http://www.dtaworldwide.com/dta09 developing the Achievers Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:50:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   How are you selling?  Is it using brochures and an approach which means building successful customer relationships depend only on a sale?  Or do you try and understand your customers from a more holistic perspective?  Don't just flog your product - know your customer - connect with them help them ... http://www.dtaworldwide.com/dta09/index.php/2010/07/how-do-you-sell/ dta WORLDWIDE are pleased to be a partner of the Sales Effectiveness Australasia Breakfast Event Series.  Join us at the following event in Sydney on June 18th.  If you are not in Sydney, you can register for the virtual event and still receive the DVD and 'Book of the Month'.  ... http://www.dtaworldwide.com/dta09/index.php/2010/05/sales-effectiveness-breakfast-event-series/   Talking with people at the Australian Institute of Training & Development, the Institute of Learning & Development Professionals and similar bodies around the world, there seems to be a growing demand for eLearning and Blended Learning.  What is your experience?  Vote now on our poll - just follow this link:  ... http://www.dtaworldwide.com/dta09/index.php/2010/04/elearning-blended-learning/   In some interesting conversations recently, leadership and management have been hot topics.  It is fascinating that leadership and management are seen as the same thing in many peoples' mind.  They are totally different.  There has been so much written on the difference, yet it still amazes me that management persists ... http://www.dtaworldwide.com/dta09/index.php/2010/03/leadership-v-management/ Are you ready for the shift in the way Learning and Development will be delivered?  How will you deliver the knowledge and skills development of your people in 2010 and beyond? In a new report from Bersin & Associates in December 2009 some very interesting findings have emerged about the way ... http://www.dtaworldwide.com/dta09/index.php/2010/02/are-you-ready/   At this time of year people are talking about New Year Resolutions.  Whats yours?  How often do you look back and see if you achieved them?  What about making 2010 the year of New Years Revolution?  Now is the time to get rid of the thoughts and feelings of 2009.  ... http://www.dtaworldwide.com/dta09/index.php/2009/12/new-years-revolution/   Coaching is currently a hot topic in business right now.  A lot of people are involved in providing 'Life' or 'Executive' coaching and some are very good at it.  Recently, at dta we have been on the receiving end of some excellent business coaching from Mags Bell at CPR - ... http://www.dtaworldwide.com/dta09/index.php/2009/12/business-coaching/ Day 5 at dta WORLDWIDE, and again we have been busy adding a few more new things to the dta website.  The Managing Director has filmed a short video promoting dta WORLDWIDE which will be on the homepage shortly after we have over come a few technical difficulties! A few other things ... http://www.dtaworldwide.com/dta09/index.php/2009/11/bens-blog-day-5/   Again, another busy day at the office at dta WORLDWIDE yesterday, on day 4.  The majority of the day was spent doing some major changes on the dta website.  Although it is a long process, it needed to be done and the end result is great.  The changes make the ... http://www.dtaworldwide.com/dta09/index.php/2009/11/bens-blog-day-4/   Yesterday was another busy day at dta WORLDWIDE on my work experience at the headquaters.  After the usual accounting necessities out of the way, I was taught how to score the interactionPROFILEs in preparation for a course being delivered by a client.  Using the scoreBOARD software, the results were analysed ... http://www.dtaworldwide.com/dta09/index.php/2009/11/bens-blog-day-3/