Chief learning officers, executive vice presidents of HR, and learning professionals often call upon me when they need someone to help them with a problem executive. Thats code for, This guy is acting like a Neanderthal, or Our CEO desperately needs an attitude adjustme... More »

Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Change Management , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General

The December 2010 issue of T+D magazine mentions six trends that the editor says will change workplace learning forever. One of those trends refers to a subject that I developed and wrote the first book about, which is Career Contentment (2008, ASTD Press). Training on ... More »

Career Development , Human Capital

Career Development , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Jobs

How to gamify e-learning. My favorite definition of a game comes from Jesse Schell, CEO of videogame studio, Schell Games and the former chair of the International Game Developers Association: a game is a problem-solving activity approached with a playful attitude. Whil... More »

Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , Engagement , Simulations and Serious Games

There are several cloud computing services available today from a few vendors that can help you immediately take advantage of online collaboration using websites, email, spreadsheets, and word processing documents, as well as other capabilities. More »

Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends

Mobile learning (m-learning) offers possibilities for delivering information that guides, supports, and coaches employees from a smartphone, iPad, or other mobile device throughout the course of their work day. Does this mean that you should rush to implement your next ... More »

Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Mobile Learning