One of the most powerful learning technologies on the market today is also one of the least understood. It's the learning content management system, or LCMS. The moniker LCMS closely resembles the acronym for learning management system, of course, and that has confused ... More »

Human Capital

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

It rings true in every industry and every company. People are overwhelmed by information but starved for time. Boston-based State Street Global Advisors envisioned a learning model where its customers could easily access the exact information they need, when they need i... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Innovation , Managing the Learning Function , Trends

Many trainers have probably spent at least one all-nighter in a hotel room, as our team recently did, scrambling to put a complex instructor-led training program back on track. We had previously discovered that wireless access to the custom enterprise application was no... More »

Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Management Development , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

With a 10 percent reduction in his company's workforce in late 2008, Stanley Works Chairman and CEO John Lundgren turned his concentration to keeping his employees "motivated, energized, engaged, and focused on company goals." The tool maker posted a better-than-expecte... More »

Learning & Development

Business Impact , Career Development , Change Management , Competencies , Economy , Human Performance Improvement , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General