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Five Steps to Analyzing Training Needs and Solutions

By Jack Shaw on April 15, 2013

Don’t believe me? It’s basic critical thinking. I look around the internet and people are always asking how do you do this or that, what are the steps? Sometimes I smile and say, “If I tell all my secrets…” Actually I have Mary Ellen Guffey to thank for her article, Five Steps to Better Critical-Thinking, […]

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Creating the Perfect Training and Development Strategy

By Jack Shaw on April 11, 2013

Everyone who follows this blog knows that I tend to take a softer approach to training that at times may not seem as traditional or as typical of the training principles you are taught in school. I also don’t tend to weigh my page down with off-the-shelf products, although guest writers are more than welcome […]

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Talent versus Performance and More

By Jack Shaw on April 8, 2013

Truly commentary. In a recent comment, I promised that my next blog would focus on talent and performance. Some see talent as something you have or you don’t. I don’t see it quite so black and white. I believe someone can have inherent talent (or a natural ability) and others have to work hard at […]

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Anatomy of a Trainer

By Jack Shaw on March 13, 2013

  What is that exactly? Where do trainers come from? Are they born or made, as I like to ask my University students of “speakers.” Trainers are a little different. Trainers are made of parts, like the human body, and have many interacting functions or working parts. Without some parts they die. With others, they […]

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The Importance of “Warm and Fuzzies” in Business and in Training

By Jack Shaw on March 11, 2013

My Cave Man Guide to Training and Development is a “fuzzy” approach, closer to the humanities than the sciences. But I don’t apologize for it. It is from the humanities that we see creativity affecting human behavior directly and therefore human performance in literature, in art, in theatre, in dance, etc. Why not performance at […]

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What to Expect in this Job Market: Best Degree or Training for Today’s Work Force…(Revised)

By Jack Shaw on March 4, 2013

Not being hired in today’s market…Is it even about degrees, training, or lack of experience? It’s unfortunate, but when you need a job sometimes you need both the education degree, training certificate, and the experience just to get in the door. It’s frustrating seeing others without your work experience, walk in and take the job […]

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Anonymous(e) Training Analysis

By Jack Shaw on February 5, 2013

We talk about being the fly on the wall or the mouse in the wall that can hear every thing going on everywhere. This is more than water cooler buzz. Employees want to know what their bosses really think of them and bosses want to know what employees think about them, about the company, etc. […]

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Four Ways to Deal with Sharks and Minnows in the Office

By Jack Shaw on January 30, 2013

Funny thing about sharks. They don’t really go after minnows; they are too small. But they will go after each other once blood is drawn. That usually involves a bite on the back by one shark, and others wanting keep their place join in the frenzy until only a few edible fragments sink to the […]

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Tips for Fixing the Family Business

By Jack Shaw on January 24, 2013

One of my first jobs after coming back from the United States Marines Corps was an inside sales job, downtown in a family-owned men’s clothing store. I had no preconceived notions. In fact, I didn’t know what to expect. I wanted to earn money and I was determined to do my best. However, it did not […]

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Understanding Training Success: The Android Syndrome

By Jack Shaw on January 14, 2013

I saw an interesting article, the Best Kept Secrets of Successful Business People, but found many of its ideas fit anyone who seeks success. And there is a purely selfish reason they are kept secret. However, the question for trainers is: Can you train someone to be successful? I have to answer: Not really. I […]

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