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		<title>Revresponse - A Resource for Learners, Trainers, Website Owners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rarely is there a reputable company that can add value to learners, trainers and website owners in a professional way. Revresponse is just such a company.
Many major companies, like IBM and Microsoft produce publications designed to educate their customers, and prospective customers, and to inform about their products. Other lesser known companies do this also, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/07/14/revresponse-a-resource-for-learners-trainers-website-owners/</link>
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		<title>Free - Coaching Skills For On-The-Job Trainers Manual</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a free manual designed to cover off coaching skills for trainers and managers who do on the job training. It&#8217;s produced by the CDS, Workplace Safety and Health Division.
You can get it in pdf format free of charge by clicking here.
It&#8217;s in the form of a workbook with exercises. Watch out for common [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/19/free-coaching-skills-for-on-the-job-trainers-manual/</link>
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		<title>Problems with test administration training (DISC, MBTI)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent exchange with Gary Lear about reliability and validity really highlights one of the major problems with these instruments and their usage. THIS IS IN NO WAY MEANT TO COMMENT ON GARY, BUT ON THE GENERAL SITUATION.
Even the companies that train and certify people to administer these tests are turning out people with a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/14/problems-with-test-administration-training-disc-mbti/</link>
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		<title>What Happens When the Ox You Gore Is the MBTI?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, I guess it&#8217;s time to really wrap this up, this MBTI question. I realize that there are those that believe and those that don&#8217;t. I have to offer the observation that this is like discussing religion or politics. No amount of facts, research is going to change the minds of those that hold the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/13/what-happens-when-the-ox-you-gore-is-the-mbti/</link>
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		<title>More On MBTI use, statistics, validity and astrology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is part of a discussion on MBTI, learning instruments, assessments and so on.
Someone wrote:
&#62; I&#8217;m not sure what was &#8220;proved&#8221; or &#8220;disproved&#8221; here other than a personal
&#62; disapproval of learning instruments.  It seems that a debate over the
&#62; meaning of the terms &#8220;validity&#8221; and &#8220;reliability&#8221; was suddenly turned into
&#62; a conclusion that instruments [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/11/more-on-mbti-use-statistics-validity-and-astrology/</link>
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		<title>Retention Myths (Strange things trainers believe)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another oft quoted set of statistics often stated by trainers has to do with differing retention rates for different learning activities. Here&#8217;s a message on trainer posted, and my response.
Rita wrote:
&#62; Thank you all for your feedback on training retention rate statistics. My
&#62; apologies for this long message.
&#62;
&#62; I have the information now, although slightly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/10/retention-myths-strange-things-trainers-believe/</link>
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		<title>On Leadership and Self-Directed Teams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The point I was trying to make is that even in situations where self-directed teams are desired, leadership MUST exist somewhere in the organization to make them work.
Think of it like a garden. For my garden to flourish in a way that pleases me, I can&#8217;t simply let it do what it likes, in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/05/on-leadership-and-self-directed-teams/</link>
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		<title>Abusive Relationships - Going Forward, Going Backwards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Part of a conversation of emotional abuse, at home and at work, and why people stay&#8230;
Chris, these are obviously sensitive topics, so I&#8217;m going to comment (and also disagree with you on something), and I&#8217;m trying to do it without causing emotional or intellectual offense.
I&#8217;d appreciate it if people read my WHOLE message before replying.
I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/04/abusive-relationships-going-forward-going-backwards/</link>
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		<title>Delivering On The Promise of eLearning - Free Whitepaper Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;eLearning&#8221; is probably the largest growth sector in training and development. While its adoption has been somewhat faddish, with a lot of bandwagon jumping, there&#8217;s no question that there is great promise. There are now over two decades of empirical data to look at to discover what works and what doesn&#8217;t with the use of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/04/delivering-on-the-promise-of-elearning-free-whitepaper-review/</link>
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		<title>Free CMS (Content Management System) Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Subtitled A Guide to Evaluating, Implementing and Deploying Content Management System, this pocket guide will help you go through the process of choosing, purchasing and implementing a content management system. And, it&#8217;s free.
