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Bill Ellet

William Ellet is editor of Training Media Review. Over the last 15 years, he has also written several hundred product reviews. He teaches a class on persuasion at Harvard Business School and for 12 years has taught a summer writing program for international students entering the MBA program. He is the author of The Case Study Handbook, published by HBS Press. He can be reached at wellet@tmreview.com or bellet@hbs.edu.

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Reviews and Editorials by Bill Ellet:

GET ON THE RIGHT BUS
May-June 2010,  2 and a half stars  $695

EVIDENCE-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING
May-June 2010,  Editorial

WHAT'S SPIRITUALITY GOT TO DO WITH IT?
May-June 2010,  2 and a half stars  $595

INNOVATION AT THE VERGE   
March-April 2010,  3 and a half stars  $895

DO YOU HATE THE TERM SOFT SKILLS LIKE I DO?   
March-April 2010,  Editorial

JUICE   
March-April 2010,  2 stars  $295

GIVING VOICE TO VALUES ETHICS PROGRAM   
March-April 2010,  4 stars  $0

A KICK IN THE ATTITUDE   
March-April 2010,  2 and a half stars  $495

OUCH! YOUR SILENCE HURTS: A SECOND OPINION   
March-April 2010,  3 and a half stars  $695

CORPORATE TRAINING: THE KICK ME PROFESSION   
March-April 2010,  Editorial

BLINK   
January-February 2010,  3 stars  $25.95

CHANGING MINDS   
January-February 2010,  3 stars  $14.95

THE TRAINING AWARDS BUSINESS: IS IT CREDIBLE?   
January-February 2010,  Editorial

INFLUENCER   
January-February 2010,  3 and a half stars  $24.95

BNET WEBSITE   
November-December 2009,  2 and a half stars  $0

GOLF AND THE ART OF CUSTOMER SERVICE   
July-August 2009,  3 and a half stars  $795

SERVING CUSTOMERS WITH TWITTER (YOUTUBE VIDEOS)   
May-June 2009,  3 stars  $0

WORKING WITH YOU IS KILLING ME   
March-April 2009,  3 and a half stars  $995

e.asywriter   
March-April 2009,  2 and a half stars  $1500

A LEADER'S GUIDE TO DELEGATING   
March-April 2009,  3 and a half stars  $995

E-LEARNING BLOG BY JON ALECKSON   
January-February 2009,  Editorial

IS GOOD ENOUGH?   
July-August 2008,  4 stars  $295

TRAINING AWARDS: WHAT DO THEY REALLY TELL YOU?   
July-August 2008,  Editorial

LEADERFISH   
May-June 2008,  4 stars  $249

Harvard Business School Online Blogs   
May-June 2008,  3 stars  $0

Diversity Challenges   
May-June 2008,  1 and a half stars  $495

MOMENT OF TRUTH   
March-April 2008,  3 and a half stars  $895

Managing Change   
March-April 2008,  3 and a half stars  $1395

MIXING FOUR GENERATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE   
March-April 2008,  3 and a half stars  $795

Yes Lives in the Land of No   
January-February 2008,  3 and a half stars  $495

Sacrifice Is Not Just a Bunt   
November-December 2007,  3 and a half stars  $695

Life's Lessons   
November-December 2007,  3 stars  $995

What's Your Pickle?   
November-December 2007,  4 stars  $895

Big Deal: IBM Proposes Basic Change in Training   
September-October 2007,  Editorial

Let's Get Honest   
September-October 2007,  3 and a half stars  $1095 - $1095

As Simple as Respect (revised review)   
September-October 2007,  3 stars  $795

Quick Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers   
September-October 2007,    $22

The Art of War for Women   
September-October 2007,    $21.95

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins   
September-October 2007,    $22

Once Upon a Time   
September-October 2007,    $50

International Operations Simulation   
July-August 2007,  Editorial

ExperienceChange   
July-August 2007,  Editorial

Manager   
July-August 2007,  Editorial

Markstrat Online   
July-August 2007,  Editorial

Virtual Leader   
July-August 2007,  Editorial

Why Finance Matters!   
July-August 2007,  Editorial

Problem Solving and Decision Making   
July-August 2007,  3 and a half stars  $1395

