Training Plus: Revitalizing Your Training (Creating Success) [Paperback]

Brian Clegg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0749431881 | ISBN-13: 978-0749431884

An inspirational guide to help trainers add new dimensions to their training. While taking account of the wide range of new opportunities made possible by the multimedia and the Web, Training Plus focuses on the complete range of skills needed to inspire people to learn more. Applying powerful business creativity techniques to the world of training, the author's practical exercises will transform the ways trainers train - helping them to experiment with some of the new approaches that are gaining ground in staff development. At the core of the book are 40+ new, and mould-breaking and proven approaches to transform training in specific key areas.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"very well written, presents an interesting view, and contains just enough understated humor to keep you smiling as you read..and provides good content. It is filled with tips and techniques in an easy-to-read, easy-to-use format. Every trainer who reads this book is bound to pick up some new twists and insight." -- Government Training News

About the Author

BRIAN CLEGG holds a degree in physics from Cambridge University and a master's degree in operational research. A consultant and well-known columnist in the business and technology field, he is the author of a dozen books, including Creativity, Imagination Engineering, and Instant Brainpower.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Kogan Page (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749431881
• ISBN-13: 978-0749431884
• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,806,039 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Brian has written a number of popular science books, including Ecologic, The God Effect, on the most remarkable phenomenon of the quantum world and Before the Big Bang. Other titles include A Brief History of Infinity and Inflight Science, which explores the science that's all around you and outside your window when you are on an airplane.

Along with appearances at the Royal Institution in London he has spoken at venues from Oxford and Cambridge Universities to Cheltenham Festival of Science, has contributed to radio and TV programmes, and is a popular speaker at schools. Brian is also editor of the successful www.popularscience.co.uk book review site and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Brian has Masters degrees from Cambridge University in Natural Sciences and from Lancaster University in Operational Research, a discipline originally developed during the Second World War to apply the power of mathematics to warfare. It has since been widely applied to problem solving and decision making in business.

From Lancaster, he joined British Airways, where he ran teams including Emerging Technologies, amongst the most eccentric but talented staff in the company, who researched technologies from fingerprint recognition to electronic cash. This emphasis on innovation led to training with Dr. Edward de Bono, and in 1994 he left BA to set up his own creativity consultancy, running courses on the development of new ideas and products, and the creative solution of business problems. Clients include the BBC, the Met Office, British Airways, GlaxoSmithKline, Sony, The Treasury, Royal Bank of Scotland and many other blue-chips.

Brian has also written regular columns, features and reviews for numerous publications, including Nature, The Guardian, PC Week, Computer Weekly, Personal Computer World, Innovative Leader, Professional Manager, BBC History, Good Housekeeping and House Beautiful. His books have been translated into many languages, including German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, Norwegian, Thai and even Indonesian.