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The Science of Corporate Learning
Many corporate learning programs might sound effective in theory. But in order to positively deliver in reality, learning leaders need to understand — on a scientific level — how learners learn.
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New England Organ Bank: Saving Lives and Learning
In companies’ day-to-day operations, stress is a given. When it gets too high, one way for employees to cope is to step back, take a deep breath and remember what they are doing is not a matter of life and death. Those who work at the New England Organ Bank (NEOB), however, do not have…
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The Home Depot’s Leslie Joyce: Laying the Foundation for an Effective Workforce
For The Home Depot’s Leslie Joyce, the mantra “Measure twice; cut once” resonates on more than one level.
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Buffalo Rock: Online Training that Moves Bottles into Customers’ Hands
Bottlers face intense competition for retailer mindshare and shelf space. Margins are tight, and new products are proliferating across a variety of beverage categories. The 2,600 employee-partners at Buffalo Rock, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., are the front line for the brands that the company bottles and distributes in Alabama, Georgia and Florida. It’s the job…
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Strategic Versus Tactical: Do We Know the Difference?
I remember sitting down with a sales rep who was trying to sell a strategic learning solution to one of our customers. I argued for my department’s ability to deliver within the “unrealistic” expectations that the sales rep had established with the customer. There they go again, selling something I couldn’t produce in a time…
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DaimlerChrysler: Achieving ‘Five Star’ Sales and Service
Many automobile companies have slashed learning and development budgets to the bare essentials in the face of growing competition. At DaimlerChrysler, however, the executive team recognizes the value of the DaimlerChrysler Academy, all the while making su
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12 Unavoidable Truths About E-Learning
Many organizations ignore basic realities about technology and learning, resulting in e-learning programs that are time-consuming to create, expensive to produce and deploy and don’t change behaviors in the intended way. Building effective e-learning take
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Five Award-Winning Online Courses
Since 1995, the Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards have showcased these courses and recognized the creative developers behind them.












