In Michael Beer's book High Commitment, High Performance (HCHP), the Harvard Business School professor addresses how companies can create sustained levels of exemplary performance by adhering to the HCHP principles. Beer defines HCHP as "a business philosophy that embra... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies , Senior Leaders & Executives

Advanced Level Content , Business Impact , Innovation

While most of us would like to see 2009 and the economic recession leave and never return, there is no denying that this year was a monumental year in workplace learning for technology, informal learning, and employee performance. More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Change Management , Delivering Training , Economy , Global Workforce Development , Innovation , Jobs , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

Forming a committee to develop a social media strategy didn't seem right to Greg Matthews, director of consumer innovation at Humana. He saw advantages in encouraging the company's 28,500 employees to begin to incorporate new practices, and wanted to demonstrate an alte... More »

Human Capital , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , E-Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Innovation , Social Learning

This quote has never been more profound. This year's BEST Award winners - the cream of the crop among learning organizations - have distinguished themselves as leaders in this profession by achieving maximum efficiency, finding new and innovative ways to train a multicu... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Innovation , Managing Organizational Knowledge

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