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

In a knowledge economy, an organization's ability to quickly adapt to changing realities is critical to its success. To facilitate the upkeep of knowledge and skills, workplace learning professionals seek innovative training design models and delivery methods so they ca... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Business Impact , Curriculum Alignment , Designing Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating

Workplace learning and performance professionals understand that culture can easily limit much of what we need to do. Because culture is hard to pin down in practical terms, let alone to effectively change for the better, it remains a baffling issue. However, organizati... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development

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

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

Fostering an employee culture that is flexible and adaptable, alert to new circumstances, able to shift gears, skilled in team building, and capable of cross-disciplinary communication is challenging for any organization. Federal agencies, in particular, face the prospe... More »

Career Development , Government , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Assessment , Business Impact , Career Development , Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Leadership Development , Management Development , Measuring and Evaluating