A proper onboarding process geared toward Gen Y’s needs can give federal agencies the upper hand. More »

Government , Higher Education , Human Capital

Trends , Human Performance Improvement , Engagement , Communication , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Training and Development - General

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 , Higher Education , 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

A group of client relationship managers participate in a formal learning program to implement new selling skills. Six months after the program, sales improve, and the learning team presents the results to the vice president of sales. The senior executive responds, "An i... More »

Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

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

As we make our way out of the recent recession, it is clear that the business world has changed dramatically and there will be no going back to the way things were. Yet the training and development world remains largely stuck in dated thinking, practices, and programs t... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Change Management , Competencies , Designing Learning , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Training and Development - General , Trends

Change can be scary. If you agree, then 2010 has been a "scary" year. Along with the challenges of the economic recession, social media tools exploded onto the scene, five generations in the workforce created a whole new workforce dynamic, and talent retention and engag... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Delivering Training , Economy , Engagement , Informal Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General