September 23, 2009 - by Geri Lopker, Rhonda Askeland
First identified by Don Kirkpatrick in his seminal works on training evaluation, Level 1 evaluation helps an organization to assess participants' reactions to a learning event, facilitator, setting, materials, and learning activities. Like a canary in the proverbial coa... More »
September 23, 2009 - by Aparna Nancherla
Despite the explosive growth of sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, many companies have put their guards up instead of their firewalls down when it comes to employees' usage of social networking sites. And many workers agree with them, at least in theory. Seve... More »
September 23, 2009 - by Paula Ketter
In a recent ASTD/i4cp research report, "Learning in a Down Economy," only 23 percent of learning professionals admit that their firms currently use mentoring and peer coaching to a high or very high extent, while more than 67 percent of learning executives say that they... More »
September 23, 2009 - by Geraldine Markel
The opportunity to tackle a new, complex, and costly learning project is exciting, but it also means that the pressure is on. You try to get down to business, but find your senses assaulted by a horde of visual and aural distractions - ringing landlines, blaring cell ph... More »
September 23, 2009 - by Rick Smith
In every walk of life, ordinary people have turned into extraordinary performers. Consider Frances Hesselbein. A stay-at-home mom, she reluctantly accepted a series of leadership positions, and eventually became acclaimed director of the Girl Scouts. Silvia Lagnado, a s... More »
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