Designing Games That Really Teach

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Joseph Guinta

What is it? Chris Clarke-Epstein is a professional speaker and consultant who co-authored the book, The Instant Trainer with C. Leslie Charles. In their book, they list several criteria for game design based on principles developed by Ed Scannell and John Newstrom. "I w... More »

Talent Management: Retail’s MVP

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Ann Pace

For an industry that depends on a healthy economy to thrive, retail remains competitive by using the ace up its sleeve: talent. Ninety-six percent of retailers identify talent management as part of their strategic planning process, and 93 percent agree that their talent... More »

Trimming the Fat: Using a Practical Eye for an Academic Process

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Shawn Rosler

What makes good training? It's a question that is literally as old as training itself and one that has never been given a truly concrete answer. So often we are flooded with the things that we must do to design effective training. In my 10 years of training experience, ... More »

Sales Performance

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Paula Ketter

As I peruse the 2010 first quarter results for companies such as PC Connection and O'Reilly Automotive, one major trend emerges. Both companies have a solid quarter because of their strong sales performance. The companies grew sales and earnings and improved operating m... More »

Shoot for PAR!

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Dan Barr

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 »