What are some of the components of every meeting you facilitate? (Choose all that apply)
- Meeting minutes (12%, 9 Votes)
- Review of progress/status reports from last meeting (12%, 9 Votes)
- Assignments of work to be done before next meeting (12%, 9 Votes)
- Discussion around current issues (11%, 8 Votes)
- Unresolved issues list with follow up for resolution and due dates (11%, 8 Votes)
- Decisions made around current issues (8%, 6 Votes)
- Draft agenda for following meeting (7%, 5 Votes)
- Time keeper to stay on track (7%, 5 Votes)
- Reminders of upcoming meetings or events (7%, 5 Votes)
- Review of/additions to “to-do” list (5%, 4 Votes)
- Participation/presentations by others (4%, 3 Votes)
- Evaluation of meeting (4%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 11
Start Date: August 17, 2009 @ 6:02 pm
End Date: No Expiry
If you could take only one seminar to learn a new skill or improve on a current skill – what would you take? (Choose one only)
- Team leadership (25%, 5 Votes)
- Influencing others (20%, 4 Votes)
- Strategic planning (20%, 4 Votes)
- Change management (10%, 2 Votes)
- Project management (5%, 1 Votes)
- Risk management (5%, 1 Votes)
- Communication (5%, 1 Votes)
- Problem solving and decision making (5%, 1 Votes)
- Negotiation (5%, 1 Votes)
- Financial management (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 20
Start Date: August 5, 2009 @ 10:00 pm
End Date: August 12, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
How do you develop these high potential employees? (Choose all that apply.)
- Leadership development training program (27%, 4 Votes)
- Assignments to challenge the individual and help them develop their leadership skills (27%, 4 Votes)
- Recruit externally (13%, 2 Votes)
- Encourage the individual to find a mentor (informal arrangement) (13%, 2 Votes)
- Formal mentoring program with the individual partnered with a senior leader in the organization (13%, 2 Votes)
- Executive coaching (7%, 1 Votes)
- Formal mentoring program with the individual partnered with a senior leader in another organization (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 6
Start Date: July 29, 2009 @ 12:00 am
End Date: August 6, 2009 @ 12:00 am
How would you rate this blog? (Choose only one.)
- Great job – I’m happy with what I have been reading (89%, 25 Votes)
- Good overall – for the most part the posts are interesting to me (7%, 2 Votes)
- Poor – it just doesn’t capture my attention or interest me at all (4%, 1 Votes)
- Fair – not as interesting or compelling as other blogs I subscribe to (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 28
Start Date: July 20, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
End Date: July 27, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
What are some ways you have used to determine if training has been effective? (Choose all that apply.)
- Ask the participants to gauge how effective the training was through a survey (27%, 12 Votes)
- Have the participants demonstrate what they have learned through a presentation or in some other way (23%, 10 Votes)
- Ask the managers of the participants if they see an improvement in skills (14%, 6 Votes)
- Through a business impact and ROI study (9%, 4 Votes)
- Evaluate the improvement through observing the participant using the skills (9%, 4 Votes)
- Ask others (co-workers, subordinates, etc.) in the organization if they see an improvement in skills (9%, 4 Votes)
- Have the participants take a written test prior to the class and then again after the training class ends to see the improvement (9%, 4 Votes)
- None of the above (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 17
Start Date: July 13, 2009 @ 7:40 am
End Date: July 20, 2009 @ 7:40 am
