I have mixed feelings when reviewing articles on pricing because, though, as a financial person, I appreciate the importance of price as a driver of margin and shareholder value, it …
‘The guru at the bottom of the pyramid’, Schumpeter column, Economist, 22nd April 2010
The Schumpeter column is a relatively recent feature article in the Economist and was proudly praised by Marjorie Scardino when she spoke at our 21st anniversary event in January. We …
Benchmarking Training, Personnel Today, 16th March 2010
This is a brief article which requires only a brief review; it is yet another reference to the holy grail of learning evaluation. It summarises a survey by the market …
‘Winning the self-managed learning war’ by Robin Hoyle, Training Journal, March 2010
The author is clearly an advocate of e-learning and this article has to be judged in this context. What makes it better than most on this topic is that he …
‘Building a company without Borders’, by Bart Becht, Harvard Business Review, April 2010
You have to be an exceptional CEO to be allowed to say how good you are in the HBR and Bart Becht, who runs Reckitt Benckiser (RB), is that good. …
‘Learning with horses’ by Beth Duff, Training Journal, March 2010
This review follows another article a few months ago when the use of horses was recommended to support recruitment decisions; now the benefits are being suggested for learning, particularly around …
‘Going back to the start with ROI’ by Jane Massy and ‘Learning to think like a CFO’ by Neil Twogood, Training Journal, April 2010
I have combined these two articles because neither was worth reviewing on its own but together they provide a sharp contrast and raise interesting issues. At MTP we briefly worked …