Successful Business Alignment: Isolate the Effects of the Program

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Jack J. Phillips

As a first step in isolating a programs impact on performance, all key factors that may have contributed to the performance improvement should be identified. This step communicates to interested parties that other factors may have influenced the results, underscorin... More »

Aligning Learning and Development with Compensation and Rewards

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Jon Ingham

Ensuring the alignment and integration of learning and development with compensation and rewardsand other management policies, processes, and practicesis an important aspect of effective talent management. There is, first, a need for horizontal alignmentensuring... More »

A Challenge for Small Businesses: How Do You Train When There Is No Trainer?

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Jeff McElyea

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 »

Using ROI to Support Talent Management Programs

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Lisa Ann Edwards

The 2008 global financial crisis forced many organizations to rethink the way they manage and develop talent. After organizations responded to the initial crisis by making significant cost and headcount reductions, many talent management professionals scrambled to demon... More »

The Elasticity of Training

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Carol Decker

One of the most mindful discussions of our time is that of the world economy. During recessionary eras, expenditures become hard fought for and the pressure for increased revenue becomes more intense. The training field is no stranger to the negative effects of hard eco... More »