http://www.myskillcenter.com Growing Your Stories for the Future Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:10:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are you looking for ways to recognize your staff? Check out some of the recommendations on our companion site Timeless Tales. http://www.myskillcenter.com/2008/04/recognition-ideas/ When embarking on a culture reliant on skill-based pay and structure, the following should be kept in mind during development and deployment so as to increase the positive impact on criteria, culture, and compensation. Criteria: Criteria for skills and assessments can be established through focus groups of “experts” within the organization and ... http://www.myskillcenter.com/2008/04/creating-a-skill-based-organization/ Culture: Culture will be impacted by a change itself. As the criteria and compensation change, so will the culture. Progressing through Change: The progression of a culture is determined by the ability of the organization to manage change effectively. In order to do so, the following items are recommended prior ... http://www.myskillcenter.com/2008/04/creating-a-skill-based-organization-culture/ Purpose of Corporate Universities:Corporate universities may be set up to assist an organization with:Organizing trainingInitiating change within an organizationDetermining impact and ROI of learning within an organizationEstablishing a common cultureDevelop and retain employeeImportant Components Prior to DevelopmentCompany Core Values – These should drive common areas of learning within an organization ... http://www.myskillcenter.com/2008/04/corporate-universities/ Have you sat in a class and wondered how people found such a wonderful trainer? Well, that's for another post. However, if you are wondering how to begin assessing the performance of a trainer/facilitator, click on the title of this post and you will be taken to an ... http://www.myskillcenter.com/2008/04/trainer-assessment/ Are you trying to measure satisfaction of your learning/training events? Here is a tool that can help. It is rather general, but achieves some success in connecting the dots in your learning environments and operations. Check out this PDF of an example survey: Satisfaction & Application Survey http://www.myskillcenter.com/2008/04/satisfaction-application-survey/ Satisfaction is the first step in measuring the success of a learning environment. Understanding your audience's reaction to any environment helps drive change and encourage top performance continually as introduce new concepts and information. Here is an example, you will be taken to one example of a basic satisfaction survey ... http://www.myskillcenter.com/2008/04/satisfaction-survey/ This book was a great addition to my formative years as a professional. It opened my thoughts up to what needed focus in my career and where I was headed. The first part of the book was dry and a little off the topic of strengths. In fact, it seemed ... http://www.myskillcenter.com/2008/04/soar-with-your-strengths/ From a large team to a small team, this book provides opportunities for discussion. The book shares stories about invidivuals such as Colin Powel, Bill Gates, and Tiger Woods. It is backed by the research of the Gallup organization and contains a code to an online feedback tool ... http://www.myskillcenter.com/2008/04/now-discover-your-strengths/ Create a Consistent Beat to your Organization... Training With A Beat* "Music holds amazing power over us. While it permeates and gives rhythm to our lives, its rarely used effectively in classrooms. Training with a Beat is a lively introduction to understanding that power, and applying it to learning. This practical ... http://www.myskillcenter.com/2008/04/training-with-a-beat/