Taking Inventory of Myers-Briggs

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Juana Llorens

From its humble family origins during World War II to its spike in popularity during the 1970s, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) has enjoyed a mostly unchallenged place in the sun. Many in learning and development tout its capability to provide deft insight into p... More »

Is the Group Activity Food or Poison in a Multicultural Classroom?

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Wei-Wen Chang

Group activity in a multicultural classroom has been advocated as an effective method for bridging cultural differences and creating a sense of team membership. For example, in the September 1996 T+D article "Making Training Friendly to Other Cultures," author Zhuoran H... More »

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 »

Climb That Mountain or Chill in the Barcalounger?

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Douglas Merrill

When I was studying for a PhD at Princeton, my advisor would edit my papers before we submitted them to conferences. At first, my drafts were often returned covered with so much red ink that I could barely make out what was written underneath. I'd slog through all the c... 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 »