How does one take the theory from a textbook and apply it to real world business situations?  This is a challenge that organizations need to help their employees overcome. 

It seems to me that the secret is to help employees learn to think about the issues and what it means for them.  One way of doing this is to ask simple questions that relate to the subject.  As an example, here are two of the questions that students had on their quiz in Business Law today:

Reymundo wants to be a conscientious manager and to set the right ethical tone for his company.  What are three steps that he can take to do so?

Now, suppose that Reymundo is an hourly employee at a company.  What are two steps that he might take to encourage ethical behavior?

Think about how you might have answered the questions.  Even without reading the textbook, one may well have some common sense answers to questions like these.

Filed by Coleen Davis at 7:11 pm under Business Articles, Solving Problems, Tips for Students, Training