A young man we know recently made a career move some would find unthinkable. He left a software engineering job at Google to go to work for a little-known startup with few perks and no charisma to speak of. Among his reasons for making the switch was his sense that Goog... More »

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

Business Impact , Change Management , Competencies , Economy , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content , Management Development , Trends

Shared services, an organizational structure that consolidates delivery of one or more support functions, is designed to achieve cost reductions, economies of scale, and improved service. At many large, multilocation, and global organizations, shared services is showing... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Sales Enablement

Advanced Level Content , Change Management , Economy , Measuring and Evaluating , Trends

Dedication to lifelong learning, training, and employee development helped CaridianBCT excel. More »

Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Change Management , Economy , Human Performance Improvement , Leadership Development , Management Development

IBM's CEO Sam Palmisano sets the context this way: "In a very short time, we've become aware of global climate change; of the geopolitical issues surrounding energy and water supplies; of the vulnerabilities of supply chains for food, medicine, and even talent; and of s... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Change Management , Economy , Global Workforce Development , Innovation , Integrated Talent Management , Leadership Development , Trends , World Events