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Articles in Sept, 2007 issue of Training Journal

• The editor
  by Debbie Carter
• Joining the 'lively' skills debate: Victoria Green extends an invitation to TJ readers to address the challenge of achieving world-class skills by 2020
  by Victoria Green
• Stepping up to the challenge: the second phase of a scheme encouraging women to get jobs in sectors that have traditionally been male preserves has begun. Elizabeth Eyre talks to Birmingham City boss Karren Brady about her involvement in the initiative
  by Elizabeth Eyre
• LSC publishes positive annual report: the Learning and Skills Council has just published its annual report—an upbeat assessment of its role in achieving the government's World Class Skills goal. Elizabeth Eyre takes a look
  by Elizabeth Eyre
• World class skills—the Leitch legacy: will Britain become a leader in world class skills by 2020? Pat Kilbey asks whether new government proposals provide the answer
  by Pat Kilbey
• Strategies for good: Chris Peat urges L&D specialists to consider CSR as a strategic investment
  by Chris Peat
• Join the skills crusade
  by David Lammy
• The gravy trainer
• Peter Honey is completely uninspired by inspirational speakers
  by Peter Honey
• Bill Lucas: avoid stress by keeping things in perspective
  by Bill Lucas
• Tech trends: Karen Ainley explains how to ride the podcasting wave
  by Karen Ainley
• Knowledge sharing: Elizabeth Eyre talks to the CIPD's new director of policy and research
  by Elizabeth Eyre
• Talking the talk: speaking your customer's language can be the key to success, but it's not always straightforward if you're a multinational company. Elizabeth Eyre finds out how one such organisation has addressed the issue with competency testing
  by Elizabeth Eyre
• Outsourcing: the business model for the new millennium: Ian Hunter answers the questions you need to ask when considering outsourcing
  by Ian Hunter
• Training administration rises 900 per cent to become top L&D priority for outsourcing, reveals survey
• "Friends, Romans, countrymen …" in the first of a series of articles on advanced communication, Michael Anthony Holliday turns the spotlight on presentation skills
  by Michael Anthony Holliday
• Training the over-50s: herding cats or honing champions? Dianne Bown-Wilson explores the challenges of developing our older workforce
  by Dianne Bown-Wilson
• The bottom line: John Kind explains why it's essential for 'non-financial' executives to develop their financial skills—and outlines the most effective ways of doing so
  by John Kind
• Remote and virtual working: friend or foe? Declan Mulkeen looks at remote working and offers advice on ensuring maximum productivity and employee engagement
  by Declan Mulkeen
• Tools of the trade: Carol Wilson looks at some of the tools that can be useful in the coaching toolkit
  by Carol Wilson
• Coaching and Mentoring in Higher Education: A learning-centred approach
  by Sally Deller
• Always Change a Winning Team: Why Reinvention and Change are Prerequisites for Business Success
  by Ian Florance
• Super models: in a series of articles examining learning models, Dr Mike Clayton looks at Bloom's Taxonomy—a classification of all learning
  by Mike Clayton
• This month's digest
• Online editor
• Net check: our series looking at the best of the web is back. This month, Garry Platt is persuasive
  by Garry Platt
• Hint & tips: Kate Nowlan has some tips on how to attain your career goals by maintaining a positive mental attitude
  by Kate Nowlan
• Great thinkers: Rosabeth Moss Kanter
  by Debbie Carter
• Test drives: in the latest in a regular series on how psychometrics contributes to L&D, Ian Florance talks about team tests
  by Ian Florance
• Trainer's choice: Ashorne Hill, Warwickshire: Michael Kennedy visits a training centre which was originally created for the steel industry but is now showing its mettle across the full spectrum of learning and development
  by Michael Kennedy
• Avanta CEO to mentor aspiring women managers and leaders
• Rapid growth creates new position
• Pickering promoted at O2
• 'Highly regarded' road safety expert joins driver training company. Group appoints Alan Prosser
• New head of managed coaching to help deliver 'quality, consistency and results'
• New chairman charged with ensuring that CWDC staff get support and development
• Sodexho has new corporate HR director
• ILM appoints new chief executive
• Increased revenue is destination for DACB
• Wallace rings the changes with move to Merryck & Co
• Andrew Mayo: 'Being strategic' is about L&D professionals doing the right thing for their organisations—and doing it well
  by Andrew Mayo