In todays global economy, all companies?from Fortune 100 powerhouses to small businesses?look internationally for opportunities to grow. With so much at stake, trainers and other presenters who represent these companies often feel tremendous pressure to succeed. Unfortu... More »

Global Human Resources Development

Asia Pacific , Delivering Training , Europe , Middle East , North America , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures

As globalization continues to progress we will see increased attempts to implement universal standards and operating procedures in global companies. The most elusive topics that companies will continue to struggle with are in the areas of diversity and inclusion. Those ... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital

Europe , Global Workforce Development , Latin America , Middle East , North America , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures

In 2003, I began a masters program in performance improvement and instructional design. On the first day of my human performance technology class, I introduced myself to classmates and discovered that I was the first police officer to have participated in the program. A... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Advanced Level Content , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Europe , Human Performance Improvement , North America , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General , Trends

Provoking a furious reaction in the educational technology community, Blackboard, an enterprise learning management system provider, unveiled a U.S. patent for 44 features of learning management systems (LMS) on July 26, 2006 (cf. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 2006),... More »

Higher Education , Learning Technologies

E-Learning , Europe , Training and Development - General

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have a central role in the European Union. To ensure these essential entities continue to flourish, they require special economic and social policy considerations, namely, access to education and continuing vocational training. More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning Technologies

Economy , E-Learning , Europe , Global Workforce Development , Latin America