Thomas Friedman, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, has a few things to say about the skills gap – the persistent lack of qualified people to fill some of the three million jobs open in the U.S. “We’re in the midst of a perfect storm: a Great Recessio... More »

Senior Leaders & Executives

Skills Gap , Training and Development - General , E-Learning , Global Workforce Development

In “Big Data: The Management Revolution” by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson in the Harvard Business Review, the authors argue that big data is far more powerful than the analytics of the past. Executives can measure and therefore manage more precisely th... More »

Senior Leaders & Executives

Competencies , E-Learning , Mobile Learning , Training and Development - General

NPR’s Louisa Lim turned to authors of China’s popular “bureaucracy lit” to glean these five lessons for aspiring civil servants in China. More »

Senior Leaders & Executives , Global Human Resources Development

Asia Pacific , Trends , Training for Multiple Cultures , Training and Development - General

Simplifying is a resolution for many of us going into 2013. Innovation firm futurethink rounded up 10 “simplicity” apps to help you make it a reality. Each one is designed to declutter and free up space in everyday life. More »

Learning Technologies , Senior Leaders & Executives

Beginner Level Content , Managing the Learning Function , Trends , Informal Learning