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Through a series of experiments, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America was able to prove that the Scrum framework combined with selected practices from eXtreme Programming (XP) improved quality, accelerated delivery, and reduced the cost of delivery.

Ultimately, we need to keep our heads and focus on creating learning value while also imagineering the potential of a training future with virtual/augmented/mixed reality capabilities.

Unfortunately, too many leaders, managers, and supervisors are failing to lead, manage, and supervise. They fail to spell out expectations every step of the way, ensure necessary resources are in place, track performance, correct failure, and reward success.

Training programs must be evaluated regularly and adapt to industry trends and participants’ changing behaviors (and preferences) in order to truly be effective.

Bringing humor to work even if you’re not funny.

Some organizations do nothing more than budget for a “check-the-box” training program to help managers learn to engage employees. Instead, organizations need to implement a complete solution that includes training but goes much further.

The Management Development Program (MDP) aims to provide a springboard for emerging talent who aspire to grow regardless of their role within the company.

Squeezing an eight-hour classroom session into a 60-minute Web session can be challenging, especially when training salespeople. Here are some of the most important factors to consider when designing virtual learning specifically for the sales role.

The first step of any leadership development process is to focus on creating a suitable code of conduct that provides the foundation for all future leadership development training initiatives and leader actions. During this initial step, the individual identifies the “leader” values.

6 tips to get you started crafting an organizational culture that makes employees feel respected, empowered, and humanized by company leadership.