Human emotions are as complex as they are varied. Emotions do not take a break, and they always influence our behavior, performance, and relationships.

Training is WORTHLESS, unless you need it? (If you get mad reading the start of this, please read to the end.) Most of us have seen research saying as much as 85% of training is gone the...

The question now is whether typical instructional design methodologies (for example, ADDIE and SAM) include sufficient systems thinking to ensure that learning is linked to organizational (...

To help advance this effort, learning and development experts Sharon Boller and Laura Fletcher have written Design Thinking for Training and Development: Creating Learning Journeys That Get...

In this weeks Ask a Trainer guest post, Jim Kirkpatrick offers advice on working with managers to evaluate learning and performance.Dear Jim,Im a training manager struggling with how to...

Simply stated, a needs assessment identifies gaps between current and desired resultsnot meansand places those in priority order on the basis of the costs to meet the needs as compared to...

Too many trainers still stand behind a podium, relying on content to drive learning. Whats more, its time for LD pros to realize that content is no longer king of the learning experience.

What gets you excited for the day? Its the reason for behaving in a particular way.

A group of individuals who are committed to a shared mission and to each other can do extraordinary things, explained Keith Ferrazzi, Monday mornings keynote speaker for the Association for...

The two are connected and represent a combination of things that people already know how to do but need context to apply to real work, she says. She says that while its important and useful...