Managing the “Me” Generation
By Jack Zenger, CEO, and Joseph Folkman, President, Zenger Folkman
Onboarding as Part of Talent Management Strategy
Big or small, every company has to onboard new employees. Some organizations manage the process better than others. A select few take onboarding to the next level and integrate their onboarding program into their talent management process. The result of this integration is that onboarding becomes a key component of a company’s talent strategy.
Using 3-D Animated Video for Workforce Training
By Joelle Scheldorf
Media designer Ruben Jauregui studies one of two widescreen computer displays on his desk. It shows an image of an industrial machine, dense with rollers, servomotors, and other mechanical components.
“It’s called an Embosser,” Jauregui explains. “It’s used for combining two paper plies together. This model took me three weeks to make. It can take less, but this one was pretty complicated.”
Better Training Through Show, Not Tell
By Frank Ryle, PMP, Senior Trainer, International Institute for Learning, Inc.
“You need to be able to show us and not tell us what we need to know.”
This was probably the biggest tip I ever received early in my career as a corporate trainer in project management.
Is Your Talent Assessment Center Letting You Down?
By Nino Lamberti, Senior Partner, The Vaya Group
The Changing Face of Training
By Paul Glover
When managers decide to train their employees, they are sometimes disappointed when their efforts fail. This happens because managers don’t always train employees on the skills that are most essential for moving the company forward.
Where Are Your New Leaders Coming From?
By Michael Leimbach, Ph.D., Vice President of Global Research and Design, Wilson Learning Worldwide, and Barb Taruscio, Senior Consultant
Mission Impossible
By Guy L. Smith IV, Executive Vice President, Diageo North America, and the Diageo North America Corporate Relations Team
How many times in your life has someone said to you, “You can’t do that; that’s impossible”? You just can’t do it!” A parent? A teacher? A coach? A colleague at work? Your boss?
“It’s impossible to do that. No one has ever done that.”
“You can never go faster than the speed of sound.”
“Man cannot fly.”
The Race to Recruit at RE/MAX
By Margery Weinstein
What Business Acumen Can Do for You
By Kevin Cope, Founder, Acumen Learning
Years ago a colleague of mine was consulting with a group of senior NASA managers at Cape Canaveral. He tried to explain, in simple terms, an organizational change strategy. The managers seemed confused. In an effort to clarify, he said, “Please don’t make this more complicated than it is. It’s not rocket science.” To which they sincerely answered, “We wish it were. We’d understand it better!”