Virtual World, Real Learning

Its coming, but will the virtual environment be the best place for learning? Are some things just better in person? Ask the avatar next to you. A research team at North Carolina State University led by Mitzi M. Montoya has developed a new way of measuring how real onlin... More »

Case Study: Toshiba Simplifies—and Improves—Corporate Training with E-Learning Tools

Imagine trying to gather a group of dealers or remote employees in one location once or twice a year and teach them about your upcoming product line. Chances are that by the time they returned from the flight home, they had already forgotten most of the information they... More »

Selling Sales Training in a Recession

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Imagine waking up in a strange world one morning, totally unlike the world you knew yesterday. Your previous skills are useless and none of your cause-effect predictors work. Gravity is stronger in this new world, and it is all you can do to drag your suddenly overweigh... More »

Inclusive Leadership: Creating Connections

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Creating a more inclusive organization is not a simple matter. It requires resetting norms, educating all team members, changing long held practices and policies (both implicit and explicit), and rewiring the organization for greater communication and connection. Too of... More »

Want a Job with Sticking Power? Take a Performance Approach

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It is no surprise that organizations have been and will continue to lay off training staff - to reduce overhead. While these individuals added value to an organization when it was financially stable, many training projects are deemed nonessential to an organizations vib... More »