Creating Effective Individual Development Plans for Faculty
by Amir Moghadam, Ph.D. - March 15, 2010
Increase student outcomes through effective individual development plans.  Read more >>>

Incorporating Individual Development Plans in Performance Management
by Amir Moghadam, Ph.D. - February 15, 2010
Performance Management and Individual Development Plans are ongoing and correlated processes.  Read more >>>

Preparing for Training: Six Questions a Facilitator Should Ask Before the Event - Part 2
by Jay Hollowell - November 28, 2009
In my last blog, I briefly examined three questions that a trainer would ask in preparation of facilitating a training event or program. Now, as Part 2, let’s look at three more questions that further prepare the trainer for effectively delivering outcomes ...  Read more >>>

Preparing for Training: Six Questions a Facilitator Should Ask Before the Event - Part I
by Jay Hollowell - October 31, 2009
Employee training is, of course, crucial to performance! Having the opportunity of being both a classroom instructor and a corporate trainer, I have found that preparing for a training event is similar to preparing for class – it involves six foundational questions...  Read more >>>

Faculty Development - The Incentive Side of the Equation
by Amir Moghadam, Ph.D. - October 15, 2009
Are you having challenges in engaging your instructors in your faculty development program?  Read more >>>

Getting Results from Training - Things to Do After Training
by Amir Moghadam, Ph.D. - August 15, 2009
Training is ineffective unless the desired behavior, knowledge, and skills are transferred to the workplace.  Read more >>>

Nine Questions to Ask About a Goal - Part 3 of 3
by Jay Hollowell - July 30, 2009
Developing effective goals is crucial to both employee and organizational performance, and the goal-setting process is a popular subject for staff training. As you empower your employees to develop their workplace goals, individually or departmentally, there are nine questions to ask to help ensure that each established goal results in an expected outcome.  Read more >>>

Nine Questions to Ask About a Goal - Part 2 of 3
by Jay Hollowell - July 25, 2009
Developing effective goals is crucial to both employee and organizational performance, and the goal-setting process is a popular subject for staff training. As you empower your employees to develop their workplace goals, individually or departmentally, there are nine questions to ask to help ensure that each established goal results in an expected outcome.  Read more >>>

Getting Results from Training - Things to Do Before Training
by Amir Moghadam, Ph.D. - July 15, 2009
The endeavor to transfer training to the workplace begins before training starts.  Read more >>>

Nine Questions to Ask About a Goal - Part 1 of 3
by Jay Hollowell - April 30, 2009
Developing effective goals is crucial to both employee and organizational performance, and the goal-setting process is a popular subject for staff training. As you empower your employees to develop their workplace goals, individually or departmentally, there are nine questions to ask to help ensure that each established goal results in an expected outcome.  Read more >>>

Measuring the ROI of your Employee Training Programs
by Amir Moghadam, Ph.D. - April 15, 2009
If you are like most career colleges, you are probably very good at calculating the ROI for your various advertising programs but have never measured the ROI for your employee training programs.  Read more >>>

Classroom to Employer: What Our Faculty Should Know
by Jay Hollowell - March 31, 2009
A career college graduate's journey from classroom to employer is dependent upon a specific bridge that every faculty member should know.  Read more >>>

Employee Training - A Cost Center?
by Amir Moghadam, Ph.D. - March 16, 2009
Do you see employee training as a cost center? If so, you are missing out on a profit opportunity.  Read more >>>

Characteristics of an Effective Faculty Development Program
by Jay Hollowell - February 16, 2009
Faculty Development opportunities can certainly enhance an instructor's teaching experience, but what makes a Faculty Development program truly effective?   Read more >>>

Validation in Employee Training
by Amir Moghadam, Ph.D. - January 30, 2009
Employees are more likely to follow and implement the advice of management if the information is validated by an independent third party.  Read more >>>

Learning Environment in Employee Training
by Amir Moghadam, Ph.D. - January 23, 2009
Employees learn better in a non-intimidating environment where they don't feel like they are being picked on.  Read more >>>

Credibility in Employee Training
by Amir Moghadam, Ph.D. - January 16, 2009
Employees have the tendency to listen to a trainer that they perceive to be the expert.  Read more >>>

Neutrality in Employee Training
by Amir Moghadam, Ph.D. - January 9, 2009
Employees may not be attentive to learning if they perceive the trainer as being biased.  Read more >>>