view online  |  email the edge  |  subscribe to the edge  |  edge archive |  website
February, 2008


talentedge

It is pleasing to see a general upsurge in the funds being directed towards training in the Australian marketplace. To this end I thought you might be interested in the latest training spend statistics emerging from the U.S re training dollars spent during 2007.  Bersin & Associates' just-published 2008 Corporate Learning Factbook identifies approximately 21% of training program dollars are spent on leadership development and management/supervisory training. While training directed to top-level employees is a high priority overall, specific industries in the U.S invest heavily in other employee audiences as well. For instance, in telecommunications, 23% of training program dollars are spent on customer service training; technology companies invest 29% of training dollars on sales training; and pharmaceuticals spend 25% on compliance and other mandatory training. In total, U.S companies spend an average of US$1,202 per learner during 2007. How much did your company/employer spend???

aCE talentNET continues to support clients with consulting resources typically in the areas of facilitators for national facilitation projects, instructional designers for both one-off design projects and large-scale virtual design teams. In addition, large change projects are seeking change resources, again across a range of States. This is good news for both aCE talentNET's clients and our national (and international) network of consultants.

Welcome to those new Consultants that have joined the Network over the past few months and thank you for your diligence in providing extensive commentary and CV data regarding your skills, experience and background.  This ensures maximum short listing success for suitable projects.  For those Consultants that have not updated their online registration and CV for some time...do it now!!!  Our easy to follow registration process ensures this will take no longer than a couple of minutes!

May the Easter Bunny bring you lots of Easter Eggs next month!

Deirdre Gruiters
Corporate Talent Agent

Deirdre Gruiters is the Executive Director - Consulting for aCE talentNET, or in other words, aCE talentNET's Corporate Talent Agent. So if looking for Organisational Development resources is what you're needing to do, then Deirdre and the team of aCE talentNET know how to find them. Ask anyone of our continually satisfied clients.


webpoll

last poll results

                   "Are 'Instructional Designers' featuring highly
                                 in terms of your current needs?"

Yes
  57%
No
 43%

develop youredge

The following 3 articles are our favourites for this month; and a snapshot of the fabulous content on the aCE talentNET blog  ... feel free to visit and make comments

 

  • Management and Leadership Training Receives Highest Percentage of Training Budgets

    Bersin 2008 Corporate Learning Factbook finds and reports...

    US$1202.00 average spent per learner in 2007
    Although management represents a small percentage of the corporate workforce, it gets the lion's share of the corporate training budget, according to Bersin & Associates' just-published 2008 Corporate Learning Factbook. Approximately 21% of training program dollars are spent on leadership development and management/supervisory training.

    While training directed to top-level employees is a high priority overall, specific industries invest heavily in other employee audiences as well. For instance, in telecommunications, 23% of training program dollars are spent on customer service training; technology companies invest 29% of training dollars on sales training; and pharmaceuticals spend 25% on compliance and other mandatory training.

    Download this study today .

    NB: Whilst the Bersin Factbook re training spend per employee is US based, aCE talentNET believes that, anecdotally it would be largely representative of the Australian experience as well.

  • L&D's impact on business

    By Craig Donaldson for humanresourcesmagazine.com

    COMPANIES WITH great learning and development practices are using a combination of strategies, processes and technology solutions to align the workforce with business objectives and achieve measurable business improvement, a report has found.

    Seventy-seven per cent of such companies, or ‘best-in-class' organisations, leveraged organisational learning and development to improve employee performance, whereas 41 per cent of industry average and only 28 per cent of worst in class, or ‘laggard' companies were able to do the same.

    For more detail, click here...


  • Breakthrough Ideas from Harvard Business Review  

    Continuing on with the trends for 2008...  here is a sample of the latest from the Harvard Business Review has listed the following articles to get your thinking firing... 

    Task, Not Time: Profile of a Gen Y Job
    Tamara J. Erickson
    Compensating employees for what they actually do rather than the hours they log is not a new idea. Managers will need to re-embrace this preindustrial concept as the practical realities of work change along with the expectations of the new generation of workers.

    Socially Responsible Lobbying
    David Vogel
    When lobbying the government is part of your CSR strategy, you gain competitive advantage over less socially responsible rivals. The corporate and public benefits can prove to be substantial, both domestically and internationally.

    For many more ideas, click here...

Send Us Your Article
Have you written a generic and informative piece that has been published, or at least should be? If yes, aCE talentNET is always looking for top of the range, current Organisational Development content for the develop youredge section and for the aCE talentNET blog.
Please email your article to articles@acetalentnet.com.au


Consultants - to be eligible for up-coming opportunities, please use this time to complete your online Consultant profile on the website. 

  • We are delighted to welcome a number of new Consultants to aCE talentNET.
  • If you do wish to see what your details are on file, now would be a great time to visit and update as required. However, don't despair if you have lost your password, simply request a new one be sent to you!  We look forward to seeing many of you update your details soon!!!
  • And don't forget to add your CV directly into the database for ease of updating and information data access. 

The Professional Edge is aCE talentNET's means of communicating with you on a regular basis. It provides an update of activities, informative reading and professional development opportunities to enable you to expand your Consulting horizons. 

We trust you enjoyed this edition.  Happy consulting!

The Team @ aCE talentNET
ph: +61 3 8503 7598
www.acetalentnet.com.au/blog    



HOT OFF THE PRESS!!

It is with great pleasure that we announce the contribution of Denise Hall Executive Director - Business of aCE talentNET in the latest of the series "Secrets of Inspiring Women Exposed". This book takes you up-close and personal with thirteen women who have each reached extraordinary heights of success in their chosen path. In a candid and heart-warming way they share their inspiring stories and secrets to achieving greater personal success and happiness. To read more, and to order your copy, click here.

opportunitiesedge
If you or your associates are looking for new Career opportunities please visit aCE talentNET Opportunities.  This is a new initiative aimed at summarising all permanent and (some) contract opportunities available for consideration by members of the aCE talent network. Be sure to send any relevant opportunities to your colleagues, friends & associates and tell them to become a regular subscriber of aCE talentNET communications! Add this link to your 'favourites'!


creatingedge

anything new to tell us
The online database is our first step in our selection process to match Consultants with Clients,  hence it is imperative that we have current, updated details.
Forgotten Your Password!


Send us your article
Have you written a generic and informative piece that has been published, or at least should be? If yes, aCE talentNET is always looking for top of the range, current Organisational Development content for the develop youredge section and for the aCE talentNET blog . Please email your article to articles@acetalentnet.com.au


where was that article
You know you read an article you want to come back to, you just can't quite remember where you e-filed it!! No problem, we now have all back issues online at the edge archive.



the aCEedge

referrals

We are always ready to support you. All referrals will always be treated professionally so please be assured that if you refer your colleagues to aCE talentNET, we will support both of you equally well. 



your feedback
Given that we are only as good as the feedback we receive (and therefore act on), we welcome any comments which will be graciously accepted as to the format, content and relevance of the aCE talentNET Professional Edge.  

losing theedge
If you do not wish to continue receiving the Professional Edge, Click Here to send us an email. We would like to advise aCE has always adopted strict privacy principles, by keeping all client and database details secure and not disclosing any of this information to any party without prior permission.
"engaging Talent to drive organisational development results for business" 
©aCE talentNET 2008 | 126 Fordham Avenue, Camberwell VIC 3124, Australia | Phone +61 3 85037598