I recently mentioned that the blog will begin focusing periodically on the role of training and development in various industries.  We previously looked at the role of L&D in banking and financial services, and I plan on returning to it soon.  Today we’ll get a unique look into training’s role in the energy sector. I …

Back in March, I had the opportunity to participate in a “Tweet Jam” surrounding the issue of employee engagement, organized by CMSWire.com, the influential customer experience management online magazine (you can find a recap of the event here).  Another panelist in the event was Scott Date, a Senior Product Manager at Adobe Systems.  In the …

I initiated an interesting discussion on LinkedIn earlier this week, not with the intended purpose of a blog post, but rather I was just curious – why not turn to experienced people involved in training/learning within organizations and ask them, what their 3 biggest pain points are rights now = what really bothers them?  Not …

As part of a series of articles on this blog we started last month on the impact of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy is having on workplace learning and development, I spoke recently with Paul Hill, Senior Consultant for SystemExperts, an important network security consulting firm. Paul Hill has worked with SystemExperts as a …