Articles by Mike Prokopeak
Four Levels of Measurement Creator Don Kirkpatrick Dies
Industry pioneer’s work reshaped how learning and development is evaluated.
The Value of the Valley
The center of financial gravity has shifted from New York to northern California. Implications for talent leaders abound.
Getting With It
In an era of scientific management, when we’re consistently assessed on a variety of measures using hard data, one of the hallmarks of high performance remains persistently hard to pin down.
Inside Open Cloud Academy
After attending an information session to learn about Open Cloud Academy, interested students move into Phase 1.
Racking Up Recruiting Success at Rackspace
The San Antonio-based IT company solved its talent shortage by turning its training model inside out.
The Born Identity
For many parents, the moment their child is born is the most important moment of their lives, suffused with joy.
L&D’s Big Data Moment
The era of big data promises to make employee learning faster, better and cheaper, provided organizations invest in the skill sets and critical thinking needed to grapple with sophisticated data analytics.
Big Learning Data?
Given HR’s relative inexperience with sophisticated analytics, it’s fair to question if the data collected about employees is really big data, particularly when it comes to learning and development.
Analytical Thinking for L&D
Beyond programs and measures, big data is also prompting learning and development departments to develop deeper analytic skills.
The Three V’s and L&D
In a 2001 report, Gartner analyst Doug Laney identified three characteristics of the complex, often large data sets that were emerging out of e-commerce. Those “three V’s” have become shorthand for many people to describe big data.
New Year, New Words
Sharknado, twerking, catfishing and binge-watching were all in the running. But in the end “selfie” is the one word to rule them all, at least in 2013.
Table Talk
Amid the usual talk of getting a “seat at the table,” Mike Prokopeak argues the number of highly qualified HR professionals is greater than it has ever been.