CEOs Deliver Training Initiatives Via Videos

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Michael Laff

A new website, CorpU TV is taking advantage of the YouTube phenomenon by offering short interviews with CEOs on various strategic learning initiatives. Most of the interview subjects are prominent executives or training leaders at Fortune 500 companies or industry notab... More »

Cognitive Decline Need Not be Part of Aging

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Paula Ketter

Researchers recently revealed that doing properly designed cognitive activities can enhance memory and other cognitive abilities as you get older. The research, led by scientists from the Mayo Clinic and the University of Southern California, was presented at the 60th A... More »

Chinese Employers Fight Retention Battle: Job-Hopping has Become an Accepted Practice Among Chinese Workers

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Paula Ketter

Of the 862 employees surveyed for Employee Retention in China, 2006 - 2007, 25 percent had already had three or more jobs in their career. Twenty percent of those surveyed expected to leave their positions in the next year. "Turnover in China continues to be a problem,"... More »

The Perils of High Performance

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Michael Laff

Traits that made managers effective at the staff level, such as self-reliance, determination, and extreme confidence, often prove to be a potent mix at the supervisory level. A recent study by Personnel Decisions International, a Minneapolis-based consultancy, found tha... More »

Mixed Bag on Capitol Hill

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Kermit Kaleba

The first session of the 110th United States Congress was something of a mixed bag for the workplace learning and performance profession. On the one hand, Congress made significant progress on legislation to reauthorize higher education programs, to provide job training... More »