Whether you are consulting internally or externally, with a large not-for-profit or a small startup, in manufacturing or sales, there are many commonalities. There are also differences in dynamics and experiences based upon the role in which you function as a consultant... More »

Career Development

Beginner Level Content , Career Development , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Jobs , 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

Heres a familiar scenario: Your company rolls out an updated version of a software package or a new technology tool and management expects you, as the training professional, to ensure all employees know how to use it. Someone in the IT department decides everyone needs ... More »

Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Designing Learning , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Training and Development - General

Even with all the hype surrounding the whiz bang training technologies now available (see figure* below), most corporate training is still delivered face-to-face. According to the 2007 ASTD State of the Industry Report, 65.3 percent of all training was delivered in a tr... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Beginner Level Content , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Training and Development - General