Heath education has always been a vital part of nursing practice, but it has become increasingly more difficult to accomplish as numerous factors beyond our control threaten its quality and value. Margaret Comerford Freda, writing in the Journal of Midwifery & Women... More »

Career Development , Government , Learning & Development

Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , North America , Training for Multiple Cultures , Trends

To improve learning for social individuals, those who relate well with people, character development can be a useful tool to creating online learning that's more engaging. Because salespeople are social individuals that relate well with people, creating characters that ... More »

Learning Technologies , Sales Enablement

Designing Learning , E-Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Selling Skills , Simulations and Serious Games , Trends

Members of the Institute of Executive Development conducted an online survey in 2005 on executive coaching. More than 200 individuals participated including practitioners, service providers, and academics from a variety of organizations from 12 distinct industries. Some... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development

Six Sigma and HPT are more similar than many realize. I've recently completed a Six Sigma project in Australia and have enjoyed the similarities throughout the entire process. What is Six Sigma? Six Sigma is a rigorous methodology that attempts to reduce variability and... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

Capacity building is a major topic among not-for-profit organizations and organizations that provide services to not-for-profits. In fact, a recent survey by Paul Light, of the Brookings Institute, found that those organizations with increased organizational effectivene... More »

Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Integrated Talent Management , Intermediate-level Content