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

As leaders struggle to ensure the long-term viability of their organizations in a volatile economy, a recent study from the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) reports that a glaring gap exists between the leadership skills organizations have now and the ones they will... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Business Impact , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Integrated Talent Management , Leadership Development , Skills Gap , Social Learning

Most companies, those with and without formal training departments, have some sort of on-the-job training (OJT) in place to support the learning of a new hire. In most cases, the OJT consists of introducing the new hire to a more experienced employee who walks him throu... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Coaching and Mentoring , Delivering Training , Training and Development - General