Research has found that women face disadvantages in the leadership development opportunities offered to them, when compared men. It's important to ensure that women at all levels can access professional development that builds critical leadership skills.
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Even if you’re not the most qualified candidate, impressing an interviewer with insightful answers and thoughtful questions can make you the one the CEO wants to meet.
Having the opportunity to talk to learning leaders, training managers, human resources (HR) professionals and others involved in the business of learning opened my mind to new perspectives, ideas and challenges facing people in the industry.
It is important to ensure that as people work toward goals, they realize that there is a difference between expertise and opinion. Keep in mind the words of John F. Kennedy: “Too often, we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of...
Experiencing failure can force you out of your comfort zone and take your career to new heights. It can help you reevaluate your decisions and ways of thinking. Most importantly, failure and experiential learning can advance your development as a leader.
ImpactLadder, a global people development company today announced the public launch of its Impact Accelerator program.
As L&D professionals, it’s easy for us to focus so much of our attention on other people’s development that we neglect our own. But just like the people whose learning we nurture, we need a continuous, strategic plan to develop our skills and...
There are a variety of paths people take to enter and advance in the training profession. The paths learning leaders take throughout their careers can offer insights for newer — and more experienced — professionals.
Dr. Kristal Walker, CPTM, director of organizational development at Guitar Center, and Alycia Angle, senior talent management consultant at Ochsner Health System, share their career journeys so far, with takeaways for training professionals.
Soft skills – self-awareness, patience, impulse control, empathy, altruism and collaboration – have always been the key to our survival and success.