You can start by looking in the airport itself. Many airports now have gyms for the convenience of their frequent travelers, but also benefiting airport staff, pilots, and air stewards and stewardesses. Just an elevator ride down to the basement from Terminal C, at McCa... More »

Human Capital

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Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers, and Warriors Shaped Globalization Nayan Chanda Yale University Press In a review of this book in The New York Times, William Grimes wrote: "Globalization, perceived by its critics as a radical break with the past, loo... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital

Beginner Level Content , Informal Learning

A long with the formation of Caterpillar University came the realization that the Peoria, Illinois-based manufacturing company needed to create and nurture an environment where information is readily accessible and shared seamlessly throughout the organization and withi... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Managing Organizational Knowledge

A Fresh Look at Imagery As cognitive psychology explains more of the mystery behind how images work on the human brain, visual learning increasingly is understood as a powerful strategic tool for organizations. At the same time, the digital revolution is connecting a gl... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Training and Development - General

Learning Executive Briefing: How long have you been with JetBlue? Mike Barger: I've been here since the beginning. I was part of the start-up team. That was in late 1998. My principal role was to head the training function. It's also what I did as a Navy pilot. I came o... More »

Learning & Development

Business Impact , Delivering Training , Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General