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

Higher Education

When losses mount and a revised business plan is called for, smart companies turn to their training departments to help develop and roll out the new agenda. India’s ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. offers an illuminating perspective of this dynamic. More »

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

Asia Pacific , Business Impact , Global Workforce Development , Training and Development - General , Change Management , Management Development , Managing the Learning Function , Leadership Development , Selling Skills , Managing Organizational Knowledge

We tend to measure that which is of value to our business or organization because we inherently know that we can't manage what we can't measure. So what does this say about organizational intangibles, such as leadership, communication, and teamwork? While the majority o... More »

Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives

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

Learning professionals often enter the field after working in a non-HR position first. Many actually lack proper education and training when they enter the field; therefore, informal learning on the job becomes the way that many of us learn our trade. Although learning ... More »

Human Capital

Change Management , Human Performance Improvement , Innovation , Training and Development - General

Oregonians have an independent streak. It's been that way since pioneers voted to make the state part of the union more than 150 years ago. Even the state's motto, "She flies with her own wings," gives outsiders a hint that Oregonians like to do things their way. It com... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Change Management , Coaching and Mentoring , E-Learning , Managing the Learning Function , North America , Training and Development - General , Trends