We should spend much greater portions of our limited time and energy resources on cultivating our strengths, because that is the only path to true flourishing. More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Human Capital

Career Development , Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Training and Development - General

Membership

Transdisciplinary, the ability to understand concepts across multiple disciplines, is becoming essential to workforce success. This perspective gives examples of companies that are creating rich transdisciplinary programs that allow people to study and work with special... More »

Learning & Development , Human Capital , Higher Education

Career Development , Career Planning , Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Training and Development - General , Trends , Change Management

Case Studies

Knowledge of competencies and competency modeling is increasingly important for workplace learning professionals tasked with learning results. Most front-line learning and performance professionals and their managers have encountered competencies or competency modeling ... More »

Career Development , Human Capital

Business Impact , Career Development , Competencies , Curriculum Alignment , Human Performance Improvement , Skills Gap

The December 2010 issue of T+D magazine mentions six trends that the editor says will change workplace learning forever. One of those trends refers to a subject that I developed and wrote the first book about, which is Career Contentment (2008, ASTD Press). Training on ... More »

Career Development , Human Capital

Career Development , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Jobs

How many senior executives actually possess the competencies laid out in your HR systems? Helping skilled, talented managers become truly great leaders is a complex job. Traditional leadership models often overlook the intangible qualities that separate those who aspire... More »

Career Development , Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Advanced Level Content , Career Development , Coaching and Mentoring , Competencies , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Leadership Development , Management Development