Total 2015 U.S. training expenditures—including payroll and spending on external products and services—took an upward trajectory, soaring 14.2 percent to $70.6 billion, according to Training magazine's 2015 Training Industry Report.

The economy is strengthening, but does the Great Recession of 2008— and recent stock market slide—continue to affect the dollars allotted for your learning and development programs?

A new study conducted by VitalSmarts reveals women's perceived competency drops by 35 percent and their perceived deserved compensation by $15,088 when they are assertive or forceful. A look at whether using a brief, framing statement can reduce social backlash, plus other tips.

Most of the time, you can take better action if you ask a few questions first and then continuing asking more.

Using a cross-disciplinary learning approach to create highly skilled professionals.

Are you performing to your leaders’ expectations or overvaluing your learning efforts?

We need to open ourselves up to the possibility of a new paradigm of real-time, collaborative, networked learning.

Business leaders of large publicly traded corporations need to move beyond only paying lip-service to the importance of human capital to actually making substantial investments in education and training solutions that build the skilled talent needed for today and tomorrow.

Lately, I find myself singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" twice while washing my hands. I definitely think twice about stepping outside in a thunderstorm. And I feel queasy every time I attach a document to one of my e-mails.

An RCQ analysis—examining receptivity of the trainees, credibility of the trainer, and quality of the training—can help trainers identify relevant areas that can enhance training impact efficiently.