This is an excerpt from Buckingham's latest book, StandOut: Find Your Edge, Win at Work, which is available September 13, 2011. We all revere innovation. It is the mystical driver of progress, the secret sauce, the touchstone we reach for whenever our backs are against ... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Competencies , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Innovation

These scenarios are networking choice points. What employees do and say at these and thousands of other junctures reflects their level of skill in relationship-building and their ability to contribute to the success of the organization. An enterprisewide networking comp... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Advanced Level Content , Career Development , Competencies , Engagement , Informal Learning , Leadership Development , Management Development , Social Learning

Data from a 2008 Bersin & Associates study of more than 800 HR and learning professionals supports the need for informal learning strategies in today's challenging business climate. The study reports that 80 percent of all corporate learning takes place through on-t... More »

Learning Technologies

Career Development , Competencies , E-Learning , Informal Learning , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Students