learning-and-development
A Life of Learning
A true believer in the power of education, Nick van Dam makes an indelible mark on McKinsey and the L&D profession at large.
Mentoring Matters, Especially for Women and Minorities
Increasing ethnic, cultural and gender diversity in leadership roles can have big benefits for those involved and your bottom line.
Talent10x: Making Mentoring Work at Your Company
Frank Kalman talks with executives at Chicago-based sales advisory GrowthPlay about how companies can incorporate mentoring practices to improve their organizational performance.
What Leonardo Da Vinci Could Teach Today’s Workers About Learning
Too much learning in workforce development is focused on building highly specific skills directly related to someone’s field of work, but as Leonardo da Vinci showed, there’s value in expanding one’s mind by studying subjects completely unrelated to their field.
When Opportunity Knocks
Carra Simmons already transformed learning at State Farm once. Now she’s taking on the task of leading the insurance company’s learning into a technology-enabled future.
What We’re Reading: October 18, 2017
These are the top talent stories we're reading from around the web.
Designing a Learning Budget You Can Defend
Use this budget season to ensure your learning organization achieves its true business potential.
Don’t Know Much About History
There's a golden opportunity for CLOs to insert themselves into education policy. A young person can no longer acquire a skill and fashion a lifelong career out of it.
Talent Economy Week in Review: July 3-7, 2017
These were the top TE stories from this week. Also, Friday's Talent Docket of top stories from around the web.
Talent10x: How Pathgather Aims to Change How People Learn at Work
This week's episode of Talent10x features Eric Duffy, co-founder and CEO of social learning platform Pathgather. He talks with Managing Editor Frank Kalman about how technology is changing the way employees engage with workplace learning and development.
Should There Be a Universal Skills Measurement System?
Establishing a standard skills measurement system could make it easier for companies to source talent, but there are challenges and limitations to the practice.
The Critical Components to Reskill Your Workforce
Having a robust talent acquisition infrastructure is paramount in today’s economy. But given the pace of change companies also need to have the ability to reskill their workforces.
A Commitment to Move
Your learning project will fail if you forget through the journey that this is all about the person and not about the process.
Invest in Your People Even with a Small Learning Budget
Whatever the learning budget size, companies can make workforce development non-negotiable.
The Talent Landscape Is Changing. Are You?
Schools must prepare human resources professionals to consider the entire employee experience to better serve and engage workers.