Leadership Training
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
The old adage goes that leaders are born, not made.
Sexual Issues in the Workplace
By Martin Seidenfeld, Ph.D.
Many readers have asked about sex-related issues in the workplace. Here are some samples of behaviors that could be instances of sexual harassment:
Introduction to Rodent Laparoscopy
By Szczepan Baran, VMD, Elizabeth Johnson, VMD, Marcel Perret-Gentil, DVM
Refining Rodent Surgery and Trimming Your Budget
The Benefits of Being Happy
By Helen Kelly
Happy people disagree more effectively and their disagreements are more likely to produce innovation. It seems that finding happiness may mean overcoming discrepancies between modern and ancestral environments and fighting against the insistent undertow of competitive mechanisms. However, scientists are developing ways to measure, and identify the neural substrates of, and invoke, happy states.
On The Job Training Revisited
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
On the job training (OJT) typically includes both verbal and written instruction, demonstration, observation, hands-on practice, and imitation. In addition, the training process involves one employee passing knowledge and skills on to a new employee.
Breaking Down Barriers to Change
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
There are a number of successful change models, but all have one thing in common; humans are key to the success or failure of the plan.
Aseptic Technique in Rodent Surgery: Why Should I Pay Attention?
By Vince Mendenhall, Szczepan Baran, VMD, Elizabeth Johnson, VMD, Marcel Perret-Gentil, DVM
Successful surgeries and animal welfare depend on informed decisions regarding aseptic technique.
Employee Development: A Mixed Blessing For Managers?
By Helen Kelly
A talented individual’s insight, intuition—and most importantly, ideas for improvement and innovation—may never come to light if the culture tacitly or explicitly limits discussions about overall strategy, operations planning, and research design to management, PhD staff, and investigators.
Fundamentals of Pain Assessment in Rodents
By Szczepan Baran, VMD, Marcel Perret-Gentil, DVM, Elizabeth Johnson, VMD
A recipe for successful rodent analgesia
Practical Considerations for Training Generation Y
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
The Gen Y life is full of technology—and its members are fluent in it.
Understanding Training Jargon
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
Language is constantly evolving. We hear each year of the newest additions to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, for example, as techno-speak enters our daily activities. Every trade and specialty has its own jargon; buzzwords that indicate the user as an insider. Training is no different. What follows is a primer, though not comprehensive, on the current terms used in training.
Training for the Laboratory Animal Science Community during Challenging Economic Times
By Szczepan Baran, VMD, Elizabeth Johnson, VMD, Marcel Perret-Gentil, DVM
A well-planned strategy for outsourcing training can result in cost management, efficiency, and the ability to tailor the training to your institution’s needs.
Train and Retain
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
If ambitious employees are not rewarded in some meaningful way, your superstar may develop into an unhappy employee, and stir resentment within the staff.
A New Trend in Training - Preboarding
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
In an effort to get new hires to be productive and comfortable in their new job, some companies have taken on-boarding to a new level.
Maximizing the Benefits of Online Training
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
Online training is currently a hot topic. Providers of web based training offer free seminars explaining how to present information online, how to keep the audience engaged, how to develop effective presentations, and how to use them successfully for corporate training.
Cultural Differences in Shanghai
By Jayne Mackta
The world is becoming smaller. Here’s some advice on working in Shanghai.
The Importance of Keeping Training Records
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
Every organization stresses training and it is a legal requirement in many industries. Training managers and human resource personnel spend countless hours identifying, preparing, and delivering training. After training, we test to assess competency and mastery of information and skills.
Teachable Moments
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
No time for training? Using “teachable moments” to maximize training opportunities.
Using Games for Training
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
From the time children can first comprehend, educational games are used to stimulate learning. Games are also effective for adult learning.
Training, Counseling, Coaching, and Mentoring
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
In every organization, a robust staff development program is a key tactic to advance the organization by grooming individuals for increased levels of responsibility and creativity.
Do Verbal Resignations Count?
By Jim Wallace
Everyone has been there, that moment when you want to tell your boss that the job isn’t worth the effort and you quit! Alternatively, you may be a manager whose least productive worker has lost it and has apparently resigned. In either case, where do you stand?
Old Habits Die Hard -- Managing Change with Training
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
We employ training as a method to change behaviors, adapt to new realities, learn new techniques, or change responsibilities or roles.
Training Millennials
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
Your training program is finally in place, and is providing consistent and predictable results. Suddenly, everything changes. Welcome to the "Millennial Generation."
Surgical E-learning
By Szczepan Baran, VMD, Elizabeth Johnson, VMD, James Kehler, VMD, Ph.D.
A Guide for Developing Effective Online Surgical Training Courses
Bridging the Culture Gap: Don’t Let Training Get Lost in Translation
By Ann Marie Dinkel, RLATG
In today's global climate, many institutions are staffed with a mix of native and foreign-born workers. When ongoing training is required, what is the best way to assure that training, especially technical training, does not get lost in translation?
