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I always thought that at some point the name of my blog would become a liability. An anachronism. At some point the high tech equipment industry would recover to the point that it would no longer be trying to survive a recession, and my blog title would be… be obsolete! Yahoo! Is it Time to Take [...] cc by sierraromeo (sarah-ji) on Flickr A chunk of certified PBET instructors are no longer at Asyst Technologies; the company declared bankruptcy in April. On June 10 it was Aviza Technology, also based in hard-hit California, that declared bankruptcy. In May, Axcelis Technologies, a company at which I used to work, sidelined about 235 workers, or [...] Being in my early 60s I could identify with a recent report in the Washington Business Journal. Using data from a recent survey, they say that “the recession has eroded older workers’ confidence about retiring comfortably.” Well, yeah! With IRA savings cut in half and worse, I would say that has eroded my confidence. Like many [...] High tech training manager tells his story of transition to a different career - as a counselor to the bereaved. [...] There are a variety of ways to look at personality traits. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI) is probably the best known. It uses four scales that yield, when scored and combined, 16 different personality types. The four scales focus on: Where you focus your attention: the outer world of people and things (extroversion) or the inner [...] Recession-proof. It can mean a lot of different things to different people. But it never means you are immune to the recession. We all feel the impact. At times we may experience the negative impact: job loss, reduced income, fear, anxiety/insecurity, loss of esteem, loss of home or retirement. To me, “recession-proof” means to [...] “Unfortunately,” says Elliott Masie, “my phone rings on a regular basis with the news that one of our learning colleagues has been laid off.” He goes on to write about what he has been sharing with these colleagues. It’s worth reading. Recently, one of the most competent trainers that I know, with an excellent [...] Since I have elsewhere written about the lack of focus on “equipment training” at professional training conferences, it is only right to remind people about the annual HI-TEC (formerly SAME-TEC) conference coming up in July in Phoenix. This conference has partial roots in task force activities at TPIC beginning in 1994. Today, HI-TEC (High Impact [...] “Follow the money,” goes the famous line in All the President’s Men. Many companies in the United States have received federal/state funding for training programs they needed to accomplish their business goals. How can your company learn more? Follow the money. This is also, then, good advice for Training Managers looking to find some recession-days [...] Some Found Articles Here’s what training departments are doing to face up to the challenge of the recession. Please keep in mind that the trends noted are for all kinds of training departments, but I assume primarily HR groups that focus on soft skills. Nevertheless, there are lessons here. |
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