There are some books that are good to have on the shelf simply for their utility and the time they might save you. Elaine Biech's ASTD's Ultimate Train the Trainer may well be one of those books. But that's only if you think you're going to have to, you know, train a tr... More »

Learning & Development

Delivering Training , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

InsideBest BB&T BJC Healthcare Cbeyond CIGNA Corporation Datatel Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu G4S Wackenhut Grant Thornton LLP Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shi... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Economy , E-Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Innovation , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

So you're sitting around the bar at the Think and Drink Tavern with five of your co-workers. You make some decisions that involve drinking more than you should, and suddenly you find that you have overconsumed. What do you do? Call a cab? Insist to your friends that you... More »

Human Capital , Workforce Development

Management Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating

Case Studies

Just ask Cari Williams, people practices and training leader at DPR Construction. She has the national commercial building firm's training organization operating at a high level, and has the results to prove it. Training is a principal reason that fast-growing DPR ranks... More »

Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Leadership Development , Management Development , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating

Case Studies

It seems there's not a leading company around that doesn't attribute a measure of its success to the learning organization, and also supports those accolades with hard evidence. But at VF Asia Limited, a Hong Kong-based business unit of apparel giant VF Corporation, a s... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Workforce Development

E-Learning , Management Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Managing the Learning Function

Case Studies