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.

Chief Learning Officer Business Intelligence Board Member Profile
HCM Advisory Group produces relevant, actionable business intelligence for human capital leaders.

Why Do We Teach?
Training professionals are rarely seen as the most essential, powerful or highly regarded employees. So why do good people do this job?

Obsessed With the ‘After’
Our efforts should be about enabling learners to perform on the job when they’re not participating in formal programs.

Saying Without Speaking
Leaders are constantly sending messages about their true thoughts and feelings whether they are using words or not. Learning to control body language is essential for managers to be perceived as credible and forthright by their peers and employees.

ROI Is Like a Box of Chocolates
The ROI of training has a lot in common with a box of chocolates: What you see is not necessarily what you get.

Self-Coach to Boost Retention
With the job outlook improving, recession-weary workers may be gearing up to leave your organization. Creating a self-coaching program may help re-engage high potentials tired of doing more with less.

Reason for Optimism: The Learning Industry in 2011
Things are far from their pre-recession glory, but leaders are feeling better about the shifts in the industry as well as their capacity to meet the challenges ahead.

Why the Best Learning Leaders Help People Grow
A commitment to gaining knowledge is a long-term decision — a habit you and your organization cultivate and practice year after year. Gaining knowledge of yourself, others and your industry is key.

Learning and the State of Business in 2011
Engendering a nimble, flexible workforce with the skills and knowledge to function effectively in a state of constant change is essential to survive and thrive in the new economy.

Creating Leaders in a Volatile Industry
Pioneer Natural Resources established an effective leadership development strategy that helps meet critical business challenges.
National Educational Association Drives Change And High Performance
In 2005, the National Educational Association (NEA) recognized the potential impact of changes in the economic and political landscape.

Top Down Doesn’t Drive the Bottom Line
Senior leaders and strategists have come to realize that static planning processes and top-down strategies designed to increase control and find tried-and-true solutions may not be a source of competitive advantage in today’s turbulent economy.