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.
Closing the Skills Gap: How to Make Learning Work
January 27 by From the HRIQ Editorial DeskOrganizations are stepping up their investment in training. According to new figures from Bersin & Associates, budgets for learning development rose to $800 per learner in 2011, a 9.5 percent increa...
Focus on Opportunity
January 24 by From the HRIQ Editorial Staff"An organization will have a high spirit of performance if it is consistently directed toward opportunity rather than toward problems. It will have the thrill of excitement, a sense of challenge,...
HR Q&A to Help You Survive The Day
January 21 by Vicki BarteltOur resident compliance expert Vicki Bartelt joins us to to answer some of the reader Q&A from our growingly popular peer-to-peer Questions and Answers section on HRIQ. Today, Vicki answers questio...
Dramatically Increasing Diverse Applicant Flow and Hiring Results
January 20 by Johnny Torrance-Nesbitt, MBALet me begin with how companies benefit from having a diverse employee base. In a superb white paper* prepared by leaders at Cisco, they credibility assert (supported by metrics) that: Diverse...
To Be Online Is To Be Distracted
January 17 by Jeff Davidson"When you're online, you're always distracted," observes Dr. John Medina, an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington. Although initially we might want to refute the m...
In Search of "Perfection": DO Sweat The Small Stuff
January 10 by From the HRIQ Editorial StaffWhat does perfection mean? Peter F. Drucker told a fascinating story that rendered explicit the notion of "perfection." Said Drucker: "It is a story of the greatest sculptor of ancient Greece, Ph...
HR as a Knowledge Center
January 08 by Devora LindemanKnowledge and information is HR’s commodity. With one of HR’s responsibilities being compliance with the myriad U.S. employment laws that apply to your company, knowledge of those laws,...
Ignorance is Good
January 03 by William Cohen, Ph.D.When Peter first began instruction in the classroom, he sometimes made a seemingly outlandish statement to make a point. In class one day Drucker began to speak about his work with various corporati...
Learning Smarter: Blended Learning Models to Grow
December 19 by From the HRIQ Editorial DeskPredictions of the imminent demise of instructor-led training courses at the hands of online courses are already contradicted by a new growth in niche market instructor-led seminars, coupled with pe...
Q&A: How Employee Engagement & Training Leads To Profits
December 17 by Shawn SiegelIn this interview, Debbie Fiorino, SVP Human Resources at World Travel Holdings, discusses employee engagement, staff training, new technologies, and why she loves her job. Human Resources IQ:...
Web Based Training: Putting the Learner in Control
December 03 by Craig WeissI’m not going to deny it – I’m a huge fan of web based training (WBT). I believe that WBT can solve many of the issues that face training departments, who solely rely on instructo...
Sick Leave Gone Haywire
November 29 by Devora LindemanI know we’re all busy, but HR managers really need to train their managers on human resources basics. Take this sick-leave situation which demonstrates the type of scenarios I’ve had to...