Learning: The Magic of Making Training FUN

Yesterday, I heard a great trainer Yazdi speak on the subject of Values. He talked about aligning vision to values. The three messages he left behind for the audience to take away was interesting: 1. Personal gaps - the gap between the person you want to be and you are. 2. Relationships gaps - the gaps between what you aspire to have in the relationships with your work colleagues and what you have. 3. Organisations - the gaps between your ideal organisation and what it really is It was worth knowing some salient points - Values with a context is important and High Values and High Vision is essential. We should all work towards that. It was worth listening to Yazdi. Made my weekend.

The critical importance of Talent We may have the stage, the orchestra, the props, the script and the actors but do we have a hit. Not necessarily. Unless the actors are talented and play the right roles and they are directed appropriately, we do not have a hit film. To relate this to organisations, just because we have systems, processes and employees, we are far away from running a successful organisation. Only when we appropriately hire, develop, evaluate, reward, mobilize employees and align the Talent with the business goals, can we have the organisation live up to its potential. Talent Management is driven by competencies. Talent today may be the buzz word but in reality – superior performers or talented people have always been in demand. How do we go about attracting them to our organisations? How do we develop them? How do we evaluate their performance? How do we integrate talent management with workforce and succession planning? How do we compensate them? These are questions t