have enough workers and that they have the skills and knowledge they need.
Moving Forward on Workplace Learning
A report written by Ron Saunders of the Canadian Policy Research Networks that results from a forum on Employer Investment in Workplace Learning held in Ottawa November 9, 2006. It calls for employers to increase their investment in training staff; Canada
The Changing Face of Workplace Learning
The future of workplace learning is mobile, and distributed mobile at that.
How to Run a Meeting Like Google
No one wastes time searching for a purpose at Marissa Mayer's meetings—even five-minute gatherings must have a clear agenda
A Reivew of the Stat of the Field of WorkPlace Learning: What We Know and What We Need to Know About Competencies, Diversity, E-Learning, and Human Performance Improvement
This is a Canadian Council on Learning State of the Field Review
21st Century Learning Initiative
established "by a group of English and American businessmen and organizations to make sense of research on learning and learning processes" They focus on the brain, ICT, and changes in the workplace
Why Your Employees Are Losing Motivation
My sense is that motivation is more complex than satisfying three goals (equity, achievement, camraderie), and managers are limited in their influence to motivate an employee. That said, managers can do a lot to demotivate, and so this advice is a good pl
Changing Employers' Behaviour About Training
Training and skills development is critical to increasing Canada's productivity and performance. This paper looks at employers' role in workplace training and the role of other stakeholders in helping them achieve their goals.
Offshoring: Should the West Panic?
This in-depth examination of offshoring finds that it is to be embraced rather than feared. In the long run, it benefits not only developing countries, but also developed ones.
Changing Employers' Behaviour About Training
Training and skills development is critical to increasing Canada's productivity and performance. This paper looks at employers' role in workplace training and the role of other stakeholders in helping them achieve their goals.
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