“If a student takes a Stanford computer class and a Princeton business class, it shows they are motivated and have skills. We know it has helped employees get better jobs.” IfsKnowsShowsJobsClassStudentsSkillsComputerGet BetterEmployeeMotivatedBetter JobsStanfordPrinceton Author:Daphne Koller
“Your employee should have superior technical skills than you. If he doesn't, it means you have hired the wrong person.” IfsShouldMeanPersonsSkillsShould HaveSuperiorsEmployeeWrong PersonTechnical Skills Author:Jack Ma
“John Shook's experience shows just how important problemsolving is at Toyota - it comes before any other job skill for the graduate intake. When I joined Toyota in Toyota City (where for a time I was the only American) in late 1983, every newly hired college graduate employee began learning his job by being coached [...]” ImportantShowsJobsCitiesCollegeSkillsLateEmployeeGraduatesCollege GraduatesToyota Author:Martin Burns
“There are "four keys" to becoming an excellent manager: finding the right fit for employees, focusing on strengths of employees, defining the right results, and hiring for talent - not just knowledge and skills.” ResultsFourTalentKeysBecomingFitSkillsFindingsManagersExcellentEmployeeDefiningHiring Author:Marcus Buckingham
“The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.” BusinessStepsFiveTeachingSkillsObservationPreparationExplanationEmployeeSupervisionNew Skills Author:Bruce Barton
“Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't rightly see how somebody who claims to have had -What'd you say? One partner?-can be welled trained." He had a point. Her brain clicked away. "I was referring to the instructional videotapes my agency has all its new employees watch." "They train you by watching videos?" His eyes narrowed reminding her of a hunter looking down a gun sight,"Now, ain't that interesting." She felt a little surge of pleasure as her child lost another few points on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Even a computer couldn't have picked a more perfect match.” ChildrenLittlesEyeLostFeltPerfectPleasureInterestingBrainWatchesMissingSkillsComputerGunTestsSightClaimsTrainPartnersVideoAgencyHis EyesEmployeeHuntersRemindingReferringIowaLooking DownMissing SomethingPerfect MatchNew Employees Author:Susan Elizabeth Phillips