We should spend much greater portions of our limited time and energy resources on cultivating our strengths, because that is the only path to true flourishing. More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Human Capital

Career Development , Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Training and Development - General

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Mentoring programs can be an important part of the human performance technologists toolkit. The history of mentoring may have its beginnings in Greek mythology when Telemachus left his son in the care of a wise man named Mentor. Defining what mentoring is, and what it i... More »

Career Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development

Career Development , Career Planning , Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Managing Organizational Knowledge

Do you ever think about lemons? In my work as a consultant, trainer, and coach, I think about lemons everyday. Some would say that the contemplation of lemons qualifies me for psychiatric evaluation, but before you rush to judgment, let me tell you how my thinking about... More »

Career Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development

Career Development , Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Innovation , Social Learning , Training for Multiple Cultures

Members of the Institute of Executive Development conducted an online survey in 2005 on executive coaching. More than 200 individuals participated including practitioners, service providers, and academics from a variety of organizations from 12 distinct industries. Some... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development