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Working In the Flat World of Learning
There is one sentence in Thomas Friedman’s “The World Is Flat” that I often recite to my daughter: “When I was growing up, my parents told me, ‘Tom, finish your dinner — people in China and India are starving.’ Now, my advice to my daughters is, ‘Girls, finish your homework — people in China and…
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Operational Efficiency: Lessons from Global Enterprises
From language and cultural differences to the difficulties deploying programs and initiatives to a widespread workforce, global corporations need efficient solutions to remain internationally competitive. Learn how three global enterprises — Holland Ameri
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The Capabilities of High-Performing Learning Organizations: Results of a Working Knowledge Research Study
Deeper integration of mission-critical workforce performance is essential to achieving high performance. But what is a mission-critical workforce anyway? And what are the particular approaches, tactics and strategies high-performance businesses use to maximize the impact of those workforces? Those were central questions behind a research initiative conducted by the Working Knowledge Research Center at Babson…
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Intangibles Rule
What do learning, love, patents, trust, intelligence, loyalty, brand reputation and fear of snakes have in common? You cannot see or touch them — they are intangible. It’s ironic, but things you can’t see have become more valuable than things you can. Eighty percent of the value of the Fortune 500 is intangible. Take Google.…
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Sharnell Jackson: Efficiency and Technology Maven at Chicago Public Schools
Employing instructor-led, self-paced and blended learning, the Chicago Public School system uses high-tech learning tolls of all types. At the helm of this plethora of learning technology is Sharnell Jackson, the system’s first chief e-learning officer.
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Sr.VP of Knowledge and Content Management
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (www.ifebp.org) is seeking a Sr.VP of Knowledge and Content Management for this $24 million budget, 137 staff organization located in Brookfield, WI.
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Corporate University Administrator
SCANA, a $9 billion, Fortune 500, energy-based holding company, is seeking a seasoned project leader to manage the operations of our corporate university at the company’s Columbia, South Carolina headquarters.
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Survey: Despite High Level of Learning Offered, Participation Rate is Low
Employees do not always partake in the learning opportunities offered at work, even though a great deal are offered, according to a survey by NFI Research.












