Emotion is defined in most dictionaries as a mental state or a rapid-response feeling that arises spontaneously rather than through a conscious effort. A narrow interpretation of this definition would suggest that emotions are totally beyond our control. In fact, we do ... More »

Career Development , Workforce Development

Beginner Level Content , Career Development , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General

During his career, which includes 19 years of service in the public sector and winning the Presidential Leadership Award in 2000, performance management and strategic planning expert and consultant John Desenberg has worked with clients such as the U.S. Department of He... More »

Government , Learning & Development

Change Management , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures

Content-as-a-Service offerings are emerging as a way to solve the issues surrounding the maintenance and delivery of effective online training that have been hampering organizations since the inception of e-learning. An old mantra proclaims that Content Is King. In many... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , E-Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

At ASTD 2010 in Chicago, three of the biggest names in measurement and evaluationJack Phillips of the ROI Institute, Jim Kirkpatrick of Kirkpatrick Partners, and Robert Brinkerhoff of Western Michigan Universityjoined together to discuss what learning professionals need... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Global Workforce Development , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General

With the globalization of the worlds economies, the ease of travel, and convergence in many industries, the need for global training events is becoming more common. However, global training events are full of minefields. The hidden dimensions of cross-cultural differenc... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development

Asia Pacific , Global Workforce Development , Intermediate-level Content , Middle East , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures