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Direct linkHouck, Christiana – Performance Improvement, 2011
This article looks at virtual mentoring programs through a lens of generational differences, technological preferences, and communication styles. Best practices are framed to address the need to prepare the incoming millennials to lead the workforce as baby boomers exit. After a review of the literature, ideas are culled to apply the theory to a…
Descriptors: Mentors, Interpersonal Relationship, Virtual Classrooms, Baby Boomers
Schneider, Luise; Romberg, Claudia – Performance Improvement, 2011
Cultural awareness training that emphasizes communication delivers only a partial solution to the challenges that intercultural work teams face. Improving collaboration requires a strong foundation of performance management before a work team can determine how they will cooperate to perform to excellence. Against the backdrop of the authors'…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Quality of Life, Differences, Work Environment
Heydenfeldt, Jo Ann; Herkenhoff, Linda; Coe, Mary – Performance Improvement, 2011
Mindfulness reduces distress, promotes optimal health, improves attentional control, mental agility, emotional intelligence, and situational awareness. Stress management and cognitive performance in Marines who spent more hours practicing Mindfulness Based Mind Fitness Training were superior to those soldiers who practiced fewer hours. Students…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Emotional Intelligence, Military Personnel, Training
The Compelling Argument for Harassment Prevention Training: Implications for Instructional Designers
Sample, John A. – Performance Improvement, 2007
The purpose of this article is to inform instructional design and development specialists on the importance of harassment prevention training in organizations. The review includes a summary of relevant case law, a review of litigation costs associated with harassment litigation, and the value of return on investment for such instruction.…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Specialists, Prevention, Court Litigation
Yi, Jialin – Performance Improvement, 2005
This article discusses learning within the corporate environment. Comparing objectivist and constructivist theories of learners and learning, the author presents her views from a constructivist approach. Three learning methods are discussed: (1) Problem-based; (2) Cooperative and (3) Situated. A background of each is included, noting outcomes…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Learning Theories
Cyboran, Vincent L. – Performance Improvement, 2005
A variety of instructional methods have been shown to be effective in fostering employee learning in workplace training. These include problem-based learning, cooperative learning, and situated learning. Despite their success, however, there are at least two important reasons to actively foster learning beyond the training room: The transfer of…
Descriptors: Training, Employees, Job Performance, Mentors
