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Learning without training – Books

The Management Centre

And whilst we spend almost all of our time delivering training, we wholeheartedly believe in learning lots of things in lots of different ways. There are thousands of management and leadership books, on all kinds of topics. The post Learning without training – Books appeared first on The Management Centre.

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Why Reducing Stress Stabilises Your Profits

Tom Spencer

The American Institute of Stress in 2014 estimated that around $300 billion is lost each year in America due to stress related absenteeism and health costs. Therefore, by documenting work process and key areas of organisational knowledge this will allow a new person to step in and with minimal training pick up where the last person left off.

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The Tragic Crash of Flight AF447 Shows the Unlikely but Catastrophic Consequences of Automation

Harvard Business

How could a well-trained crew flying a modern airliner so abruptly lose control of their aircraft during a routine flight? In fact, they are the most prevalent cause of fatalities in commercial aviation today, accounting for 43% of fatalities in 37 separate incidents between 2010 and 2014.

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