This report of a survey of 12,000 "Training" subscribes (2,037 responses) depicts the male-female salary gap and job categories of training positions; and compares salaries of executives, training managers, instructors, instructional designers, organizational development specialists, and personnel managers and specialists by region, company size,…

Discusses changing nature of volunteers in Peter Drucker's book "Managing the Nonprofit Corporation." Points out that most volunteers have full-time jobs, families, very little leisure; they are not willing to do such routine work as stuffing envelopes; they want carefully defined projects with beginning and end. Discusses real…

Administrator hiring mistakes can be avoided by not putting too much stock in glowing letters of recommendations aimed at unloading problematic employees. Certain often-touted characteristics should send up warning flags. Administrators described as workaholics, ready volunteers, accessible, real philosophers, enthusiastic, and fond of new ideas…

Proactive planning can serve as evidence of employers' efforts to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Planning efforts include appropriately written job descriptions, reasonable accommodation policy, disability awareness training, and evaluation of training and testing materials for bias. (SK)

Discusses misconceptions about teen volunteers in public libraries: teens who hang out make good volunteers; teens who apply want to work; parents aren't important; incorporating volunteers is easy; enthusiasm means commitment; volunteers will tell you if they don't enjoy the job; non-performers are easy to fire; teens volunteer because they need…

Describes a new staff performance management system at Case Western Reserve University (Ohio). The system involves three easy-to-use performance management forms for supervisory, technical, and clerical staff employees. The forms serve as both evaluation and work planning tools for both raters and employees. During a two-year pilot period,…

Performance feedback methods in paid work can be applied to the management of volunteers. A survey of 32 Western Australian organizations indicated that 21 provided feedback based on performance standards in the job description. (SK)

Survey responses from 140 managers and interviews with 21 identified a positive learning climate as a precondition for the individual learning necessary for organizational learning. The provision of learning opportunities is hindered by time and budget constraints. Individuals' informal learning strategies have an impact on organizational learning…

Examines development of the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officer's guidelines for assisting colleges and universities in gauging how many maintenance tradespeople they will need. (GR)

Discusses how a variety of companies are dealing with the demographic realities of a changing labor force. Suggests that at the core of managing a more diverse workforce is making all people feel comfortable and connected with the company. (JOW)

Describes partnership with out-of-state universities to recruit teachers to school district in Lake Havasu, Arizona. (PKP)

Work-life issues are those problems employees have that impact their ability to perform their work and may lead to increasing levels of stress. Stress over time can lead to low employee morale, lower productivity, decreased job satisfaction and eventually to sickness and absenteeism. In extreme cases, stress can result in substance abuse or…

Difficulties in finding, keeping, and ensuring the competence of the direct support workforce in community developmental disability services has long been a challenge for individuals, families, providers, and policy makers. Direct support staff recruitment, retention, and competence are widely reported as one of the most significant barriers to…

Due to rapidly changing business environment, HRD practitioners are unprecedentedly demanded to actively participate in improving organizational effectiveness as performance management specialist. The purpose of this study was to examine and discuss major elements and issues in performance management system through an extensive literature review…