TMR Shortlist of Online Assessment Tools   
July-August 2007,  Editorial

Everest   
July-August 2007,  3 and a half stars  $645

Executive Challenge   
July-August 2007,  Editorial

Perception Online Assessment Software   
May-June 2007,  Editorial

Cquest Assessment Software   
May-June 2007,  Editorial

Who Moved My Cheese?   
May-June 2007,  2 stars  $495

TMR Shortlist of Business Simulations   
May-June 2007,  Editorial

The Case Study Handbook   
May-June 2007,  Editorial

The No Asshole Rule   
May-June 2007,  4 stars  $22.99

Test Pilot   
May-June 2007,  Editorial

Test.com   
May-June 2007,  Editorial

Testcraft and Questionlab   
May-June 2007,  Editorial

ExamBuilder   
May-June 2007,  Editorial

The Examiner System   
May-June 2007,  Editorial

PRIME   
May-June 2007,  Editorial

Questionmark Perception (updated information)   
May-June 2007,  Editorial

Exam Engine   
May-June 2007,  Editorial

Would I Inspire Me?   
March-April 2007,  2 stars  $795

Who Are “They” Anyway?   
March-April 2007,  3 stars  $495

The Power of Nice   
March-April 2007,  3 stars  $21

Supervisory Skills At Work   
March-April 2007,  2 and a half stars  $695

Leader to Leader Institute website   
March-April 2007,  2 and a half stars  $0

Marcus Buckingham website   
March-April 2007,  2 and a half stars  $0

Margaret J. Wheatley website   
March-April 2007,  3 and a half stars  $0

Care and Candor   
March-April 2007,  3 stars  $945

Looking Forward   
March-April 2007,  3 stars  $945

The Star Thrower Story by Joel Barker   
March-April 2007,  2 and a half stars  $395

Lifeline Series   
January-February 2007,  3 and a half stars  $695

Village of 100, 3rd ed.   
January-February 2007,  4 stars  $395

The Tests of a Leader   
January-February 2007,  3 and a half stars  $16.95

FYI: Best Places to Work   
January-February 2007,  Editorial

Neon Elephant Award 2007   
January-February 2007,  Editorial

Great Minds Meeting Opener Series   
January-February 2007,  2 and a half stars  $695

strategy + business   
January-February 2007,  2 and a half stars  $0

What Is a Case?   
September-October 2006,  Editorial

Best Books about E-learning   
May-June 2006,  Editorial

Leverage Points for Change video series   
March-April 2006,  2 and a half stars  $129

Five Star Teamwork   
March-April 2006,  3 stars  $725

Working without a Script   
March-April 2006,  2 and a half stars  $795

Computer Ease   
March-April 2006,  3 and a half stars  $14.95

Conflict Resolution   
January-February 2006,  3 stars  $695

Free Radicals   
January-February 2006,  4 stars  $695

Preventing Sexual Harassment   
January-February 2006,  2 and a half stars  $195

Re-imagine!   
January-February 2006,  3 stars  $895 - $995

Handling a Sexual Harassment Investigation   
January-February 2006,  2 stars  $195

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website   
January-February 2006,  2 and a half stars  $0

Talent Management   
November-December 2005,  2 and a half stars  $870

People   
November-December 2005,  4 stars  $375

Master the Message   
November-December 2005,  2 and a half stars  $695

Theirs Is Not to Reason Why, 2nd ed.   
November-December 2005,  3 stars  $395 - $495

Leading Learning Management Systems: Plateau, Saba, and SumTotal   
November-December 2005,  Editorial

Transform Your Workplace   
November-December 2005,  3 and a half stars  $16.95

Harassment Is...   
November-December 2005,  3 and a half stars  $795

Time Trap II   
May-June 2005,  2 and a half stars  $695

Can't Be Denied   
May-June 2005,  3 and a half stars  $695

Brain Power   
May-June 2005,  3 and a half stars  $495

E-learning DevCon   
March-April 2005,  4 stars  $695

The Bear Essentials of Business   
January-February 2005,  3 stars  $595

You Don't Have to Do It Alone   
January-February 2005,  3 stars  $16.95

Drucker speaks on leadership and other topics   
January-February 2005,  Editorial

One-third of employees in major companies can't write. Why?   
January-February 2005,  Editorial

Painless Performance Improvement   
January-February 2005,  3 and a half stars  $895

