This award recognizes an outstanding dissertation that holds major implications for practitioners of workplace learning and performance. Factors Affecting the Acceptance and Application of Developmental Feedback from an Executive Assessment Program Tacy M. Byham Senior ... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Career Development , Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

In today's business environment there is a real emphasis on developing leaders internally. CEOs and HR executives strive to produce training and development initiatives on the subject. Why? Because an effective leadership program can produce long-term success for compan... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Leadership Development , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

I recently heard a senior leader of a global manufacturing company exclaim: "Why is this so hard? We go offsite, sit in meetings, create reams of white paper, and go back to doing what we have always done. What we need is new thinking and a way to apply new thinking." More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Human Performance Improvement , Innovation , Training and Development - General