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Buckle Up: Generation Y Is Here
The year 1981 was very special—“Chariots of Fire” won the Oscar for Best Picture, IBM officially launched the PC, and generation Y was born. Generational cohorts are groups of people, usually born in the same 20-year time span, who share common life
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UPS: Delivering Lifelong Learning
With a workforce of around 360,000 in the United States and around the world, the training and development leaders at UPS are intent on creating a lifelong learning environment. Corporate schools manage the various stages of employees’ careers, from orien
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They’re Buying Holes, Not Shovels
In 1960 Theodore Leavitt wrote “Marketing Myopia,” the groundbreaking article published in the Harvard Business Review in which he asked mangers, “What business are you really in?” Leavitt suggested that if those in charge of the railroads had been asking
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Next-Generation Blended Learning Solutions
What exactly counts as blended learning, and how will this new approach to enterprise education evolve?
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The Promise of Online Simulations
Online simulations have the potential to add enormous value to corporate training environments. Simulations are fun and engaging and allow learners to internalize knowledge by applying new skills in a risk-free environment. This can dramatically increase
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U.S. Navy: Smooth Sailing for Education
For the U.S. Navy, “mission-critical learning” takes on a whole new meaning. Reaching around 2 million people with learning, the Naval Education Training Command (NETC) designs the guidelines under which training is developed and delivered for active-duty
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HR Outsourcing: The Impact on Corporate Learning
Corporate learning has always been the poor relation of all the management disciplines. Some corporations simply don’t believe in it, preferring to buy knowledge and skills when needed. Others have a large training department for internal courses and a si
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Supporting Patient Care With Learning
The world’s oldest and largest institution devoted to cancer prevention, patient care, research and education, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center employs approximately 9,000 people, including scientists, clinicians, specialists and staff in various su












