Managing Performance

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Paula Ketter

That development - discovering and analyzing performance gaps, planning for future improvements in human performance, and designing and developing cost-effective solutions to close performance gaps - lies with middle management. Managers play a crucial role in human per... More »

Gen X Rediscovers the Game Plan

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Juana Llorens

In her latest book, Tamara Erickson states that the challenge for Gen X "is that they're wedged between two huge generations that are eachtaking up a little too much of your room." And for anyone paying attention to learning and development literature these days, it is ... More »

Evidence-Based Training Methods: Toward a Professional Level of Practice

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Paula Ketter

Ruth Colvin Clark is a specialist in instructional design and technical training with a focus on bridging academic research and practitioner application in instructional methods. She holds a doctorate in the field and is president of her own company, Clark Training &... More »

Talk Me Through It: The Next Level of Performance Management

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Jeffery Russell

For many people, the performance review is one of the most dreaded events of the year. Whether preparing for and giving the review as a manager or steeling oneself to receive it as a performer, the annual review is rarely perceived as a positive event. So why are perfor... More »

Changing the Game: The 9-Vector View of Human Performance

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Maria Darby

As the federal government seeks to maximize resources amid mounting deficits, organizational change is a top priority. In the private sector, the slow economic recovery is forcing companies to reevaluate their current business practices and explore new approaches for en... More »