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By Aimee Windmiller-Wood, SVP, Training and Program Development, Fierce, Inc. I am a lifelong learner, as many of us drawn to the training profession are. When you are responsible for training and developing others, it is vital that you continue to invest in your own learning and development. In my journey as a trainer, I’ve continuously learned and honed many skills that have positively affected both my career and the careers of others.

By David A. Mollish, MBA, CHRO, and Diane B. Landers, Ph.D., VP/CMO, GAI Consultants In today’s turbulent economy, a genuine investment in the excellence of an organization’s people can generate a competitive advantage for the future. The evident benefits of a continuous Leadership Development Program (LDP) are three-fold.

By Margery Weinstein

By Dr. Karol Wasylyshyn

By Dan Cooper, CEO, ej4.com Q: What training is the biggest waste of time for learners? A: A one-day Excel class.

Tomio Taki is the businessman behind the success of Anne Klein Company and Donna Karan International. With more than 50 years of experience consulting for, financing, or directly managing both private and public companies on nearly every continent, Taki has developed a keen sense of business acumen. In his new book, “ZENNOVATION,” Taki shares leadership and management lessons and the East-meets-West approach to business that has been key to his many accomplishments. By Tomio Taki

By Bruce Murray

By M. Tamra Chandler, CEO, PeopleFirm LLC Performance Management (PM) is currently a hot topic among business leaders and human resource professionals. While it is universally recognized that the intent of Performance Management is worthy, there are many voices challenging the value being delivered by today’s traditional PM programs—with more ardent critics going so far as to say that traditional approaches to PM destroy trust between management and employees and do little to advance the development of the targeted employee groups.

By Robert Cooperman, Training Academy Program Director, Ohio Office of Budget and Management

By Shawn Kent Hayashi, Founder, The Professional Development Group There is a fine line between fixing people and inspiring them to grow. Training managers to inspire employees and teams is vital to an organization’s success. Want to know how to do this? Developing star performers requires many meaningful conversations beyond the performance review. A conversation can be powerful and inspiring or flat and dull or somewhere in between. Are the conversations managers are having in your organization currently creating engagement and momentum?