Leadership Development
Leadership development encourages the planning, creation and management of training programs and skills building needed to become a successful leader — from top executives to managers.
Developing ‘Delusional’ Leaders
Some of the business literature on the market is giving organizational leaders the impression that they can improve themselves through a series of fast, easy and painless solutions.
On-Boarding From the Employee’s Perspective
A recent survey of 150 new employees by Novita found organizations have room to improve on their on-boarding initiatives.
OWLs: Developing Workers at the Other End of the Age Spectrum
Organizations need to invest in efforts to engage older workers, as they understand the nuances of the business and can transfer that subtle knowledge to younger workers.
The Connection Between Personality and Learning
Personality assessments can be applied in certain ways to increase the efficacy of employee development.
Discussion Groups: Harvesting Value from Real-World Experiences
No employee is a blank slate, so organizations should leverage workers’ prior experiences through knowledge-sharing sessions to enrich learning content.
Constructing a Mission Statement for Competitive Advantage
Most corporate mission statements are pieced together as a PR strategy. But this message is an opportunity to help align the workforce to the corporate vision.
Learning From Multiplayer Online Games
What lessons are transferable from playing online games to designing development programs?
Bypassing the Obstacles to Change
Olympics-style events can be used to carry out a variety of learning and workforce development activities.
Leadership and Personality
When developing an organization’s future leaders, it’s important to acknowledge the fact that the enterprise usually benefits if individuals are true to their own traits.
High-Octane Leadership Development
Demographic realities and lack of long-term leadership development programs are leaving many organizations with a dearth of candidates ready to take on senior roles.
Best Practices for High-Impact Learning
In our recent study, Bersin & Associates discovered that the learning organizations that best cope and adapt to change share 18 best practices.
E Pluribus Unum: Uniting Organizations Through Learning
In his role at the Department of Homeland Security, CLO George Tanner has applied a knowledge- and resource-sharing strategy to the organization's learning offerings.
Listen Up: A How-to Guide for Podcasting
The mechanics of podcasting are easy. The most challenging aspect of introducing the technology into your organization is persuading employees to accept the new approach.
Characteristics of Learning at High-Growth Companies
Is your learning function agile and adaptive enough to support rapid growth in your organization? If you don’t think it is — or even if you do — read on.