Going into 2011, the field of training and development faces a number of challenges brought on by the recession that we are fortunately exiting: the global nature of the workforce and the new technologies rolled out in support of this increasingly geographically dispers... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development

Business Impact , Change Management , Economy , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures

Kimberly T. Staten is an adjunct graduate professor for the Department of Educational Technology at Boise State University. She also is a faculty assistant in the Graduate School of Management and Technology at the University of Maryland, University College for the onli... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development

Advanced Level Content , Business Impact , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

By leveraging an integrated learning framework, organizations can develop a training and performance program that helps employees apply learning immediately, teaches workers how to share and transfer knowledge effectively, and aligns learning initiatives with overall bu... More »

Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Curriculum Alignment , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

In companies with fewer than 100 employees, owners and managers must participate in the delivery of products or services and train new employees at the same time. These small businesses usually do not have human resource or training departments. Consequently, any traini... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

Quality, scheduling, budget. Most companies find these to be the crucial factors when applying resources and funds to major human performance improvement initiatives. In todays environment, its critical to ramp up large teams as quickly and efficiently as possible to en... More »

Learning & Development

Business Impact , Curriculum Alignment , Designing Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General