STILL ENJOYING HUNGARIAN WINE June 5, 2010

Further to my last two posts, the conference is now ended, and while I enjoy my last couple of days here in Pecs, my mind turns to the lasting thoughts about how training and learning approaches need to change in the UK as well as across Europe.

Professor Kuchinke said:

“…development is goal-directed activity and goals are influenced by values.  One of the core dimensions of development is excellence in work”

This certainly encouraged me to think that perhaps, we at OFQT are right to keep promoting quality in training practice and excellence in learning.

Lazlo Szocs, HR Director (Hungarian oil company) said:

“…people will leave an organisation because of a manager, but will stay for a leader – develop your leaders and make a difference”

This quote particularly struck a chord with me, since we have been championing the development of leaders and innovative thinkers for many years, not just to help them increase their positioning, but more importantly to take actions through the willingness and ideas of their staff so that learning really makes a difference.  In fact, our strap line is ‘let your training make a difference’

I come home over the weekend full of new ideas for future research that will ensure that we continue to push people’s thinking about training and learning and how it can and will play a very important part in business recovery over the next 12 months.

Post written by David, Director, Research & Development at OFQT

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