Whirlpool Corporation, a global appliance manufacturer, has had a consistent record of developing employees with strategically relevant knowledge and skills, which has helped the company to excel in markets around the globe and develop future leaders. But Whirlpool Univ... More »

Workforce Development , Human Capital

Career Development , Designing Learning , Management Development , Training and Development - General

In companies with fewer than 100 employees, owners and managers must participate in the delivery of products or services and train new employees at the same time. These small businesses usually do not have human resource or training departments. Consequently, any traini... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

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

When the universe sends you more than one signal to take a certain action, its time to pay serious attention. Id heard about Daniel Pinks recent book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Will Rule the Future and had been meaning to pick up a copy for months. But when a... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Simulations and Serious Games , Trends

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