Magazine Articles

The Olympics inspire us, with stories of hard-working and talented athletes—dynamic men and women dedicated to their chosen field. As leaders, many of us would give our eyeteeth to have a team of similarly motivated contributors.

The difference between productive leaders and regular folks is productive people are in a constant state of improvement of themselves, their systems, and their tools.

How can companies train on the skill of saying thanks for a job well done? There are three components to a training plan for effective workforce recognition.

When I first joined Training magazine in 2007, my publisher gave me a stack of magazines to read and strongly suggested I familiarize myself with Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation. Coming from a licensing publication, I had no idea what she was talking about.

For the first time since the creation of the Training Top 10 Hall of Fame in 2008, Training magazine required all Hall of Famers to submit an Outstanding Training Initiative that would be shared with our readers throughout the year. Here are the details of Ernst & Young LLP (EY) and SCC Soft Computer's submissions.

Training magazine taps 2014 Training Top 125 winners and Top 10 Hall of Famers to provide their learning and development best practices in each issue. Here, we look at mentoring and competency maps.

How this utility infrastructure construction company designed and developed a customized learning management system (LMS) to manage its new training programs.

Some people like walkabout sessions to stay in shape and get creative juices flowing. Can it work for training?

While independent contractors often pinch-hit for employees in the corporate world, they don’t always receive the same training as the rest of the team. It can make a big difference.

And how they negatively impact employee intentions.