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Training Can Be the Difference Between Life and Death

Mike Prokopeak
June 10, 2009

Lest anyone is still telling you that training and development isn’t critical during a time of tightened budgets and “right-sized” workforces, look no further than USA Today this week for evidence to the contrary.

According to an article in Tuesday’s edition, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the agency will be stepping up inspection of training programs for regional airline pilots in response to the crash of Continental Express Flight 3407 near Buffalo, N.Y., in February.

A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation of the incident highlighted a series of pilot errors leading to an engine stall that caused the plane to nosedive, killing all 49 people aboard, as well as one man on the ground. The NTSB investigation noted that the pilot and co-pilot may have lacked the proper training for flight conditions.

USA Today reported that Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt issued a joint statement that they will be seeking better pilot training, along with other safety improvements.

Contrast that story with the story of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who safely guided US Airways Flight 1549 to an emergency ditching into the Hudson River after a midair collision with a flock of birds that disabled both engines.

Besides 40 years of flight experience, Sullenberger has served as a safety and emergency instructor and accident investigator, and has remained committed to his own ongoing development and education throughout his career. In fact, he was reportedly studying the psychology of how a flight crew responds to emergency situations before his close encounter with the Hudson.

Sullenberger told CBS News anchorwoman Katie Couric that “for 42 years, I've been making small, regular deposits in this bank of experience: education and training. And on Jan. 15, the balance was sufficient so that I could make a very large withdrawal.”

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Siding With Right Brain Learning

Elizabeth Lisican
April 3, 2009

When you were in college, did you ever scoff at fellow students who took classes like weaving or sculpting? Or, maybe you were the student who took those kinds of courses much to the chagrin of your parents. I know I took some heat when I enrolled in a guitar class.

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Doing More With Less Just Doesn't Add Up

Lindsay Edmonds Wickman
March 25, 2009

It seems that the mentality these days in many organizations is to “do more with less.” And to tell you the truth, I’m tired of hearing that phrase because it carries such a significant burden for those on the receiving end.

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Columnists

July 2009
Five Free Learning Tools
by Brandon Hall

Resources for learning professionals

July 2009
Casino on Wall Street
by Fred Harburg

Securitizing learning with lessons from the downturn

July 2009
More Death by Slide Deck?
by Bob Mosher

Making the most of the virtual classroom

Business Intelligence

July 2009
Cost and Availability Drive Modality Mix
by Cushing Anderson

CLOs are increasingly trying to apply the right delivery option for the content, audience and environment.

Case Study

July 2009
Adding Value Through Measurement
by Frank Niles

Leadership development firm The Soderquist Center reversed declining enrollment in one of its signature programs by quantifying its benefits, and learned more about itself in the process.

Profile

July 2009
Applying Innovation to Learning
by Daniel Margolis

At appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corp., Nancy Tennant created an environment for learning that unleashes employee innovation and helped transform the company.