While more and more workday activities, including employee learning, are headed for the wide-open spaces of the Internet, professional services firm Deloitte LLP is building a $300 million corporate university on the solid ground of Westlake, Texas. Scheduled to open in... More »

Learning & Development

Career Development , Delivering Training , Engagement , Global Workforce Development , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

Perhaps you have been looking forward to this day for a long time. As a learning professional, you have most certainly helped, encouraged, trained, and coached others to get their promotions and advance their careers. You have celebrated, high-fived, and encouraged them... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Career Development , Change Management , Global Workforce Development , Informal Learning , Leadership Development , Management Development

It is common to encounter skeptical attitudes toward the measurement of leadership development programs. In truth, the research team was somewhat skeptical as we began the ASTD/ICF study titled "The Impact of Leadership Development Programs." Our initial foray into the ... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development

Assessment , Career Development , Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Measuring and Evaluating