Mintzberg on Less Leadership   
November-December 2004,  3 and a half stars  $16.95

Choosing the right MBA program for you   
November-December 2004,  Editorial

Books24x7   
November-December 2004,  3 and a half stars  $399 - $49

Tips for working with Indian contractors   
September-October 2004,  Editorial

What Do You Say?   
September-October 2004,  3 and a half stars  $745 - $845

Making Sense of Online Learning   
September-October 2004,  4 stars  $35

What CEOs Expect from Corporate Training   
July-August 2004,  1 star  $27.95

Fun Is Good   
July-August 2004,  2 and a half stars  $695

Winning   
July-August 2004,  2 and a half stars  $395

How to Connect in Business   
May-June 2004,  2 and a half stars  $795 - $895

Learning about learning objects   
May-June 2004,  Editorial

Simulations and the Future of E-learning   
May-June 2004,  4 stars  $50

Dialogue: Now You're Talking!   
March-April 2004,  4 stars  $625 - $1875

Spirit of the Dolphin   
January-February 2004,  2 and a half stars  $375

The Jukebox Journey Series: JukeBox with Vibes   
January-February 2004,  2 stars  $899 - $349

The Journey   
January-February 2004,  2 and a half stars  $295

Expanded best product lists   
January-February 2004,  Editorial

Just Not Our Kind   
January-February 2004,  3 stars  $425

Lincoln   
January-February 2004,  2 and a half stars  $295

My Idea   
January-February 2004,  2 stars  $295

It's About Respect   
November-December 2003,  2 and a half stars  $695

Focus Your Vision with Dewitt Jones   
November-December 2003,  3 stars  $695

FAST52   
September-October 2003,  Editorial

The New Time of Your Life   
September-October 2003,  2 and a half stars  $895

Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey? (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)   
September-October 2003,  2 and a half stars  $7

Preparing Learners for E-learning   
July-August 2003,  2 stars  $50

Ethics 4 Everyone   
July-August 2003,  3 stars  $995

Mars and Venus in the Workplace   
March-April 2003,  2 stars  $625

Whale Done!   
March-April 2003,  3 stars  $995 - $1295

Clown   
March-April 2003,  3 and a half stars  $595

How Do You Put a Giraffe into a Refrigerator?   
March-April 2003,  3 and a half stars  $295

Everybody Wins: How to Turn Conflict into Collaboration   
January-February 2003,  3 stars  $795 - $995

Be daring. Use analog!   
January-February 2003,  Editorial

Diversity Now   
January-February 2003,  3 and a half stars  $595

The E-learning Question and Answer Book   
January-February 2003,  2 stars  $19.95

The Truth about the Internet   
November-December 2002,  2 and a half stars  $495

Member benefit: Plan training delivery, calculate ROI online   
November-December 2002,  Editorial

Powerful Ways to Persuade People   
November-December 2002,  2 and a half stars  $79

Member benefit: Unique lending library   
November-December 2002,  Editorial

The Truth about Business Casual   
November-December 2002,  3 stars  $495

The Truth about Customer Service   
November-December 2002,  2 stars  $495

Communicating for Results   
November-December 2002,  2 stars  $79

Boomerang   
November-December 2002,  3 stars  $495

The E-learning Revolution   
November-December 2002,  2 stars  $24.95

Time Challenged   
November-December 2002,  4 stars  $795

Power Writing   
November-December 2002,  2 stars  $79

Linguistic Profiling   
November-December 2002,  2 and a half stars  $245

Who Says We Can't Do It?   
September-October 2002,  2 and a half stars  $695

The Other Side of the Window: Providing Exceptional Service in Government   
September-October 2002,  3 stars  $745

It takes more than marketing to make an e-learner   
September-October 2002,  Editorial

Conflict at Work   
September-October 2002,  2 stars  $595

Training media gridlock: choosing the right one   
July-August 2002,  Editorial

Harvard Business School Publishing E-learning   
July-August 2002,  3 stars  $99 - $195

Who Moved My Cheese?: A Matter of Taste   
July-August 2002,  Editorial

PrimeLearning   
July-August 2002,  3 stars  $525 - $10800

Blending E-learning: The Power Is in the Mix   
March-April 2002,  2 stars  $40.95 - $34.95

