The field of training and development is at a crossroads. On one hand, employees can now access most educational information instantaneously and at no cost. Go to Google and type in How to raise penguins. Youll find more information about raising penguins than y... More »

Career Development , Human Capital

Career Development , Career Planning , Competencies , Integrated Talent Management , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development

Networking is a word that evokes dread in many people. While most of us would agree its a necessary evil, few of us know how to successfully use events to form professional contacts and lifelong friends. I was once one of those people. I have always admired how ... More »

Career Development , Learning Technologies

Career Development , E-Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Social Learning

Consider the case of Susan, an external learning and performance consultant. She started her consulting practice several years ago and was immediately successful in terms of client satisfaction and revenue. Although the global economic downturn and recession has cau... More »

Career Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Career Development , Competencies , Jobs

On a Sunday drive, I noticed a sign over the freeway advertising that a company called Wordplex was hiring. I asked my friend to take down their phone number. That Friday, I left a message for the director of marketing, Ken Walsh, describing a little about what I do and... More »

Career Development

Advanced Level Content , Career Development , Career Planning , Jobs

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