This title is a standard reference on training with an established reputation amongst trainers, human resource managers and managers. Covering all the core principles of training, this revised edition is accessible and fun, and offers insights into achieving success in the constantly changing workplace.
Tales for Coaching: Using Stories and Metaphors With Individuals & Small Groups
Taking the approach developed in Tales for Trainers where trainers are shown how to use extracts from literature, anecdotes, and metaphors to reinforce learning, Margaret Parkin now applies this powerful technique to coaching. Showing how managers can use stories and anecdotes when coaching either individuals or groups, the book comes complete with 50 tales that managers can use imediately. Revised edition added
According to the Project Management Institute, over 80 percent of a project manager's job is communication yet most project management books hardly discuss it. "Communications Skills for Project Managers" provides practical advice and strategies for ensuring success, even in the face of shifting organizational priorities, constantly evolving expectations, and leadership turnover. This important guidebook gives readers the practical strategies they need to keep everyone including themselves in the loop. Even a project that is brought in on time and on budget can be considered a failure if those outside a project team haven't been clearly communicated with throughout the project lifespan.
Communication Skills for Educational Managers: An Exercise in Self Study
The study described in this book addresses the critical needs of educational administrators to sharpen their skills on how to manage change, resources, financial matters, technology, people, relationships, conflict resolution and the overall communication to and from the organisation they work for.
