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 , 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

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The other day I was talking to a well-known, award-winning CLO, who said he absolutely refuses to get involved with any of the new social media. Facebook? LinkedIn? Twitter? Nope, he wants nothing to do with any of it. His excuse? No time for it. He's got more important... More »

Human Capital , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Engagement , Informal Learning , Innovation , Managing the Learning Function , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

While much of the nation has been fighting to survive the recession, Booz Allen, a strategy and technology consulting firm, has faced a different challenge: unprecedented growth. With an increased focus on business delivery and utilization, new hires need to be equipped... More »

Career Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development

Advanced Level Content , Career Development , Career Planning , Coaching and Mentoring , Designing Learning , Engagement , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning , Training and Development - General

The learning environment is changing fast. Business operations are expanding globally, learners are emerging from increasingly diverse backgrounds and cultures, and technological advancements are constantly changing how learning occurs. Instructional systems design (ISD... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Curriculum Alignment , Designing Learning , Economy , E-Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

Do the words "social media" excite you or scare you? If it's the latter, then you had better find a way, quickly, to overcome your fears, because if you don't, the workplace will leave you behind. The ASTD Research report, "Transforming Learning With Web 2.0 Technologie... More »

Learning Technologies , Learning & Development

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