From the monthly archives:
December 2010

Overcoming Gen-Y Bias

on December 30, 2010 · Comments · in Ask A Gen Y

A myriad of articles have been written about how to manage Gen-Y, as we seem to have earned a poor reputation in the workplace. Meanwhile, not a lot of attention has been focused on how Gen-Yers can better integrate into the workforce. The greatest difference among our currently living generations is mostly due to the [...]

Learning to Speak the Language of Business

on December 27, 2010 · Comments · in The Business Of Learning

One of the basic elements of running learning like a business is to speak the language of business. Unfortunately, many learning leaders fall short here, which reduces their ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders as well as their own staff; decreases their prospects for success; and diminishes their prospects for promotion. There are really [...]

Questioning the Questioner

on December 21, 2010 · Comments · in From the Editors

Here are the questions I’m asking about learning and development in 2011. Are you asking the same ones?

An Introduction to Running Learning Like a Business

on December 20, 2010 · Comments · in The Business Of Learning

Years ago, shortly after being named as the president of manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.’s Caterpillar University, I visited the location of the previous learning organization. Several veteran staff approached me and all told me something like this: “Learning is not like other aspects of the business and it cannot be run like other parts of the [...]

Demanding Diversity

on December 16, 2010 · Comments · in Ask A Gen Y

Maybe it’s because we’re growing up in a time where every country seems to have an external enemy. Or maybe, on a more positive note, we just feel connected to other nations because of tools like social media. Or maybe Thomas Friedman is right in saying the world is flat. I don’t know the answer, [...]