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By Julie Winkle Giulioni, Co-Founder, DesignArounds Have you ever noticed that the first four letters of the phrase, “career development” spell “care”? Coincidence? I think not. Because even beyond words on a page, care is at the very core of authentic and effective development. Unfortunately, career development doesn’t receive the care many employees need to feel valued, satisfied, and like they’re moving forward. As a result, too many organizations see engagement and results suffer.

By Ken Comée, CEO, Badgeville To nurture top performers,leaders need to borrow from the many user experiences and shifts in employee motivation that social media culture has surfaced. Some tips:

By Whitney Cook, Account Manager, Inward Strategic Consulting (http://www.inwardconsulting.com) Top companies all over the worldare adopting gamification into their core business strategies in order to drive engagement for employees, customers, and partners. But there are some unexpected pitfalls. Here are the Top 5 to watch out for

ONBOARDING GAMES AND SIMULATIONS By Kerry Klein, Leadership Development, Deloitte Services LP

Just a few years ago, the training world was abuzz with the tantalizing possibilities of 3-D/virtual worlds. But today, the buzz seems to have died down to a soft murmur. Has 3-D taken a backseat to other training methods?

By Lorri Freifeld Technology isn’t the silver bullet solution to the skill gaps—technical, leadership, soft skills, and more—many companies continue to face. But it can help to narrow the distance between the skills employers seek and the skills employees bring to the table.

By Steven Katzman, Ph.D.,Director of Organizational Effectiveness and Performance Measurement, KPMG LLP Like most organizations committed to the continuous improvement of training, KPMG LLP highly values the post-course debrief. But in the past, when our content developers and instructional designers were asked about a program, their responses often were met with skepticism. Could a professional so deeply involved in the development of a course ever be truly objective about assessing its effectiveness?

By Michael Papay, President, Fort Hill Company Technology is transforming learning once again—and many training professionals are pleased to discover that the latest innovations are easier to implement and yield more lasting change. In fact, a closer look at one trending technology—crowdsourcing—points to a paradigm shift that’s enabling training to deliver faster, more powerful results.

Edited by Margery Weinstein

By Michael Custers, Vice President, Alliances and Strategic Marketing, NorthgateArinso