When it comes to personality profiling, the human development industry has countless tests and assessments from which to choose. These instruments may differ greatly on the surfacein the number and names of the archetypes each model advocates and the method thro... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Designing Learning , Managing the Learning Function

In the world of physics, a tipping point is considered the point at which an object is displaced from a state of stable equilibrium into a new, different state. In sociology, a tipping point refers to an event in which a previously rare phenomenon becomes dramatical... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Designing Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating

The 2008 global financial crisis forced many organizations to rethink the way they manage and develop talent. After organizations responded to the initial crisis by making significant cost and headcount reductions, many talent management professionals scrambled to demon... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

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

This discussion reviews elements of the study for "Time to Develop One Hour of Training," as well as the most common question asked based on the information shared in August 2009: Why are the numbers so high? More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Assessment , Business Impact , Change Management , Curriculum Alignment , Designing Learning , Managing the Learning Function

At a recent learning conference, managers of two insurance companies and a technology company shared 10 ways that organizations measure impact of training. Wed like to report each of the companies has a strategic, scientific way of doing so, but that would be a stretch.... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Business Impact , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating