During his career, which includes 19 years of service in the public sector and winning the Presidential Leadership Award in 2000, performance management and strategic planning expert and consultant John Desenberg has worked with clients such as the U.S. Department of He... More »

Government , Learning & Development

Change Management , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures

At ASTD 2010 in Chicago, three of the biggest names in measurement and evaluationJack Phillips of the ROI Institute, Jim Kirkpatrick of Kirkpatrick Partners, and Robert Brinkerhoff of Western Michigan Universityjoined together to discuss what learning professionals need... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Global Workforce Development , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General

With the globalization of the worlds economies, the ease of travel, and convergence in many industries, the need for global training events is becoming more common. However, global training events are full of minefields. The hidden dimensions of cross-cultural differenc... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development

Asia Pacific , Global Workforce Development , Intermediate-level Content , Middle East , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures

George and Ira Gershwins timeless lyrics from the 1937 film, Shall We Dance, have Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers lamenting different pronunciations of the same words: You say ee-ther and I say eye-ther, you say nee-ther and I say ny-ther. Ee-ther, eye-ther, nee-ther, ny... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Intermediate-level Content , Measuring and Evaluating

When personal computers were introduced into the workplace and our daily lives, we used them to automate processes and simplify routines. It was natural for training to follow. Trainers began looking for ways to automate learning, and traditional training moved onto the... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , E-Learning , Engagement , Intermediate-level Content