ABCs of E-learning   
March-April 2002,  3 stars  $30

Now You See It, Now You Don't: Preventing Laptop Computer Theft   
March-April 2002,  2 stars  $249.95

Keeping the Good Ones   
January-February 2002,  4 stars  $695

It’s So Simple   
January-February 2002,  3 and a half stars  $737

Muppet Meeting Films: Teamwork in Action   
January-February 2002,  3 stars  $395

Joel Barker's The New Business of Paradigms, two versions   
January-February 2002,  4 stars  $895

Wealth, Innovation, and Diversity   
January-February 2002,  3 stars  $895

Manager’s Guide   
November-December 2001,  3 and a half stars  $425

Whoopee! Another Meeting!   
September-October 2001,  2 and a half stars  $145

Not Another Meeting!   
September-October 2001,  2 and a half stars  $145

Stressbusters!   
September-October 2001,  4 stars  $495

ManageMentor4 series   
September-October 2001,  3 stars  $99

In This Together   
September-October 2001,  2 and a half stars  $695

Emotional Intelligence   
September-October 2001,  4 stars  $995

On the Edge: Managing High-Risk Situations   
July-August 2001,  3 and a half stars  $695

Lessons from Geese   
July-August 2001,  3 stars  $395

The Truth about Email   
July-August 2001,  3 and a half stars  $495 - $895

You Be the Judge II   
July-August 2001,  2 and a half stars  $795

Remember Me, 3rd ed.   
May-June 2001,  3 and a half stars  $845

Zea: A Study in Perception   
May-June 2001,  3 and a half stars  $310

Different Like You   
May-June 2001,  3 and a half stars  $595

Bad Apples: How to Deal with Difficult Attitudes   
March-April 2001,  3 stars  $695 - $895

When the Coach Is You!   
March-April 2001,  3 stars  $795

Encouraging the Heart   
March-April 2001,  3 and a half stars  $795

In Concert   
March-April 2001,  3 stars  $395

It's the Law   
March-April 2001,  2 and a half stars  $795 - $995

Right Brain Meetings   
January-February 2001,  2 and a half stars  $695

Fish! Tales   
January-February 2001,  2 stars  $495

With All Due Respect: Promoting a Respectful Workplace   
September-October 2000,  4 stars  $595

Sexual Harassment: It Can Happen Here   
September-October 2000,  3 stars  $795 - $995

Sexual Harassment: Awareness, Perception, and Prevention, An Employee's Responsibility   
September-October 2000,  2 and a half stars  $695 - $1400

Sexual Harassment: Is It or Isn't It? for the Retail Industry   
September-October 2000,  2 and a half stars  $795

A Policy Is Not Enough: Leading a Respectful Workplace   
September-October 2000,  3 and a half stars  $595

Stopping Sexual Harassment Before It Starts   
September-October 2000,  3 and a half stars  $14.95

Adventures in Sales, Service, and Self-Esteem   
September-October 2000,  3 and a half stars  $495

Sexual Harassment: Is It or Isn't It? Situations for Discussion II   
September-October 2000,  2 stars  $795

Sexual Harassment: Is It or Isn't It? Manufacturing Version   
September-October 2000,  2 stars  $795

Sexual Harassment: Is It or Isn't It? for Health Care   
September-October 2000,  2 and a half stars  $795

You Need to Know. . . Sexual Harassment Is Illegal   
September-October 2000,  3 stars  $295 - $1400

Sexual Harassment: Awareness, Perception, and Prevention, A Manager's Responsibility   
September-October 2000,  2 and a half stars  $695 - $1400

The Story of a New One Minute Manager   
July-August 2000,  2 and a half stars  $895

Implode!   
May-June 2000,  3 stars  $595

It's a Wonderful Life: Leading through Service   
May-June 2000,  3 stars  $795

Teamwork in Crisis: The Miracle of Flight 232   
May-June 2000,  3 stars  $795

Fish!   
May-June 2000,  2 and a half stars  $19.95

Essential Blue-Eyed, Trainer's Edition   
May-June 2000,  4 stars  $295

Fish! Sticks   
May-June 2000,  4 stars  $590

Magic of Dialogue   
March-April 2000,  4 stars  $24

Leading with Persuasion   
November-December 1999,  2 and a half stars  $695

New Pioneers   
November-December 1999,  3 stars  $695

Attitude Virus   
September-October 1999,  2 and a half stars  $695

Managers as Mediators   
September-October 1999,  2 stars  $625

Improving Performance through Empowerment   
September-October 1999,  2 and a half stars  $695