For those who don&#8217;t know a CMS (content management system) is the term used to describe software that is used to manage web, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/03/free-cms-content-management-system-guide/</link>
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		<title>Poor Speller Fights Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Upon being chastized for spelling errors for allegedly incorrect spelling of Dewey Duck, Mr. Bacal responds:
&#62; You ain&#8217;t that great a speller yourself.  Among other things, in the same
&#62; comment you misspelled the name of Dewey Duck.
I think you are making some possibly faulty inferences here. First I was not talking about &#8220;that&#8221; family [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/02/poor-speller-fights-back/</link>
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		<title>Backlash to Grammar Rules Movement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CNN is reporting massive demonstration in U.S. cities, apparently lead by an underground organization called: Revolutionary Front For The Preservation of English Conventions Long Outdated.
Lead by octaganerian Che Strunk, demonstraters are lobbying the U.N. for a formal code of punctuation to apply to all languages.  Che, in an interview, said:
&#8220;This has to stop. We have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/06/01/backlash-to-grammar-rules-movement/</link>
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		<title>About Politically Correct Language - Tyranny or Sensitivity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gary  wrote:
&#62; So I guess the point I&#8217;m trying to make is that often those who are the
&#62; most vocal about the &#8220;correct&#8221; way to call someone or some group of
&#62; people, etc., that these people are perhaps not as comfortable with their
&#62; own selves as perhaps they would like to be.
Gary, I&#8217;m sorry, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/30/about-politically-correct-language-tyranny-or-sensitivity/</link>
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		<title>Trainers Don&#8217;t know Squat About Even the Basics of Stress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sadly, even trainers who ought to know more about stress don&#8217;t always. While there are many good trainers in stress management, there are a lot of bad ones with superficial understanding.
Here&#8217;s an example of one trainers attempt to explain stress, and my response.
I had a couple of email questions regarding my response and I have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/29/trainers-dont-know-squat-about-even-the-basics-of-stress/</link>
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		<title>At Issue: The Coming Leadership Crisis - Free Whitepaper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Demographic shifts are resulting in the loss of experienced leaders and a risk of companies lost in leadership vacuums unless positive action is taken. We&#8217;re proud to partner to offer you a FREE whitepaper on the present and future of this leaders crisis, entitled:
The Looming Leadership Void: Identifying, Developing, and Retaining Your Top Talent
Learn more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/28/at-issue-the-coming-leadership-crisis-free-whitepaper/</link>
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		<title>Consulting Today - Free Subscriptions Available - Limited Time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you a consultant?  You may actually be offering consulting services even if you don&#8217;t realize it as much of training design and delivery IS a consulting process.
Consulting Today is the major publication for professional consultants in the world, and we&#8217;re proud to be able to partner to offer you a free subscription provided [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/28/consulting-today-free-subscriptions-available-limited-time/</link>
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		<title>MBTI Certification Flaws</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The standards set for MBTI certification are set by the vending company, in EXACTLY the same way that the standards might be set by Langevin &#8212; they get to choose.
The requirements to administer the MBTI are not nearly high enough to  qualify anyone to use a psychometric test of any kind, even the MBTI, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/28/mbti-certification-flaws/</link>
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		<title>Problem-Solving Training - Does It Transfer?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Quick note. The idea that problem-solving, as a general skill set, is something we should train people in is severely challanged by a body of research that suggests that training in problem-solving does NOT transfer well to other tasks and contexts. In other words, there is the possibility that you might get gains from training [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/27/problem-solving-training-does-it-transfer/</link>
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		<title>When is a learner an adult?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The bottom line on the adult learning, which is not solely my opinion but that of others who have published and critiqued the "theory". Formalized adult learning theory is not a  description of reality but a notion of what adults "should" be within a very specific cultural bias. It's the way us adults would like to be seen rather than the way we are. And because of it's cultural bias, it applies completely to such a small segment of society as to be useless.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/27/when-is-a-learner-an-adult/</link>
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		<title>Editorial - The Regulation of Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was just reflecting on the different views on regulation, and looking at a number of websites related to coaching, and its regulation.
It seems to me like the two &#8220;camps&#8221; are characterized by completely different backgrounds, and thus, different values and visions of the coaching field. The camps are so different it&#8217;s hard to imagine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/2008/05/26/editorial-the-regulation-of-training/</link>
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