Strategy and Training. Making Skills a Competitive Advantage

Social learning, using technologies such as Twitter and video blogs,is revolutionizing the way organizational training is undertaken. Atthe same time, the age-old communication technique of storytellingis being reinvented as a way to roll out strategic programs to largemulticultural groups on a global scale. But how can you develop yourteam's expertise to ensure strategic initiatives get the best results?This book provides insight into systematic coaching when cascadinga strategy throughout your organization, and explains the benefitsof reinforcing strengths, identifying weaknesses, and correcting failuresto build competitive advantage. It goes beyond merely explainingtraining strategy; it provides details on how it relates to skills trainingand how you can leverage this to implement company goals.Drawing on real-life client examples and the inspirational storiesof highly successful individuals, this book highlights approaches thathave transformed organizations and re-invented training. It dispelsmyths that exist around traditional training paradigms and brings tolight the effectiveness of new methods and approaches. It also addressesthe risk of "unlearning" post-training and issues that arisewith maintaining performance evaluation and measuring tangibleprogress, and provides key questions that are relevant at project andcompany level, plus practical checklists and summaries complementingeach chapter of the book.