Ten Golden Rules for the Workplace   
May-June 1999,  2 and a half stars  $179.95

Brilliant Simply Brilliant   
May-June 1999,  3 stars  $890

What's in It for Me?   
March-April 1999,  2 and a half stars  $645

Everyday Creativity with Dewitt Jones   
March-April 1999,  2 and a half stars  $695

Still Talkin' Diversity   
March-April 1999,  3 stars  $795

Blame Game   
March-April 1999,  3 stars  $495

Curse of the Vanishing Employee: How to Retain and Motivate Great Workers   
January-February 1999,  3 stars  $845

Managing from the Heart   
January-February 1999,  3 and a half stars  $695

After the Hire: Retaining Good Employees   
January-February 1999,  2 stars  $695

Matter of Respect   
January-February 1999,  3 stars  $595

Succeeding at Work: The Adventure Begins   
November-December 1998,  2 and a half stars  $495

Tactics of Innovation with Joel Barker   
November-December 1998,  2 stars  $895

Twelve Angry Men   
November-December 1998,  3 and a half stars  $795

X Factor: Managing and Motivating Generation X   
September-October 1998,  3 stars  $495

Doing Business in Southeast Asia: Singapore   
September-October 1998,  3 stars  $595

Doing Business in Latin America: Brazil   
September-October 1998,  3 stars  $595

Teamwork: How Synergy Succeeds   
September-October 1998,  2 and a half stars  $695

Service Success   
July-August 1998,  3 and a half stars  $295

Fish!   
July-August 1998,  4 stars  $590

Spirit of Individualism   
May-June 1998,  2 and a half stars  $595

We've Got to Stop Meeting Like This!   
May-June 1998,  2 and a half stars  $695

Excellence Files Action Agenda Series   
May-June 1998,  3 and a half stars  $495

Motivation: Igniting Exceptional Performance   
May-June 1998,  3 stars  $695

Blue-Eyed   
March-April 1998,  4 stars  $295

From Hell! series   
March-April 1998,  3 stars  $249

Defining Moments: When Managers Must Chose between Right and Right   
January-February 1998,  3 stars  $19.95

Personal Accountability and the QBQ   
January-February 1998,  2 stars  $795

Excellence Files   
September-October 1997,  4 stars  $795

Email Essentials: Legal and Appropriate Use of Email   
July-August 1997,  3 stars  $425

Achieving Competitive Advantage   
July-August 1997,  2 and a half stars  $495

We're on the Same Team, Remember? revised ed.   
July-August 1997,  3 and a half stars  $895

Management Redeemed   
January-February 1997,  4 stars  $24

Benchmarking   
November-December 1996,  2 and a half stars  $990

Courageous Followers, Courageous Leaders   
November-December 1996,  4 stars  $695

Difficult Guest   
November-December 1996,  3 and a half stars  $895

Leadership: What's Trust Got to Do with It?   
November-December 1996,  3 and a half stars  $695

Apollo 13 Leadership   
November-December 1996,  2 stars  $595

Framing the Future: Leadership Skills for a New Century   
November-December 1996,  2 stars  $695

Legal and Effective Performance Appraisals   
July-August 1996,  3 stars  $495

Legal and Effective Interviewing   
July-August 1996,  2 and a half stars  $495

Legal and Effective Terminations   
July-August 1996,  3 stars  $495

Debi's Way   
May-June 1996,  4 stars  $595

No Potential Lost   
May-June 1996,  2 and a half stars  $1595

FAIR Way to Manage Diversity   
May-June 1996,  2 and a half stars  $595

Land of O's   
January-February 1996,  2 and a half stars  $695

High Performance Management   
January-February 1996,  3 and a half stars  $295

Diverse Teams at Work   
January-February 1996,  3 stars  $795

Power Dead-Even Rule and Other Gender Differences in the Workplace   
January-February 1996,  3 stars  $395

Peacock in the Land of Penguins   
January-February 1996,  3 stars  $495

Sexual Harassment Quiz   
July-August 1995,  3 stars  $495

Revising Business Prose   
May-June 1995,  3 and a half stars  $17.95

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