Leadership Development

Out of more than 300 organizations, fewer than 50 percent do not have mentoring and coaching programs, although most consider them valuable, according to a study by the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp).

In business, we need to know how to use authentic communication to conform our messages into open and honest statements that can be readily accepted by the receiver.

Most learning leaders know that internally marketing an enterprise's learning and development offerings can create increased engagement among employees. Marketing these offerings externally, however, can affect the bottom line through increased brand valu

Serving four states and 10,000 employees, Sanford Health's Center for Learning & Innovation ensures the medical facility, the largest in the region, is both a place of treatment and training.

To mentor is to serve as a trusted counselor or teacher. In an occupational setting, the key word in that definition is “trusted.” Unfortunately, mentoring programs often fail because this very basic ingredient is missing.

In the great conversation about the coming talent shortage in the United States, much of the discussion has revolved around the 80 million or so baby boomers and their impending retirement. But as a few pundits have pointed out, the far lower numbers of G

The tendency to "tech up" presentations and training, often without considering if we should, has proliferated learning and development. We need to evaluate how to match technologies to the content rather than designing a program

Although coaching and mentoring seem similar on the surface, the two techniques — and their applications — can have substantially different effects in the workplace.