An international utility organization uncovers the key to creating a new vision and performance management system. More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Delivering Training , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development , Management Development

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

Many companies think that the hard part is over after selecting and promoting an employee to a new management position, but many employers are putting their feet up and calling it a day's work too soon. Only 24 percent of respondents rated their organizations as good wh... More »

Human Capital , Workforce Development

Career Development , Human Performance Improvement , Leadership Development , Management Development , Measuring and Evaluating

"It was about 7 o'clock on a breezy Monday night. I was knocking down a Scotch and soda before the cab ride home when the wind blew in a tousled blonde too lightly dressed for the weather. In that outfit, she was begging for a chest cold in several places at once so I d... More »

Learning & Development

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Informal Learning , Training and Development - General

Microsoft founder Bill Gates may seem like the typical entrepreneur: the son of an attorney and philanthropist who dropped out of college and began his first company at age 21. However, the newest research on the background of entrepreneurs shows that Gates' demographic... More »

Career Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Innovation , Leadership Development , Management Development