Before retiring in 2009, Rear Admiral Gary Jones directed Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), the Navy's largest shore command that affects the mission of every naval command. During Rear Adm. Jones' tenure he was responsible for every naval schoolhouse except ... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development

Career Development , Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Innovation , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Managing the Learning Function , Training for Multiple Cultures

This quote has never been more profound. This year's BEST Award winners - the cream of the crop among learning organizations - have distinguished themselves as leaders in this profession by achieving maximum efficiency, finding new and innovative ways to train a multicu... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Innovation , Managing Organizational Knowledge

So you're sitting around the bar at the Think and Drink Tavern with five of your co-workers. You make some decisions that involve drinking more than you should, and suddenly you find that you have overconsumed. What do you do? Call a cab? Insist to your friends that you... More »

Human Capital , Workforce Development

Management Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating

Case Studies

After a period of phenomenal growth more than doubled the company's employees and increased its retail locations five-fold, the need for internal leadership candidates became dire. "The rapid growth created a frenzy of about 2,000 promotions from our flagship brand, emp... More »

Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Integrated Talent Management , Leadership Development , Management Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge

Case Studies

It seems there's not a leading company around that doesn't attribute a measure of its success to the learning organization, and also supports those accolades with hard evidence. But at VF Asia Limited, a Hong Kong-based business unit of apparel giant VF Corporation, a s... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Workforce Development

E-Learning , Management Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Managing the Learning Function

Case Studies