Mile-high hot spots

Aparna Nancherla

Flying these days is officially more taxing than prison - at least you're not charged for pillows, blankets, food, and drink (1) in the slammer. In fact, you still don't even get your one phone call onboard. According to the Federal Communications Commission (2), cell p... More »

Dumb People and Smart Ideas

ASTD Staff

The Dumbest Generation Mark Bauerlein Tarcher/Penguin When our parents criticized us for our laziness and slovenly ways, we thought they were off the mark. We now tar the emerging generation with same brush. Has anything changed? Heck, yes. We eventually amounted to som... More »

Game-Based Learning: Worth the Hype?

Paul Harris

Hilton Hotels Corp. training executive David Kervella thinks so. But classroom instruction can't effectively teach hotel employees how to interact properly with guests, he says. So Kervella, senior manager, brand education at Hilton, proposed that the giant hotel firm c... More »