There are three kinds of employees. Saints are always accountable. Sinners arent. Most employees are save-ables. Sometimes save-ables make good choices; sometimes they dont. Theyll consistently perform and do the right things, but only under certain conditions. To creat... More »

Career Development , Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Integrated Talent Management , Leadership Development , Management Development

Here are four ways to make role plays in virtual worlds more effective than role plays in the real world. As training professionals are forced to move education from the front of the classroom to online, they have discovered many challenges. How do you keep participants... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Informal Learning , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning , Trends

National social services agencies are dealing with the implications of the changes in federal and state Welfare to Work (WTW) program regulations brought about through the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). The policies put in place by the new regulations have created an... More »

Career Development , Government , Human Capital

Assessment , Career Development , Career Planning , Economy , Jobs , Measuring and Evaluating

The viability of a function may not equal its visibility, but they are inseparable. Consider the etymology. The root of viable is to live. Visible comes from to see. As employee or consultant, in close or distant proximity, do good work, make sure the right people see y... More »

Career Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Faculty , Leadership Development