Publications: Surveys, testimonials and white papers

Is training a cost or an investment? The question might seem a little brutal, but it is asked more and more often at senior management meetings. The answer depends on us: on our ability to demonstrate how our budgets make a contribution to business performance.

This handbook is intended to be light-hearted, and includes a number of humorous illustrations. It's also designed to help people promoting e-learning, as well as training decision-makers who are convinced of the enormous potential of e-learning for their organizations, to tackle the obstacles that still stand in their way.

The European e-learning survey carried out by CrossKnowledge, Fēfaur and Ipsos provides, for the first time, a detailed picture of comparative e-learning practices in the major European markets.

The 70-20-10 model accredited to Lombardo & Eichinger (1996) suggests that lessons learned by successful and effective managers are roughly 70% from tough jobs, 20% from people (mostly the boss), and 10% from courses and reading. Together, Wargnier and Jennings explore the role of new technology in the implementation of the 70-20-10 training model, drawing on their combined 60 years of experience in the training field.

Deciding to set up a Corporate University can be a little like embarking on voyage over unfamiliar seas. In such a situation, it helps to know your precise point of departure, your heading and your ports of call. This Whitepaper provides some useful navigation aids to assist on your Corporate University voyage.