At one higher education institution, learning and development steers a major cultural and business change effort. More »

Higher Education , Senior Leaders & Executives

Curriculum Alignment , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Competencies

When you examine the BEST award-winning organizations during the past decade, several key characteristics emerge. These winning organizations have metrics that  matter—inclusion of learning objectives as part of individual performance goals, a clear link betw... More »

Career Development , Human Capital , Sales Enablement , Learning Technologies , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development , Higher Education , Learning & Development , Global Human Resources Development

Managing Organizational Knowledge , Business Impact , E-Learning , Engagement , Leadership Development , Coaching and Mentoring , Competencies , Training and Development - General , Change Management , Training for Multiple Cultures , Designing Learning , Asia Pacific , Integrated Talent Management , Management Development , Managing the Learning Function , Social Learning

In today's uncertain economic climate, the ability to identify effective and actionable solutions to business challenges is more crucial than ever to the strategic management process. When there are substantial problems to be solved, best practice benchmarking providers... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Training and Development - General , Trends

A group of client relationship managers participate in a formal learning program to implement new selling skills. Six months after the program, sales improve, and the learning team presents the results to the vice president of sales. The senior executive responds, "An i... More »

Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Competencies , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

Unsure of what to expect, Howrey associate Melinda Lackey looked around the room nervously and wondered, not for the first time, why her firm had brought her and 19 other first-year lawyers to Washington, D.C., for a two-and-a-half day academy on how to take depositions... More »

Career Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development

Career Development , Competencies , Curriculum Alignment , Designing Learning , Integrated Talent Management , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Simulations and Serious Games , Training and Development - General