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Strategy and training [electronic resource] : making skills a competitive advantage / Philippe Korda.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: 2012 digital library | Strategic management collectionPublication details: [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 electronic text (xii, 182 p.) : digital fileISBN:
  • 9781606495735 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 658.3124 23
LOC classification:
  • LB1027.47 .K677 2012
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print.
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. When strategy met training: as an era ends, another begins -- 2. The straight and narrow path to excellence: training leads to expertise, if and only if -- 3. The fascinating mechanics of progress: different challenges require different training responses -- 4. An animal endowed with reason and emotions: the difference between computers and human beings -- 5. Web communities and training: the era when everyone helped everyone else -- 6. Old paradigms and new formats: what if the world really isn't flat? -- 7. The quest for return on investment: training doesn't have to be a cost! -- 8. Conclusion: gazing into our crystal ball: what does the future hold for strategic training? -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Abstract: This book explores corporate training in the context of deploying strategic initiatives within organisations. It goes beyond merely explaining strategy, to investigating how it relates to skills training, and how companies can leverage this to implement their initiatives. Drawing on real-life client examples and the inspirational stories of highly successful individuals, this book highlights approaches that have transformed organisations and re-invented training. It dispels myths that exist around traditional training paradigms and brings to light the effectiveness of new methods and approaches.
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Social learning, using technologies such as Twitter and video blogs,is revolutionizing the way organizational training is undertaken. Atthe same time, the age-old communication technique of storytellingis being reinvented as a way to roll out strategic programs to largemulticultural groups on a global scale. But how can you develop yourteam's expertise to ensure strategic initiatives get the best results?This book provides insight into systematic coaching when cascadinga strategy throughout your organization, and explains the benefitsof reinforcing strengths, identifying weaknesses, and correcting failuresto build competitive advantage. It goes beyond merely explainingtraining strategy; it provides details on how it relates to skills trainingand how you can leverage this to implement company goals.Drawing on real-life client examples and the inspirational storiesof highly successful individuals, this book highlights approaches thathave transformed organizations and re-invented training. It dispelsmyths that exist around traditional training paradigms and brings tolight the effectiveness of new methods and approaches. It also addressesthe risk of "unlearning" post-training and issues that arisewith maintaining performance evaluation and measuring tangibleprogress, and provides key questions that are relevant at project andcompany level, plus practical checklists and summaries complementingeach chapter of the book.

Part of: 2012 digital library.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- 1. When strategy met training: as an era ends, another begins -- 2. The straight and narrow path to excellence: training leads to expertise, if and only if -- 3. The fascinating mechanics of progress: different challenges require different training responses -- 4. An animal endowed with reason and emotions: the difference between computers and human beings -- 5. Web communities and training: the era when everyone helped everyone else -- 6. Old paradigms and new formats: what if the world really isn't flat? -- 7. The quest for return on investment: training doesn't have to be a cost! -- 8. Conclusion: gazing into our crystal ball: what does the future hold for strategic training? -- Notes -- References -- Index.

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This book explores corporate training in the context of deploying strategic initiatives within organisations. It goes beyond merely explaining strategy, to investigating how it relates to skills training, and how companies can leverage this to implement their initiatives. Drawing on real-life client examples and the inspirational stories of highly successful individuals, this book highlights approaches that have transformed organisations and re-invented training. It dispels myths that exist around traditional training paradigms and brings to light the effectiveness of new methods and approaches.

Also available in print.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.

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