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Be Steady, Thoughtful, and Intentional

ASTD Staff

Elizabeth Bryant on mentors, honest feedback, and having a passion for learning. Elizabeth Bryant, managing director of Training at Southwest Airlines, began her learning and development career at Southwest Airlines and has held numerous positions. More »

Career Development: Shifting from Nicety to Necessity

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Beverly Kaye

Survival of an organization depends on employees and employers working in tandem to meet career and organizational goals. It all used to be so predictablesymbolic of a simpler and more stable work-life environment. We educated ourselves in one or more area... More »

Engaging the Learner: Gamification Strives to Keep the Users Interest

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Matthew Jensen

Contextual game design must put the player experience first. To some, gamification is the Next Great Hope for deep user engagement. Sure, gamification does feedback really welland insight into personal use of a system, site, or service is invaluable for un... More »

Feedback as a Gift

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Phillip Friedrich

Viewing feedback as a type of gift--something that will make other peoples lives better or help them improve--is a perspective that makes it more valuable and acceptable for giver and receiver. Are you feeling greater stress and finding that you are sick more often? Do ... More »

Great by Choice

Marissa Garff

Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All By Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen (HarperBusiness, $29.99, 320 pp.) In Great by Choice, authors Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen deliver an excellent follow-up to Collins's bestselling boo... More »