Train! Train! Train! (Growing people outperform stagnate
people in terms of attitude and output--by a wide margin.)

Tom Peters

Congratulations to those of you that have successfully completed Feb Fast... and for those of you a bit more like me (ie totally committed to abstaining from alcohol and bad food during the week but with waning resolve during the weekend) well done for giving it a go!!! Fortunately it was a short month, made even shorter by promising pipeline activity. It seems that my predictions made at the beginning of the year are indeed holding true, with much evidence of a general upturn in recruitment activity for HR and L&D teams. Whilst a lot of activity is in Sydney, in my experience there is only a short time lag before the same activity hits the Melbourne.... so be ready!

There is also increasing evidence that more budget is being directed to leadership development. So with this in mind, it is timely to direct you to a recent article headed 'Dirty Words' by Jay Cross in the Chief Learning Magazine. Needless to say the article title caught my eye. But so too did it’s content. It is always a good heads up to us L&D professionals to be reminded about how our lingo and jargon can be construed by weary executive teams. Jay considers that typical words and phrases used ad nauseum in the L&D world can have a negative impact on those very people we need to have onboard to support these important initiatives. Read this article to find out why we should stay away from using such words as learning, learner, social learning, knowledge management, informal learning, ROI and more. You may not entirely agree but the overall sentiment of the article is indeed food for thought.

All the best for March-Madness!

Deirdre


Deirdre Gruiters is the Executive Director - Consulting for aCE talent NET, or in other words,
aCE talentNET's Corporate Talent Agent. She is also an internationally published author as a result being featured in the July 2008 edition of "Consulting Ahead" India (.pdf 5mb) . So if looking for Organisational Development resources is what you're needing to do, then Deirdre and the team of aCE talent NET know how to find them. Ask anyone of our mutually satisfied clients

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 How To Read a Business Book… by Todd Sattersten for ChangeThis.com The problem? 11,000. That is the number of business books published in the United States alone every year. Placed one atop another, the stack would stand as tall as a ninety- story building. Worthwhile as they are, recommendations merely reduce the size of the pile. Our next step is to determine which book is right one. read on… Newest Business Books Reviewed… Following on with the business book theme, and thanks to The Keen Thinker… With 11,000 business books published each year which represents an overwhelming amount of information for busy business people to sort through. In this edition of The Keen Thinker expect to find the same kind of valuable information on the newest books you should be reading (both publisher recommendations and our own), current trends in business thought, advice to make your work life more successful and satisfying, and the chance to win a copy of Your Brain at Work by David Rock. Subscribe to The Keen Thinker to avail of your own copy of this on a regular basis. The Best Communicator in the World… by Jon Wortmann for ChangeThis.com If you feel shy, nervous, or afraid, you're not crazy, you're not alone, and today is the day you stop letting ugly communication damage your relationships. Authentic communication can become as natural as breathing - when you pay attention to a few essential aspects of what connects people. read on…

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