During his career, which includes 19 years of service in the public sector and winning the Presidential Leadership Award in 2000, performance management and strategic planning expert and consultant John Desenberg has worked with clients such as the U.S. Department of He... More »

Government , Learning & Development

Change Management , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures

Simulations, which are often used in the training of pilots, military personnel, and health professionals, are turned to when it is too expensive or dangerous to allow students to use the real equipment and when a mistake would be costly. For example, flight simulators ... More »

Government , Learning Technologies

Assessment , Human Performance Improvement , Jobs , Measuring and Evaluating , Simulations and Serious Games , Students

Heath education has always been a vital part of nursing practice, but it has become increasingly more difficult to accomplish as numerous factors beyond our control threaten its quality and value. Margaret Comerford Freda, writing in the Journal of Midwifery & Women... More »

Career Development , Government , Learning & Development

Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , North America , Training for Multiple Cultures , Trends

Steve Gilmore, Ed Rose, Ray Odom, and Louis Martin-Vega Chapter: Managing Cultural Transformation From a Traditional Management Structure to Team-Based Culture Benjamin Franklin is often quoted as stating that there are only two things certain in lifedeath and taxes. Gi... More »

Government

Change Management , Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Managing Organizational Knowledge