Perhaps youre successfully holding on to your training dollars and have not had to deal with major cuts to your training budget. Perhaps you have been struggling to keep your training budget intact and are being forced to do more with less. Or perhaps your situation lie... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Economy , Innovation , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , North America , Trends

Many of us in training and development are facing tough times right now. In this era of economic uncertainty, many organizations cut spending for training first because it is not perceived as adding value. I know this from firsthand experienceI lost my instructional des... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Assessment , Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Measuring and Evaluating , North America

One challenge of working in the training field, especially in manufacturing, is that our function is often viewed as an expense. In the current economy with plant closings and layoffs, that is not a good place to be. Calculate what you cost your employer on an annual ba... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development

Assessment , Business Impact , Delivering Training , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating