Crayola, a Hallmark-owned company with headquarters in Easton, Pennsylvania, realized in 2004 that it needed to replace its aging legacy software systems. Its strategy was to implement an enterprise system that would be the single source of their manufacturing, inventor... More »

Learning & Development , Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital

Change Management , Human Performance Improvement , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Assessment , Competencies , Training and Development - General

It's safe to say that many learning and development professionals may be hesitant to roll out a training program that 99 percent of their team will never achieve. That's just what golf pros face - less than 1 percent of their students will ever realize the goal of shoot... More »

Global Human Resources Development

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Global Workforce Development , Training and Development - General

Not since 1950 has there been a jobs decline as long and deep as that of the current Great Recession. The bursting of the huge global credit bubble has led to the first worldwide recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. These economic conditions have shouldere... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Higher Education , Human Capital , Workforce Development

Economy , Global Workforce Development , Jobs , Trends , World Events