There are three kinds of employees. Saints are always accountable. Sinners arent. Most employees are save-ables. Sometimes save-ables make good choices; sometimes they dont. Theyll consistently perform and do the right things, but only under certain conditions. To creat... More »

Career Development , Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Integrated Talent Management , Leadership Development , Management Development

In the late 1990s, I helped start a management consulting firm called The Table Group. which provides a variety of services to a wide range of clients in just about every respectable industry imaginable. From the beginning we adopted a simple informal approach to servin... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development

Business Impact , Career Development , Coaching and Mentoring , Training and Development - General

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

1. Globalization Every day, more companies are developing strategies to distribute their products or services to new customers, in new industries, and in more locations. Salespeople are often the front line of a companys presence in a new country, but they can face pote... More »

Sales Enablement

Business Impact , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Selling Skills , Trends