I recently had an interesting conversation with a potential client. He and his team support the marketing department at their company. His issue: marketing doesnt take full advantage of the value that he and his team can offer. Instead, marketing often turns to outside ... More »

Career Development , Sales Enablement

Business Impact , Career Development , Career Planning , Selling Skills

Are you thinking about starting your own business, and launching out on your own without the security net of a boss, a team of experienced managers, and a track record? If so, youre probably familiar with that sinking feeling: start-up fear. Before you succumb to the fe... More »

Career Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Career Development , Career Planning , Intermediate-level Content , Jobs

Popular culture celebrates experimentation and gives lip service to accepting failure through stories like Thomas Edisons long quest to invent of the electric light bulb, about which he said, I havent failed; Ive simply found 2,000 ways that dont work. Yet in reality, w... More »

Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Innovation , Training and Development - General

The obvious goal of any learning event is to provide or enhance attendees knowledge, skills, and attitudes. In preparing to do this, you need to do your homework and decide many things related to the format, content, delivery, location, materials needed, and much more. ... More »

Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

Human performance improvement (HPI) is a field that is generally applied in business. Most of the time, practitioners are external consultants, but there are some internal positions as well. Rarely do you see an HPI practitioner work for a not-for-profit, however, becau... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Career Development , Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Training and Development - General