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As the saying goes, an organization is only as good as its people. But for an organization to remain strong, people need the opportunity to constantly upgrade their skills. This is especially true in IT. Yesterday's IT best practices can quickly beco... More...

To be effective and lasting, corporate social responsibility must complement an organization's entire business strategy - particularly staff development. With a focus on experiential learning, philanthropy-based training and development programs can ... More...

I met with military personnel as part of my consulting work during 2005. They represented all branches of the armed services. I was amazed at the level of infrastructure put around the learning effort. It was more than just training events. It was an... More...

When is a job not just a job? When does a career become a vocation? Where do you link customer service with service to humanity? The answers to these questions are highly individual and becoming increasingly blurred as organizat... More...

Those of us in the HR field tend to forget that not everyone´s pulse races at the thought of a new training course. The fact is, most companies prefer to focus on simply getting the job done. The training and development of employees is seconda... More...

The title of this article hurts a bit. My work revolves around the concept of learning as a primary pathway toward not only improved workplace performance but employee quality of life. In the end, however, learning is not a strategy - it is just that... More...

In 1978, when I started creating formalized mentor-protege partnerships, I did not know that mentors and preteges needed training. So, I didn't provide any! Nearly all the literature on mentoring at that time described informal mentoring-... More...

1. Introduction This document describes the CALM methodology for robust organizational change management. CALM stands for Change Adaptation Learning Model, an advanced organizational change management methodology developed by Dr. Koehn. W... More...

Overview The CLO role is gaining power across commercial and governmental enterprises. Some see the CLO as a people development and talent management function and others see it as a knowledge capacity building function, while others would ju... More...

"Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren´t things to think about anymore. All that matters is value - the ultimate value of what one does." James Hilton (1900-1954) Framing the right value proposition is... More...

Most of us would agree that the weakest link in organizational learning and development occurs in the follow-through phase. Recently, I had a demo on the expanded functionality of Zenger Folkman´s ActionPlan Mapper (TM) For those of you who are... More...

Over the past several years, numerous workplace studies and workforce experts, including Spherion, have extolled the benefits of offering training and development programs to employees. According to Spherion´s recent groundbreaking Emerging Wor... More...

When companies think of employee development, they often search for training programs, educational seminars, coaching or the latest book that might offer ideas on what employees can do to sharpen skills or strengthen expertise. However, none of... More...

"We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn." -- Peter Drucker Got problems? Get training! The billions that corporations are inves... More...

University students are early adopters of technology. As a result, university IT departments must be proactive in assessing IT requirements. A review of the emerging trends in technology use among students indicates that network management and storag... More...

I recently gave a business talk at a swanky New York City hotel and got robbed by one of the attendees. Maybe I shouldn´t have been surprised: it was a gathering of entrepreneurs. There´s a price to be paid for going public I ... More...

In our High Impact Learning Organization ® research and workshops we talk with training managers and directors about their challenges in organization, management and governance. Nearly every organization tells us the same thing: the... More...

Few trainers need to be reminded of the destructive potential of mismanaged organizational conflict. Conflict, however, has another side-one that is often overlooked. Remember the old ad featuring near-mythic muscleman Charles Atlas? He built quite a... More...

October 20, 2004 The events of 9/11 had a serious and permanent impact on the US psyche, creating a level of cynicism not seen since the Depression. As we transition into a stronger economy, it is interesting to listen to cynics, disbelievers, do... More...

Since the beginning of time progress is marked by great ideas. The invention of the wheel, penicillin, the industrial revolution, technological advancements, and so on-all mark watershed events by which we see tremendous progress and business or soci... More...

We are spending billions of dollars building corporate training centers and integrating training into the fabric of our organizations; but its not working. Isn´t it about time that we ask the question "why?" Our training organizations are the f... More...

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The Benefits of a Well-Trained IT Staff

Social Responsibility as a Catalyst for Staff Development

The United States Military - A Learning Organization?

Finding Meaning & Purpose at Work

Great Ways to Increase Focus on Training

Learning is not a Strategy... Executives Beware

Mentoring with the Right Style

Change Adaptation Learning Model

The Evolving Role of the Chief Learning Officer

The Art of the Value Proposition in Learning

Follow-Through and Skills Transfer Made Easy

Unlock the Power of Training and Development Programs: Eliminate Dangerous Disconnects Between Employers and Employees

Employee Development: Motivate Employee Participation in Professional Development Opportunities and Improve Performance

Training's "Fix-It" Mentality

Universities: Invest in Networking and Storage to Meet Student Demand

I contemplated ending it all again: This time by inhaling during a PowerPoint presentation

Death of the Corporate University, Birth of Learning Services

Transferring Conflict Management Skills in Your Organization

Herman Trend Alert: Cynicism

Nightmare on Institution Street

Training Doesn't Work: It's Time We Ask the Right Question

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