Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f5ID2af00105; Mon, 18 Jun 2001 09:02:36 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 09:02:36 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <LFEJKDKEPNGCBIGCPOJLOEIPCAAA.haw6@psu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "H. A. C. Watson" <haw6@psu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:208] Crosspost T&D Extra 6/12/2001 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3640 Lines: 104 Here are some item you might find interesting from T&D Extra. T+D EXTRA - June 15, 2001 T+D EXTRA is a free information service of Training & Development magazine, published by ASTD, http://www.astd.org. This week: 1. Windsurfing 101 2. Leadership Derailers 3. Working Life 4. ASTD asks: What's behind e-learning's high dropout rate? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. WINDSURFING 101 Former windsurfing instructor Dan Michaluk tells how that experience taught him useful training techniques. FULL STORY http://www.astd.org/CMS/templates/index.html?template_id=1&articleid=26935 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. LEADERSHIP DERAILERS In the June Installment of NYCU, Development Dimensions International lists the common personality faults and foibles that can derail the most promising careers. Impulsive. Impatient and unpredictable, unable to learn from mistakes. Prone to taking ill-advised risks. Risk averse. Reluctant to take unconventional action, too deliberate or indecisive. May also fear change. Imperceptive. Unable to read other people's behavior, motivation, or intent. Low tolerance for ambiguity. May be good at implementing other people's ideas and strategies, but encounters difficulty with complexity or ambiguity. Arrogant. Overly self-assured and self-promoting. May also seem inconsiderate or too independent. Micromanaging. Too controlling or demanding, perhaps because of results orientation or cautiousness. Approval dependent. Seeks praise and reassurance from others. May be compliant and conforming. Self-promoting. Gregarious and persuasive, perhaps also melodramatic. May be shrewd in taking attention or credit from others. Eccentric. Different from others, unorthodox or odd. Often creative. Defensive. Argumentative, tense, perhaps suspicious. Focused on protecting one's own interests and often resistant to feedback. Volatile. Has trouble controlling emotions. May be moody with a quick temper. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. WORKING LIFE The June installment of Working Life provides this urban legend update. A New York publishing firm proofreader, George Turklebaum, was reported in numerous newspapers and Working Life (April) as having died at his desk and none of his coworkers noticed for five days because he was a keep-to-himself kind of guy. Well, http://urbanlegends.about.com is skeptical. It even took a poll, and 76 percent of visitors to the site said they didn't believe the tale. The Birmingham Sunday Mercury, which took credit for the scoop, stands by its account. According to urban legend buster David Emery, the story is thought to have prompted 100,000 emails from office worker to office worker, resonating with disaffected employees everywhere. As one email correspondent put it, the tale bespeaks "a universal fear of being ignored and unappreciated in the workplace." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. ASTD ASKS: WHAT'S BEHIND THE HIGH DROPOUT RATE FOR E-LEARNING? A new study from NYU Online posits reasons behind e-learning's less than stellar completion rate. The question of the moment on ASTD's Website asks, "Do you find that dropout rates are typically higher for e-learning as compared to classroom training? If so, what's your take on the cause, and what would you suggest as a remedy?" GO TO http://www.astd.org/virtual_community/forums/learning_tech/learning_tech.cgi ?read=4990 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Copyright 2001 by ASTD. All rights reserved.
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