There was a time when it was possible to anticipate critical skills shortages in advance, to launch organization-wide programs to close the skill gaps before threats materialized, and to monitor progress with an eye on future needs. But, that's rarely the case today. Th... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Curriculum Alignment , Designing Learning , Global Workforce Development , Integrated Talent Management , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Skills Gap

Bill Byron Concevitch, chief learning officer for Verint, a large enterprise software company specializing in workforce optimization; Dave Groff, chief learning officer at Allstate; Steven Krempl, president of Krempl International; and David Lamb, vice president of lear... More »

Career Development , Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital

Business Impact , Career Planning , Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Integrated Talent Management , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating

Globalization means a blossoming of business opportunities like never before. "Global trade in goods and services could rise more than threefold to $27 trillion in 2030," according to the World Bank report "Global Economic Prospects 2007: Managing the Next Wave of Globa... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Integrated Talent Management , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training for Multiple Cultures