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        <h2><font color="#00779E">Recommended Links</font></h2>

<p><b>Performance Improvement</b>
<p>• <a href="http://www.cambridgestrategy.com/" class="contentlinks" target="new">cambridgestrategy.com</a> -- a sited dedicated to providing business and management resources for "organizations that want to increase performance, competitiveness and profitability"


<p><b>Performance Improvement Interventions</b>

<p><i>Distance Learning</i>
<p>• <a href="http://www.cdlr.tamu.edu" class="contentlinks" target="new">Center for Distance Learning Research</a>  
<p>• <a href="http://www.embark.com" class="contentlinks" target="new">embark.com</a> -- comprehensive site for accessing and evaluating online degree and certification programs
<p>• <a href="http://www.cyberu.com" class="contentlinks" target="new">cyberu.com</a> -- geared to career-, self- and continuing-development by providing extensive access to online education programs

<p><i>Coaching & Mentoring</i>
<p>• <a href="http://www.coachingnetwork.org.uk" class="contentlinks" target="new">Coaching and Mentoring Network</a> -- UK -based organization providing a variety of services, links and resources on coaching
<p>• <a href="http://www.coachfederation.org" class="contentlinks" target="new">coachfederation.org</a> -- International Coach Federation homepage that promotes coaching by serving as an information clearinghouse for related conferences and resources 

<p><b>General Information on Performance Improvement, Training & Development</b>
<p>• <a href="http://www.onlearning.net/" class="contentlinks" target="new">onlearning.net</a> -- a collection of discussion groups and resources for HR and training professionals
<p>• <a href="http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/history/history.html" class="contentlinks" target="new">History of Training website</a> -- Donald Clark provides an overview of significant events, theories and theorists in the history of training

<p><b>Leadership</b>
<p>• <a href="http://www.refresher.com/ceo.html" class="contentlinks" target="new">refresher.com</a> -- an online publication for CEOs that provides articles on leadership strategy and organizational improvement 

<p><b>Benchmarking </b>
<p>• <a href="http://hrba.org/" class="contentlinks" target="new">Human Resources Benchmarking Association</a> --  dedicated to facilitating productivity and quality information sharing among HR professionals
<p>• <a href="http://sfeba.com/" class="contentlinks" target="new">Sales Force Effectiveness Benchmarking Association</a> -- dedicated to providing resources and facilitating the exchange of ideas around effective sales practices

<p><b>Professional Affiliations</b>
<p>• <a href="http://www.shrm.org/" class="contentlinks" target="new">shrm.org</a> -- homepage of the Society for Human Resource Management, an omnibus site for HR-related trends & information, resources, contacts, etc.
<p>• <a href="http://www.ipma-hr.org/" class="contentlinks" target="new">ipma-hr.org</a> -- homepage of the International Personnel Management Association
<p>• <a href="http://www.astd.org" class="contentlinks" target="new">astd.org</a> -- homepage of the American Society for Training and Development
<p>• <a href="http://www.ispi.org/home.htm" class="contentlinks" target="new">ispi.org</a> -- homepage of the International Society of Performance Improvement
<p>• <a href="http://www.nbea.org" class="contentlinks" target="new">nbea.org</a> -- homepage of the National Business Education Association
<p>• <a href="http://www.acteonline.org" class="contentlinks" target="new">acteonline.org</a> -- homepage of the Association of Career and Technical Education

<p><b>Corporate Universities</b>
<p>• <a href="http://www.glresources.com/" class="contentlinks" target="new">glresources.com</a> -- papers and information on corporate universities from Global Learning Resources




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