Articles

As the economy shows signs of recovery, organizations all over the world are facing an environment of unprecedented urgency, high stakes, and uncertainty. The ability of 21st century organizations to change quickly, effectively, and with minimal resources is increasingly seen as source of real competitive advantage—but how many organizations can really do this? Read more

As we began to develop our leadership style, there were people in our lives who helped shape the leader we see in the mirror today. Without leadership influence, be it negative or positive, we may not have become a successful leader. We owe these influencers our gratitude for leaving us with impressions from which we learned. Read more

A culture of innovation is increasingly being viewed as a key component of businesses success – and one which the HR department can play a key role in developing. Read more

What does it take to engage, grow and delight top leaders? HRIQ interviews Dr. Jason Jones of AT&T University, CLO Magazine’s 2011 #1 LearningElite. Dr. Jones shares how AT&T has achieved success in developing executive leaders. Read more

For working professionals with careers, other than salary and benefits, the opportunities to learn and develop provided by a current employer or prospective employer, is at the top of the list of factors that determines whether a worker feels satisfied and stays put or moves on. Read more

A major challenge of launching a Corporate University is gaining executive buy-in and ensuring that the training programs are aligned with bottom-line results. HRIQ speaks with Carey Bradshaw, Corporate Manager of Learning and Development at CBRE, one of Fortune World's Most Admired Companies, 2011. Read more

Investment in training is often seen as money well spent. But boosting employee skills means little unless there is evidence of how this is impacting upon the bottom line. Read more

Vi (formerly Classic Residence by Hyatt) is the developer, owner, and manager of residential communities for older adults. Judy Whitcomb, SPHR, Vice President, Human Resources and Learning and Organizational Development shares how they have created engagement with the learning and development function and promoted their L&D brand both internally and externally at Vi. Read more

What if there were a powerful argument, substantiated by years of research, that senior-level training executives could use to persuade other senior managers to invest more in training? Human Resources iQ speaks with Dr. Laurie Bassi. Dr. Bassi has been researching the correlation between training and development expenditures to shareholder value and has created internationally recognized standards for measuring and valuing firms' investments in education and training. She is an expert on the “decision-science” of human capital management—the processes and practices within an organization that align the management and development of employees with its business results. Read more