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