Instead of giving up on its struggling president, one organization chooses to invest in her development, and collects a worthwhile return. More »

Career Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Assessment , Coaching and Mentoring , Leadership Development , Skills Gap

According to a report by Triple Creek Associates called "Impact of Web-Based Mentoring on Productivity and Effectiveness," 88 percent of respondents agreed that their productivity and effectiveness at work increased due to e-mentoring experiences. Eighty-eight percent o... More »

Human Capital

Beginner Level Content , Coaching and Mentoring , Skills Gap

The results of the most recent ASTD research study, "State of Sales Training," reveal the absence of a clear, comprehensive definition of many sales training topics that may be contributing to the sales skills gap facing many organizations. This sales skills gap, if not... More »

Learning & Development , Sales Enablement

Competencies , Delivering Training , Selling Skills , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General

When measurement matters, engineers, scientists, manufacturers, businesses, researchers, and government agencies rely on Agilent tools and solutions. From home entertainment to homeland security, from food safety to network reliability, and from communicating wirelessly... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Change Management , Competencies , Curriculum Alignment , Human Performance Improvement , Leadership Development , Measuring and Evaluating , Simulations and Serious Games , Skills Gap

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 »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Measuring and Evaluating , Skills Gap