, the “what” and “how”, and results orientation. Interpersonal skills training is not only about raising awareness but about … interpersonal skills in business success. This change is charted and it is explained how financial organisations need to ensure that … the “soft” issues such as values, behaviour and interpersonal skills go hand in hand with the traditional “hard” elements …

how the traditional perception problems of dryness, difficulty and irrelevance of finance training can be overcome … finance training, explains the means by which a good simulation overcomes these problems, and shows how small performance … finance in a simulation to be very effective in the use of their time, compared to other methods of training. The feedback is …

This article looks at the UK demand for skills, examines the reasons why UK organisations need to play an active role … in skills issues and explains why the time has never been better for employers to influence the Government’s education … and skills agenda. It outlines the Government’s renewed commitment to skills and describes the role of Sector Skills …

change becomes permanent. If effective skills training courses are designed and the correct people to attend, this will have …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify why many training programmes, which are designed to provide a higher … level of skills continue to fail to deliver the results companies are looking for. Design/methodology/approach – The paper …

‐first century in training and developing our future workforce are explored, along with the differences between generations that … of technology in training programs. Findings – A new digital language is evolving and is increasingly prevalent with … who are responsible for aligning educational and learning strategies should meet the training and development programs …

Purpose – This paper aims to describe key issues at macro and micro levels which impact – and affect – sales training … and/or facilitate appropriate activities and resources to develop the sales skills needed for success in the next ten … resource sales‐related training activities to turn their salespeople into star performers in contemporary markets and enable …

Two British surveys are examined which show skills shortages in smaller companies. The reasons why little training is …

Some light is shed on the skills and knowledge needed by international managers. The managers must understand the …. Also some examples and ideas are presented as to how to avoid or how to approach these markets. These skills if used …