Articles by David Vance
ROI: Still Evoking Confusion and Controversy
The concept of return on investment is continuously abused and misused. ROI should be used wisely to help plan programs to ensure they deliver value and to identify opportunities for improvement.
The Existential Question: Why Do We Measure?
A look at the six most common reasons and their implications.
Personalized Learning: Means to an End or the End Itself?
The issue of means versus ends is far from an issue of semantics; rather, it is a fundamental question about the reason for corporate training.
Good Times Never Last Forever
The time is right to take steps to make your learning programs and budget recession-ready.
Avoid or Embrace Accountability?
Greater accountability for results will force you to plan and prepare better as well as remain focused on the end in mind.
The End of Learning as We Know It?
Not so fast, says blogger David Vance. It takes a lot of effort to manage learning for results, none of which occurs in an employee-directed model.
Will Corporate Universities Become Extinct?
Not if they have the right mission.
How Many of You Are Reskilling Employees?
What is good for the country is not always good for individual companies.
Is Corporate Learning’s Share of the Development Pie Decreasing?
Remain flexible yet focused in order to maintain training quality.
Is Learning a Real Profession?
In learning, speaking the same language is important.
Where Does Reporting Fall on the Learning and Development Maturity Spectrum?
It falls at a place perhaps different from what you might believe.
Start with the End in Mind
Working backward can help you find your starting point.