August/September 1998

People Placed Before Things
Primarily, training and learning should be concerned with people rather than delivery techniques or technologies. This edition of

acknowledges this accepted but often understated principle. It introduces a new section - People Skills - which begins by examining the benefits of empowerment. People-related skills are also in evidence in this edition's other sections.

Bob Little, Editor

Pages	Contents
2-8	News
10/11	Surveys & Reports
12-27
12		Inviting the soul to work
16		Can competencies make a difference?
20		The qualities of the consultant
24		The MBA goes the distance
30-35
30		Facing your fear
34		To infinity and beyond
38-44
38		Beneath the surface
42		Playing to more than just win!
46-52
46		A source of sunshine
50		The myth of winning
54-59
54		Mind Maps for lifelong learning
58		Making your communications count
62	People skills	Empowering to excellence
68	Information technology	Rates of return
70, 72	*Reviews*	Books
74, 75		CD Roms
76, 77		Videos
78-80	Products & resources