New survey finds that most managers enter the role without formal training. Although becoming a first-time manager is considered a career highlight, many new managers don't feel they're quite ready to lead their teams. And nearly 60 percent of new managers don't receive... More »

Career Development , Workforce Development

Beginner Level Content , Career Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General

From the moment students start elementary school all the way through college, they are taught concepts mainly through verbal instruction that teachers expect will later be applied in the real world. However, in school, teachers ... More »

Government , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Management Development , Training and Development - General

On a recent episode of the hit TV show 24, the lead character and shows hero, Jack Bauer, used geographical information systems (GIS) to thwart a trap designed to kill FBI agents. He took a graphic image of a building and overla... More »

Government , Human Capital , Learning Technologies , Workforce Development

Beginner Level Content , Innovation , Management Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General , Trends