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

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

As we go about the business of identifying performance needs and designing, developing, and delivering training for clients, we focus on the learning requirements. After all, we are the sponsor of learning, and the champion, the steward, the expert in learning and train... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Assessment , Business Impact , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Measuring and Evaluating

Note: This article is reprinted with permission from Jossey Bass/Pfeiffer from the forthcoming book, The Trainers Portable Mentor of Training & Development. Asking the right questions is much more important than having the right answers! How can you ask questions th... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Measuring and Evaluating