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THIS WEEK:
1. The Reich Stuff
2. Native Americans Plug In
3. November T&D
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THE REICH STUFF
Talented people shop for colleagues and bosses who meet their needs
and match their values. So, what brings talent and workplace together,
and what keeps them together? According to former U.S. Labor Secretary
Robert Reich, it's social glue--the essence of a winning business and
a humane workplace. He identifies six social glues of the company of
the future:
1. MONEY. If you want to attract talent, you have to pay for it.
2. MISSION. Talented people want to be part of something that gives
meaning to their work and their lives.
3. LEARNING. Talented people want to be part of a culture that values
learning.
4. FUN. If work isn't fun, it won't attract the best talent.
5. PRIDE. Talent likes to be affiliated with an organization that
feeds a sense of pride.
6. BALANCE. To attract and keep talent, you have to offer balanced
work (sanity).
(Source: Fast Company,
www.fastcompany.com/online/19/comfuture.html) __________________________________________________________
NATIVE AMERICANS PLUG IN
The U.S. Office of Indian Education Programs, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, has established a program called Access Native America. It's
a partnership between government, industry, tribal organizations,
local schools, and the educational community to provide Internet
access to native American reservations.
By the year 2000, 185 reservation public schools will be linked to the
U.S. Department of Interior's network with the help of such sponsors
as Toshiba, Intel, UPS, Los Alamos National Laboratories, and
Microsoft. Many of the schools are located in impoverished, rural
areas where computers and phone lines are the exception rather than
the rule--quite a disadvantage in a wired world. According to
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin Gover, "It's so important
[that] we provide the technology of the 21st century to these
children." Reservation schools often serve as community hubs, so the
program will also serve many native American adults who will be able
to pursue job, life, and continuing education training via the Net.
(Sources: U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs,
www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html; Government Information
Technology Services,
http://gits.gov) __________________________________________________________
NOVEMBER T&D: What's the feature buzz this month?
* Crank Up Your Coolness Quotient
* Ten Steps to Designing a Corporate University
* How to Pilot Web-Based Training
* Trends in Workplace Learning: Supply and Demand in Interesting Times
(Source: T&D magazine,
http://www.astd.org/virtual_community/td_magazine) __________________________________________________________
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