The way I see it – the gap between research/theory and practice can be largely attributed to the different priorities of scholars and practitioners. Scholars want to be well-respected within the research community.  Practitioners want answers to the issues th... More »

Learning & Development , Higher Education , Career Development , Workforce Development

Beginner Level Content , Advanced Level Content , Intermediate-level Content , Skills Gap , Managing Organizational Knowledge

Many people ask and wonder why I chose to pursue my PhD in Organization Development at Benedictine University. I have also been questioned several times about my choice in dissertation focus and how I intend to use my work to further the field. Let’s pretend you a... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Higher Education , Workforce Development

Beginner Level Content , Career Development , Career Planning , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Students

The Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) is now accepting submissions for the AHRD Excellence in Scholarly Practice Award. This award is granted to recognize excellence in applying scholarly HRD theory and research to practice in a manner that brings measura... More »

Workforce Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Sales Enablement , Learning Technologies , Learning & Development , Human Capital , Higher Education , Government , Global Human Resources Development

Trends , Training and Development - General , Measuring and Evaluating , Managing the Learning Function , Leadership Development , Human Performance Improvement , Faculty , Students , Designing Learning , Delivering Training

Evidence-Based Best Practices

In a Re:Search article in July’s T+D, I report on a study that showed  that managers applied their knowledge only 32% of the time. (See Shocking Evidence of Managers’ Knowing-Doing Gap.) It got me thinking… how much do we apply our knowledge of L... More »

Workforce Development , Higher Education , Senior Leaders & Executives , Learning & Development

Skills Gap , Management Development , Faculty , Competencies , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Managing the Learning Function

Research , Evidence-Based Best Practices