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The Global Holiday Black Hole

March 19, 2007 - by Neal R. Goodman

A major high-tech company created a financial incentive package for its salespeople; those who shared customer information across national boundaries would receive bonuses. The company's training department presented the new process in one-day, face-to-face workshops in... More »

Global Human Resources Development

Business Impact , Delivering Training , Global Workforce Development , Training for Multiple Cultures , World Events

Another Life: Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning

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March 13, 2007 - by Jay Cross

Are virtual worlds a breakthrough technology that will forever reshape learning and business? Or are they this season's over-hyped fad? You'd have to try very hard to avoid exposure to the virtual world phenomenon in America these days. More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Global Workforce Development , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

Eight Key Actions for Creating Inclusive Work Environments

March 13, 2007 - by Judith H. Katz

The need to create an inclusive work environment is becoming a critical strategy for success, particularly as organizations continue to raise the bar on individual and collective performance and employ strategies to attract and leverage the skills of an increasingly div... More »

Human Capital , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Integrated Talent Management , Intermediate-level Content , Jobs , Leadership Development , Management Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge

Review: Flash Professional 8

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March 13, 2007 - by Deanne Dalrymple

Training Media Review asked a panel of 33 training and education professionals to rate the authoring tools they have used regularly. The review summarizes the comments of the panelists who have used Flash. Best uses The panel's consensus is that Adobe's Flash is a prima... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Mobile Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

Teams Aren't Just for Manufacturing

March 13, 2007 - by Melissa Westmoreland

Here's the situation. You are the new director of training in an organization with 1,200 people in 135 locations distributed across 13 states, in an industry of which you have no prior experience. You have been on the job for three days when your boss hands you your fir... More »

Learning & Development

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Training and Development - General

The Global Holiday Black Hole

Another Life: Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning

Eight Key Actions for Creating Inclusive Work Environments

Review: Flash Professional 8

Teams Aren't Just for Manufacturing

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