The field of training and development is at a crossroads. On one hand, employees can now access most educational information instantaneously and at no cost. Go to Google and type in How to raise penguins. Youll find more information about raising penguins than y... More »

Career Development , Human Capital

Career Development , Career Planning , Competencies , Integrated Talent Management , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development

Networking is a word that evokes dread in many people. While most of us would agree its a necessary evil, few of us know how to successfully use events to form professional contacts and lifelong friends. I was once one of those people. I have always admired how ... More »

Career Development , Learning Technologies

Career Development , E-Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Social Learning

To assess competencies, learning and performance professionals, not just performance professionals, must work with a competency model that is measurable. A measurable competency model identifies the competencies of the position or job, as well as the behavioral indicato... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Assessment , Beginner Level Content , Career Development , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development , Management Development

Courage, according to Aristotle, is the first virtue because it makes all the other virtues possible. If thats true, then courage is also the first virtue in the workplace. Think about all of the important workplace concepts that connect to courage. Leadership, for exam... More »

Senior Leaders & Executives

Career Development , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development

Just as many other areas of your professional life have been affected by technology,job search and marketing activities also are in the midst of radical change. The Internet is changing the way job opportunities are posted, resumes are submitted, candidates are hired, a... More »

Career Development

Assessment , Beginner Level Content , Career Development , Career Planning , Intermediate-level Content