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.
Corporate Compliance: Learning’s Mission-Critical Role
Historically, only highly regulated industries such as health care and utilities had stringent compliance requirements for learning management. Today, these requirements touch nearly every industry. With corporate compliance growing in scope and impact, C
Rebecca Ray: Crediting MasterCard Learning with Business Success
When Rebecca Ray became the senior vice president of global learning and organizational development at MasterCard Worldwide in 2005, she brought with her a diverse career ranging from high school education to consulting to Wall Street.
Management Training for Emerging Leaders in the Balkans
Through USAID's e-Biz project, new Macedonian companies could leverage information and communications technologies to create emerging market opportunities for ailing local industries. Due to its success, other countries — and companies — might want to tak
Capital Decisions: Educating Executives
Major capital decisions tangibly shape the future of a company. However, this critical skill is often the most difficult to teach. To improve the return on capital employed, learning departments must master the art of capital decision making.
The Learning Impact Measurement Framework
Kirkpatrick’s four levels of measurement are practically an institution in learning and development industry metrics.
Survey: Although Popular, Definition of Leadership Coaching Eludes Managers
Leadership development tops the list of training manager, coaching managers and executives say they prefer, according to a survey by CO2 Partners, an executive coaching and leadership development firm based in Minnesota.
The Value of a Learning Governance Model
The learning mission is fairly universal. It has infinite nuances related to company and industry, but learning should somehow help people work smarter and perform at optimal levels. The structure of the learning organization and how it’s governed, howeve
Survey: Leadership Development Coaching of Choice for Managers, Executives
Managers and executives almost always opt for leadership development when asked what kind of coaching or training they would prefer, said Gary Cohen, president of Minnesota firm CO2 Partners, but people seldom seem to know exactly for what they are asking
Survey: About One-Fifth of Senior Executvies Consider Focus a Personal Strength
When it comes to focus, about a fifth of senior executives and managers can count it as a personal strength, according to a new worldwise survey by NFI Research of 246 managers and senior executives.
Study: Employee Communicators Have More Resources but Lack Key Skills
Melcrum Publishing's Pulse report, based on a survey of 1,149 communication professionals worldwide, found that although many employee communication professionals say their budget has increased over the past year, effectiveness at key disciplines is stil