There Is a Lot More to Training Than Training

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Ara Bouloutian

Those dedicated to the training function work energetically to help people develop and improve skills for the purpose of optimizing performance. However, no matter how hard anyone works at training, very often, the expectation of viewing significant behavior change and ... More »

Powering the Hi-Tech Classroom

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Patrick Devlin

Westinghouse Electric Company has long been at the forefront of the world energy stage. The Monroeville, Pennsylvania - based company's facility produces state-of-the-art equipment and operating systems for nearly 50 percent of the world's commercial nuclear power plant... More »

Letting Go

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Pat Galagan

Web 2.0 and social networking tools are playing a growing role in informal learning inside organizations. But there's an odd catch. They work best when employees trust the tools and use them, which is closely related to how much control employees are given and how littl... More »

Learning by Example

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Jeffrey Horey

Facing high-risk and turbulent external environments, leaders at all levels make decisions paramount to long-term organizational success, particularly in the U.S. Army. Recently, frequent deployments and decreased opportunities for institutional learning have placed a p... More »

Performance Analysis: Getting It Right the First Time

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Allison Rossett

Using technology to shift learning and references closer to the work is brilliant, except when it is the wrong learning or references. That's true in the classroom and online. Employees reject programs that are extraneous, bloated, or obsolete. In the classroom, instruc... More »