"You learn more about a person in an hour of play than in a lifetime of conversation." - Plato The economic downturn. Increased competition. Twitter. There has never been a more important time for you to be able to manage risk, deal with change, and think on your feet. ... More »

Learning & Development

Designing Learning , Innovation , Simulations and Serious Games , Training and Development - General

In 1961, Fred Turner, McDonald's former senior chairman and Ray Kroc's first grill man, founded Hamburger University in the basement of a McDonald's restaurant in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, making McDonald's the first restaurant organization to open a full-time traini... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Global Workforce Development , Management Development , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

A few years ago, a growing manufacturing company began to think about military veterans as a pipeline for leadership talent. The company's president, Jack, was himself a retired military officer and thought highly of job candidates with military backgrounds. In anticipa... More »

Learning & Development

Global Workforce Development , Informal Learning , Training and Development - General