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- How to choose between a trainer and a subject matter expert
- Who is the best person to conduct IT training? Should you hire a trainer or a subject matter expert? Identifying an individual's strengths and weaknesses can help you decide.It’s a well-traveled discussion in the IT training world: Whom do you want to train your employees, an expert on the topic...
- Tags: Workforce management, Marketing research, Strategy, Wendy Finger, training, trainer, SWOT analysis, information technology
- Technical articles 2000-11-21
- How to keep your dream job from becoming a nightmare
- If you're feeling the lure of going solo as a freelance trainer, don't forget that freedom has its price. In this column about the perils of independence, Wendy Finger explains how to succeed despite conflicting agendas and disagreements among key people.Freelance training! It was my ultimate goal. When I finally...
- Tags: Help desk, Wendy Finger, freelance trainer, trainer, job
- Technical articles 2000-09-07
- Use a needs analysis to close the skill gap
- Do you have a good idea of what your users know and what they don't know? Have you ever considered how training affects the overall productivity of the company? Conducting a needs analysis can provide the answers to these, and other, questions.Have you ever noticed that training runs in cycles?...
- Tags: Workforce management, Wendy Finger, needs analysis, training, skill level
- Technical articles 2000-08-23
- Head of the class: Creating dynamic training programs
- After a new trainer has created a class outline, it's time to get down to the guts of the class. Wendy Finger offers advice on how help from an expert can strengthen training classes and how feedback can start a trainer off on the right foot.You’ve hired a trainer and...
- Tags: Workforce management, Wendy Finger, trainer, subject matter expert, training
- Technical articles 2000-07-11
- Helping a new trainer with class development
- Once you've hired someone for your training staff, this new trainer should start designing classes. The best way to do this is to start with an outline and build from there. Here's the blueprint you need to make class development a snap.After a new IT trainer has been hired and...
- Tags: Workforce management, Wendy Finger, new trainer, trainer, outline
- Technical articles 2000-07-06
- Top of the class: How to keep students on track and in line
- You've mastered the material, now you have to know how to run the classroom. If you're a trainer or a training manager, Wendy Finger can help you learn how to motivate students and manage a classroom to ensure productive and engaged students.Simply stated, classroom management is the leadership needed to...
- Tags: Wendy Finger, trainer, leadership, new trainer
- Technical articles 2000-06-27
- Top of the class: Tips for hiring the best trainer
- Training is a demanding job, and finding the right person for it can be a challenge. Wendy Finger explains what to look for in job candidates and how to assess the skills that make for a good IT trainer.There are numerous train-the-trainer publications available in the marketplace. They offer tips...
- Tags: Workforce management, Recruitment & Selection, hiring, Wendy Finger, trainer, training
- Technical articles 2000-06-20
- Employees need access to training records
- Training records can help employees as well as managers. Wendy Finger explains how to set up your database to allow appropriate access for people at all levels of a company.After reading my recent article on training databases, a reader suggested that employees need access to their own data files.Aserra wrote,...
- Tags: Workforce management, training administrator, Wendy Finger, Figure 1, training, hierarchy, training database
- Technical articles 2000-05-24
- How to find, win, and use grant money for individuals
- If you have a desire to provide job training or other services for your community, you may be able to get federal or corporate money to do it. Wendy Finger looks at the types of grants available for individuals and how to get them.My earlier article on training grants available...
- Tags: Business structures, Workforce management, Wendy Finger, partnership, training
- Technical articles 2000-05-18
- Are your training records keeping up with the times?
- A well-organized, easy-to-use database that contains all of your company's training information can increase efficiency and improve performance. Check out Wendy Finger's suggestions on how to get your records in order.In today’s age of information and automation, I am shocked by the number of large companies that still store training...
- Tags: Workforce management, Wendy Finger, training, training database
- Technical articles 2000-04-20
- Tips for building an effective training organization
- If your business plan includes implementing an in-house training organization, here are some tips to help you get off on the right foot.Tight time lines! Loose guidelines! Low management support! High management expectations!Does this sound like a regular day at your office? Trainers routinely face challenges similar to these. Over...
- Tags: Workforce management, Strategy, Wendy Finger, training, trainer, knowledge
- Technical articles 2000-04-11
- Should trainers invest in a business card scanner?
- How do you keep up with training clients? Here's a tip for converting that drawer full of business cards into a slick electronic database.If you’re like most freelance trainers, some of your best sources for future clients are the people you meet in your current classes. After all, they’re the...
- Tags: Scanners, Wendy Finger, scanner, business card scanner
- Technical articles 2000-03-08
- Leveraging public dollars to enhance your training organization
- Does your company have a training budget that's so small you're embarrassed to talk about it? Here are some tips for finding funding yourself.I have worked as a trainer/training manager for several employers. My employers were as diverse as they come, ranging from not-for-profit organizations to one of the world’s...
- Tags: Workforce management, Wendy Finger, training, training grant
- Technical articles 2000-02-22
Additional Resources
- Lopped Off Finger + Wendy's Chili = 9 Years in the Slammer
- Why you should never ever put your finger in the chili at Wendy's.http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/18/wendys.finger.ap/index.htmlOf course,If you cut your finger off, there's no way you can point your finger at anyone else so you have to take the blame.
- Tags: 9-Year, BFilmFan, Chili, misplaced lopped off fingers, Off Finger Wendy, off-topic, prison, SQL Slammer, Wendy
- Discussion threads 2006-01-19
- Finger (exe)
- Finger is the tool for discovering user information by using well-known finger service. Using Finger tool makes possible to get Abuse Address of remote host. For example to get the abuse address of prontomail.com you should type prontomail.com@abuse.net in the finger input section.Version 1.9 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or...
- Tags: Tool, Productivity
- Software downloads 2005-11-08
- Finger Eleven Screensaver (exe)
- This free screensaver contains many pictures of Finger Eleven. Finger Eleven is a Canadian rock band formed in 1994. They originated in Burlington, Ontario, where they had achieved minor success as a cover band then as a full fledged band. Finger Eleven has achieved a devoted Canadian following throughout their...
- Tags: Screensaver, Band
- Software downloads 2007-12-19
- 10 Finger BreakOut - Free Typing Game (exe)
- 10 Finger BreakOut is a REAL arcade game, in which you are escaping from invaders, shooting and trying to hit balls. This is no fake - you are playing BreakOut. You are not just typing characters. With this free typing game you will have fun, but don't worry, by playing...
- Tags: Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2006-03-09
- IBM Thinkpad T60 - fingerprint reader problems
- Hi everyone,I have recently taken delivery of a Thinkpad T60, which generally works very well. The only thing is that I'm having problems with the fingerprint reader. I have enrolled my fingerprint but the problem is when I try to log in by swiping my finger across the fingerprint reader...
- Tags: IBM Corp., Michael95, fingerprint reader, fingerprint, window, IBM ThinkPad
- Discussion threads 2007-05-28
- TechRepublic seeks consultants as contributing writers
- Are you a consultant with great stories, recommendations, or advice to share with other TechRepublic members? Find out how you can become a contributing writer for TechRepublic.Do you have real-world experience you’d like to share with the TechRepublic audience? Are you a technical consultant who can provide valuable insights and...
- Tags: Beth Blakely
- Technical articles 2000-11-21
- HashPuff (exe)
- Automated file comparison program, HashPuff is a file comparison tool. It will compare to like sets of files and generate a report about which files differ, have been added, and or deleted from the comparison directory. HashPuff accomplishes this by generating a file finger print or hash. No two files...
- Tags: Tool, Occam Technologies, HashPuff, Productivity, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2006-12-27
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