Courses are built and published every day, but what happens to their source codes? Does the following scenario sound familiar? XYZ Corporation has had a web-based training course for a number of years that focuses on how to support a key application used by many employe... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

Knowing that executives are concerned about productivity and cost savings is crucial for any performance improvement practitioner who might conduct analysis and discover workplace bullying is a root cause of performance problems within an organization. The term bullying... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital

Business Impact , Engagement , Global Workforce Development , Trends

The 2008 global financial crisis forced many organizations to rethink the way they manage and develop talent. After organizations responded to the initial crisis by making significant cost and headcount reductions, many talent management professionals scrambled to demon... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Assessment , Business Impact , Curriculum Alignment , Economy , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Trends

Recent economic challenges have affected the prevalence and attendance of corporate meetings and events, so being able to demonstrate their return-on-investment is crucial. ROI calculations on meetings and events can be done from multiple viewpoints, such as the meeting... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Assessment , Business Impact , Measuring and Evaluating

An ASTD-i4cp study underscores the progress organizations are making in the area of learning evaluation, as well as the gaps that need closure. Findings from the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) and the Institute for Corporate Productivitys (i4cp) ... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Business Impact , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General