Articles by Kate Everson

HUD’s chief learning officer faced limited funds, a dispersed staff and a potential retirement exodus by instilling the same competitive spirit in her staff that helped her land her dream job.

To benefit clients and staff, KPMG’s Business School program gives participants training in both job skills and industry changes.

For creative employees, failure can be especially crushing to productivity. But you can learn (and teach) how to embrace mistakes so even catastrophic misfires result in a stronger product.

Inspiration is often crucial to an organization’s success, but how do you lead super-creative people past their fear of rejection?

Cornell University’s Sally Klingel discusses how conflict management programs teach skills and adapt to changing union landscapes.

Forget what you’ve heard about fast food as a dead-end industry. McDonald’s continues to prove that job training can come with a side of personal development — and its employees are lovin’ it.

A new study shows employees feel they should be proactive in their own development, but rarely do they follow through.

General Electric Software's chief experience officer outlines five ways to design better learning experiences.

When executives have to face a new CEO and chairman, it can be nerve-racking, but Microsoft’s diversity leader was prepared. After all, she’s been there before.

Now that we've broken free of winter, let's break free of our offices and take learning outdoors.

American Society for Training and Development president and CEO announces new name, logo and initiatives in the association's future.

Mobile technology company Qualcomm’s CLO uses one word to encourage employees to explore new ideas and open up to new learning experiences.

Companies have to balance developing interns with promoting the company’s brand image.