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FROM WHERE I SIT | DOUG HARWARD V l Volume 3 Issue 1 I Winter 2010 Wi www.trainingindustry.com/TIQ T NEW YEAR, NEW THINKING Publisher Training Industry, Inc. 401 Harrison Oaks Blvd., Suite 300 | Cary, NC 27513 (919) 653-4990 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Doug Harward dharward@trainingindustry.com EDITOR IN CHIEF Ken Taylor ktaylor@trainingindustry.com EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Tim Sosbe tsosbe@trainingindustry.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Neal Gagnon ngagnon@trainingindustry.com COPY EDITOR Emily Tipping editor@trainingindustry.com CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS editor@trainingindustry.com Bjorn Billhardt Rick Crowley Doug Harward Tracy Hollister Charles Jennings Irish Kennedy Smothers Teresa Kirkwood David Mallon Dr. Michael O’Connor Ajay M. Pangarkar Tim Sosbe Joyce A. Thompsen COVER ART: © Stasys Eidiejus | Dreamstime.com EDITORIAL BOARD editor@trainingindustry.com Jeneen Baret, Manager of Information Technology IT Learning Group, Cisco Systems Robert Campbell, VP of Learning, Cerner Corp. Ed Cohen, Executive Vice President, Nelson Cohen Global Consulting Rick Crowley, Learning Technology Consultant Kaliym Islam, Vice President, Customer Training, Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. Karen Kocher, Chief Learning Oﬃcer, Cigna David Lamb, Vice President, Learning & Media Services, Rollins Paul Leone, Manager, Leadership Development, American Express Alan Malinchak, Chief Learning Oﬃcer/VP, ManTech International Krys Moskal, Vice President, People Development, Pearson Scott Neeley, National Training Manager, Newell Rubbermaid Frank Shaﬀer, Chief Learning Oﬃcer, Cross Country Healthcare Irish Kennedy Smothers, Chief Learning Oﬃcer, Mississippi Dept. of Employment Security Kee Meng Yeo, Director, Global Learning and Development, Amway he training industry is always in need of new solutions, new avenues of change, new motivators. So what better time than a new year to suggest some new thinking? From where I sit, here are a few New Year resolutions—or perhaps a simple 2010 To-Do list: • Be a better student of your profession. Being the best in your profession means you never stop learning. The training industry needs more thought leaders and more innovation. Being a better student includes more search, writing and publishing. • Network with someone new. Shared resources and experiences are great learning tools. Reach out to someone you never have before at another company in another place. Use social media to find a connection. • Learn something new. Check out a program on the Learning Content Network. Read a business book from your “someday” list. Learn something just for the learning experience and not the actual knowledge. • Outsource something. Our research shows the demand and frequency of training outsourcing is climbing. Give at least a small project to an outsourced company. You’ll benefit by practicing the art of managing external providers, and you’ll get new ideas and new energy. • Rationalize what you do. Get rid of the stuff you don’t need. Make sure your content library is current, and change even the most reliable of workhorse courses. It’s best to keep everything fresh. • Celebrate your successes. Everyone wants to learn from those who are successful. Be proud to share your successes. Don’t just create a learning culture: Shout it from the rooftops. Happy 2010. What’s new with you? Doug Harward is CEO of Training Industry, Inc., and a former learning leader in the high-tech industry. E-mail Doug at dharward@trainingindustry.com. TrainingIndustry Quarterly, Wiinter 2010 2010 / A Training Industry, Inc. ezine / www.trainingindustry.com/TIQ Training Industry Quarterly, Winter / A Training Industry, Inc. ezine / www.trainingindustry.com/TIQ

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