Forty-five years after Rachel Carson jump-started the environmental movement by publishing the book, Silent Spring, it is gratifying to report that Americans fully embrace the concept of environmental stewardship. Dream on. As any enviro advocate would sadly lament, the... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Change Management , Delivering Training , Training and Development - General , Trends

Learning Executives Briefing: You majored in industrial engineering at Bradley University. How did you move into the learning field? Barfield: Industrial engineering is really about helping businesses run more efficiently so it's not that great a leap. I was hired after... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Innovation , Measuring and Evaluating , Social Learning