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

Beginner Level Content , Delivering Training , Engagement , Social Learning , Trends , Designing Learning , Innovation , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

An interview with Edward Scannell, Director, Center for Professional Development and Training More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Career Development , Coaching and Mentoring , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Simulations and Serious Games , Training and Development - General , Trends

It is virtually impossible to ignore the potential of social media for any business operation. The main reason for the excitement is the fact that social media is engulfing the population at phenomenal rates. While it took radio and television 38 years and 13 years, res... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Informal Learning , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends

Thirty years ago, a high-potential manager in a training class at General Electric's corporate university listened as my father, Ned Herrmann, then head of GE's management education, discussed research he was developing on how the brain affects day-to-day operations. St... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Training and Development - General , Trends