We must give up the idea that competence must exist within the person and expand our view that whenever possible it should be built into the situation. What workers need to do their jobsinformation, rules, and knowledgeis often spread all over the place. Gloria Gery, Le... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Integrated Talent Management , North America

Although learning has always been a part of the human experienceoften through necessity as much as desire or aspirationsome broad principles for guiding and facilitating adult learning in particular have emerged over the past 40 years. Drawn from the work of Malcolm Kno... More »

Learning & Development

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , North America , Training and Development - General

Perhaps youre successfully holding on to your training dollars and have not had to deal with major cuts to your training budget. Perhaps you have been struggling to keep your training budget intact and are being forced to do more with less. Or perhaps your situation lie... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Economy , Innovation , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , North America , Trends

For the first time in my life, I am the one in my group of five friends who is still employed. Two thoughts run through my head. First, it makes me wonder if I have learned any lessons from my three bouts of unemployment due to downsizing, rightsizing, or political misa... More »

Career Development , Higher Education

Career Development , Career Planning , Credentialing , Economy , Jobs , Skills Gap