Discussion of human performance technology (HPT) interventions focuses on requests for solutions to problems that involve conflict between the FEFM ("Fix 'em for me") Virus and the WIIFM ("What's in it for me?") Requirement. Building a relationship of mutual trust and confidence with the client and demonstrating responsiveness…

Discusses the working relationship between an instructional technologist and a subject matter expert (SME). Highlights include characteristics of a good relationship; the context for working with a SME; and a model for SME interactions, including checklists for various phases. (five references) (LRW)

Ways in which the speech writer for an executive can write a successful speech are outlined, including meeting regularly with the executive, getting to know his or her personal and professional preferences, asking questions, doing adequate and appropriate research, finding the right tone, and coaching the speaker. (MSE)

Social and academic values emphasizing individualism, competition, and unidisciplinary thinking affect the development of interdisciplinary programs. Interdisciplinary health care teams must be concerned with interprofessional and professional-client relationships and shared team values, which should be addressed in gerontological and geriatric…

Presents suggestions for using agendas to structure team meetings and for encouraging dialog among team members at middle schools. Discusses the importance of considering dialog in planning agendas and concludes that team dialogs can help to create a new version of collaboration in schools and new connections for students. (KB)

Behavior measures and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator were completed by 343 senior managers; 3,158 of their peers, supervisees, and supervisors rated managers' behavior. A modest correlation appeared between personality type and manager behavior. Differences related to raters' perceptions were found. (SK)

Unlike traditional management development, use of conversations in coaching high-performance work teams addresses core processes of speaking and listening. Management of conversations aims to create learning that will lead to breakthroughs in team performance. (SK)

Outlines four methods by which school counselors may ensure mutual understanding with teachers about their role while developing rapport and further improving their professional status as competent counselors whose primary interest is in the welfare of the students. Suggests these strategies as effective for bridging the gap that exists between…

Notes that getting an estimate on the cost of printing can be an arduous process. Discusses the three parts of a bid: the request for bid letter, publication specifications, and an explanation of what criteria were used to make the final decision. Includes comments from journalism advisers about the importance of company representatives. (RS)

Argues that English departments may have to eschew parochialism and in the very same move find a shared purpose not by looking to a national disciplinary mission or identity but rather by developing a very pragmatic, opportunistic sense of what a given set of faculty members in a given set of circumstances can accomplish in its local situation.…

In this paper we discuss the role of silence within a virtual organising context. The paper raises issues related to the construction of silence in the virtual team context and the implications it has on team interactions. By drawing upon existing studies on virtual teams, we argue that members' silence may not always have negative effects on team…

It has been the author's good fortune to have had the experience of working with amazing clerks, secretaries, and media paraprofessionals throughout his career. In his experience, students rarely differentiate between the library professional and paraprofessional. The most accurate description of how most paraprofessionals are treated is "benign…

A teacher-researcher uses the metaphor of recycling along a continuum to describe how teachers adapt the ideas of their colleagues with varying degrees of change based on their different contexts. The objective of recycling is not only to reduce waste but also to extend use and the key to lasting changes in mind is sustained participation in…

This study analyzes how mentor teachers make pedagogical suggestions to beginning teachers during mentoring conversations and how beginning teachers respond. Sixty-four conversations between 16 veteran teacher mentors and their beginning teacher proteges are examined and analyzed. The analysis reveals the extreme efforts of mentors to avoid giving…

Previous studies in business organizations have shown that mentoring provides numerous benefits for both individuals and organizations. Most of this mentoring research has been based on traditional, hierarchical mentor-protege relationships in non-academic settings. We discuss why there is little empirical research on faculty mentoring and review…