Stephen Hart, a corporate trainer specializing in recruitment and management training, read about Twitter in a computer magazine. He questioned the value of the "microblogging" tool and its 140-character messages. Yet he was curious and signed on. After a month of dippi... More »

Learning Technologies

Informal Learning , Social Learning , Trends

While many may think the utility industry is protected from economic turbulence, it, too, is affected by issues surrounding the economy. Customers' ability to pay their utility bills and fluctuating gas prices are among the factors that affect a utility's financial stan... More »

Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Economy , Engagement , Global Workforce Development , Measuring and Evaluating , Trends

Generation Y, some 70 million strong, have already begun to assert their influence on America's workforce, yet they remain the least understood by their managers. Bruce Tulgan's Not Everyone Gets a Trophy offers valuable insights for understanding what motivates and def... More »

Human Capital

Change Management , Engagement , Training and Development - General , Trends

The learning profession has a history of dancing around the subject of informal learning. You might think, "We've been talking about it forever and have even dabbled in it. Our worlds aren't crumbling. I am really busy and don't have the time or the energy to get involv... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , Economy , Engagement , Informal Learning , Innovation , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Social Learning , Trends