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The stereotypical accountant -- a solitary number cruncher hunched over a calculator and stacks of spreadsheets -- is going the way of the abacus and slide rule. Modern accounting is [...]

Employee development programs will have a greater chance of improving organizational performance if managers are taught communication skills. Managers should understand the fundamental concepts of managing interpersonal communication, which include attitudinal problems, motivational problems, and problems related to power and authority. The more popular organizational effectiveness programs include career counseling programs, programs to help employees solve problems, quality-of-working-life programs, participative management programs, and quality circles.

Developing residents' communication skills has been a goal of residency training programmes since the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education codified it as a core competency. In this article, a case that features problematic communication between a generalist and specialist physician is drawn upon, and it is suggested how their communication might become open and effective through a practice of reason exchange. This is a practice of giving reasons, listening to reasons given by others, evaluating reasons and deciding which particulars of situations constitute reasons to act and reasons how to act. Drawing on recent literature in teaching communication to radiology residents, it is proposed that practices of reason exchange are part of the skill set generally referred to as 'negotiation skills' that should be cultivated in all residents. Particularly, in cases in which generalist and specialist physicians disagree about the reasons to do something, not do something or do something this way or that way, how well physicians are trained to practice reason exchange depends on whether they can communicate effectively and negotiate disagreement collegially.

The JRP(John Robert Powers) in New Mexico, train and nurture would-be-models, actors, public speakers, spokespersons and all who wish to enhance and improve their personal goals, ambitions and life-styles. The information regarding the various JRP schools in New Mexico and regarding their service are provided.

PRINT BUYER - Andy Franks, group production director, Emap 'One of the key skills I find lacking in the industry is quality of communication. Whether it's a publisher communicating to [...]

Specialised training for the Metropolitan Police in interviewing people with learning difficulties has been suspended just six months after it was introduced. Community Care has learned that a five-day specialist [...]

Skilled interviewing by police officers is a crucial step on the long road to justice for people with learning difficulties who are victims of crime. Without proper training for the [...]

A study was conducted, to asses the impact of, interpersonal skills training, on top managers. The results indicated, a significant impact on some.

Teachers need to learn behaviour management skills to be able to function properly. This involves being assertive without being aggressive, establishing clear routines and making sure pupils know what behaviour is expected of them. Teachers must also be flexible and aware of their class's emotional temperature. Disruptions often occur when pupils do not know what to do, so make sure instructions are clearly understood by all children.

Speech communications consultancies are thriving as the market for communications training grows rapidly, particularly among senior-level executives and front-line marketing personnel. These communications consultancies tend to be fairly small firms that usually cater to regional markets and typically specialize in providing customized training packages to business people. Three of the leading firms in this field are The Executive Technique, Decker Communications Inc and Communispond Inc. The services they provide are fairly standardized, with basic training courses emphasizing the learning-by-doing approach to communications. In such courses, students are required to speak before a group or in front of a camera, after which they are asked to analyze their performance. They are then asked to try other speech exercises, repeating this basic do-and-analyze process over and over again until speaking skills improve.

EEs' next challenge: people, not products If asked to rate which skills are necessary to professional success, most engineers will put interpersonal skills at or near the bottom of the [...]

[The HSBC] managers will have to work with the horses on a one-to-one basis to develop confidence in their interpersonal skills, Andrew MacFarlane told PM. 'We put people in a [...]

Good communication skills start with learning to listen -- whether to customers, employees, management or prospective clients. Management- Resources (www.management-resources.org), an online training source, offers these tips. Focus. Make eye [...]

Interpersonal and conceptual skills can be taught by management development programs and the improvements in management performance following such training can be measured. So called 'soft skill' development programs consist of five elements: research and development, an experienced research staff, clearly identified organizational goals, coordination with top management, and support from the corporate hierarchy. Different kinds of organizations require different strategies for achieving these five elements. Several pitfalls that can waylay soft skills training programs in various corporate cultures are highlighted.

The London School of Economics, England, carried out research into basic skills training as an integral part of courses in further education (FE) and sixth form colleges. It found numeracy, literacy, communication, information technology and personal skills were taught to A-level, BTEC and City and Guilds students. These are the core skills agreed by the General National Vocational Qualifications, which do not apply to A-levels.

Seven factors that make it imperative for an engineer to complement his technical knowhow with social skills are cited. These include the expansion of engineering in every direction, the changing demography of the profession with more women, minorities and foreigners entering the field, the new social alternatives that demand diffeent types of people than those that an engineer usually deals with, the opening of global markets and the rise to managerial positions of engineers.

Earlier this year Meridian Bank, Reading, Pa., began training 1,800 branch employees on serving and working with disabled people, as part of its compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. [...]

Good people skills, communication and motivation skills are necessary for business success, but many people confuse behavior with personality, failing to realize that these skills can be taught. A good training program can increase, decrease, add, or improve a person's behavior. Training that results in behavioral changes incorporates: understanding, practice, feedback, modeling, applications and management support. A qualified training program can teach 'people skills'.