Learning & Talent Development
Learning and Talent Development aims to improve individual and group performance by increasing and honing skills and knowledge. In this section, find the newest concepts in the LTD space and which are proving to be successful.
Is mLearning Is Better Than eLearning?
August 07 by Eric MatasI love to make eLearning, but I don’t like to take eLearning. The eLearning I have to take is usually of a certain, unfortunate type: an epic-length slide deck, both dense and wordy, conver...
SEC Involvement in Employment Law Issues
July 23 by Devora LindemanIn an unprecedented move, the SEC (yes, that would be the Securities and Exchange Commission) has shown interest in investigating the hiring practices of a U.S. food chain—the Chipotle Mexican...
Delivering HR Technology on Mobile Devices
July 19 by Peter AlkemaIt's virtually guaranteed that your employees can already surf the internet, chat with their friends, network on social media or do their banking on their mobile phones. So why do they have to log o...
Learning On The Go: 5 Trends To Watch For
July 16 by Eric MatasLet’s face it: from the chalkboard to Twitter, training has become far more sexy. By integrating social media tools and pushing for other internet technology, the eLearning industry has moved...
Increasing Workforce Productivity Using Drucker's Lessons: Part I
July 13 by William Cohen, Ph.D.Peter Drucker is known as The Father of Modern Management. Six years after his death, Drucker Societies have grown and flourish around the world. Bill Cohen was one of the fortunate few who learned...
The Moving Line
June 18 by Doug WilwerdingIn the winter 1993 edition of American Scholar Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) discussed his theory of defining down deviancy. In a grossly over generalized summation, his contention is...
The 4Ps of Creating Your Personal Brand
June 14 by C.V. SubramaniamEvery one wants to be popular, to be known, to be remembered, to be wanted, to be liked, to be known by a personal brand--the values represented by his/her special traits. In a presentation on cr...
Editor's Insights: 5 Leadership Myths and Realities
June 10 by Alexandra GuadagnoYou don't have to be a robot to be a great leader-- always on the go and never sleeping or enjoying downtime. Perhaps the biggest myth about leadership is that great ones have no work-life balance....
Mentoring That Lasts
June 10 by Warren Bobrow, Ph.D.Several years ago, my graduate school mentor was talking to me about family trees, and the conversation moved to academic ones. We talked about some people in the field, who their mentors were and h...
Do the Right Thing at the Right Time
June 07 by William Cohen, Ph.D.Brutus was the one who uttered the words: "There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." At least he did this in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. As e...
Simple Tricks to Read Others and Remain Resilient
June 04 by Jeff DavidsonSkilled HR professionals, especially in larger organizations, learn to "read" others in great detail and recognize the importance of paying attention to the needs of others. This article will share...
A Change in Perspective Can Change Your Career
June 04 by Mike CampMost of us have experienced particularly tough times in our careers, where we might have been struggling a bit and our career outlook didn’t seem very positive. Typically when this happens, we...