Nearly 80 percent of 547 respondents indicate that current business challenges require a different leadership style, but only 21 percent believe their organization’s leadership practices are effective, according to a new study, "The Leadership Deficit," from APQC, a nonprofit leader in benchmarking and best practices research, and sponsored by THEaster Consulting.

Employers want certain skills. Employees don’t have them. Why? And what can organizations and Training, employees, and the educational system do to eliminate the disconnect?

 Working from home can drive employee engagement and performance, but companies first must provide telecommuting training and reinforcement.

Employees not grasping your trainers’ lessons? The content may need a kick-start from storytelling. Illustrative anecdotes go a long way to helping learners get the point.

Companies are striking a balance between additional responsibility and promotion to ensure employees have the growth plans that suit them best— and encourage them to stay.

And how they negatively impact employee intentions.

While independent contractors often pinch-hit for employees in the corporate world, they don’t always receive the same training as the rest of the team. It can make a big difference.

Some people like walkabout sessions to stay in shape and get creative juices flowing. Can it work for training?

How this utility infrastructure construction company designed and developed a customized learning management system (LMS) to manage its new training programs.

Training magazine taps 2014 Training Top 125 winners and Top 10 Hall of Famers to provide their learning and development best practices in each issue. Here, we look at mentoring and competency maps.

For the first time since the creation of the Training Top 10 Hall of Fame in 2008, Training magazine required all Hall of Famers to submit an Outstanding Training Initiative that would be shared with our readers throughout the year. Here are the details of Ernst & Young LLP (EY) and SCC Soft Computer's submissions.

When I first joined Training magazine in 2007, my publisher gave me a stack of magazines to read and strongly suggested I familiarize myself with Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation. Coming from a licensing publication, I had no idea what she was talking about.

How can companies train on the skill of saying thanks for a job well done? There are three components to a training plan for effective workforce recognition.

The difference between productive leaders and regular folks is productive people are in a constant state of improvement of themselves, their systems, and their tools.

The Olympics inspire us, with stories of hard-working and talented athletes—dynamic men and women dedicated to their chosen field. As leaders, many of us would give our eyeteeth to have a team of similarly motivated contributors.

"The People List" is a running list of all the key people with whom you need to be engaged in a one-on-one dialogue right now.

The latest training industry mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and more.

Effective mentoring should be easy. But there are four challenges with which mentors must reckon if they are to move from a "block-checking" activity to a growth-producing result.

Find out about the latest advances in training technology.

Learning is an irreplaceable component in defining an organization’s culture to support the innovation, market adaptation, and employee engagement necessary for success.

Six ways to accelerate performance and strategy with your L&D expertise.

The science of data collection is meaningless without the art of interpretation.

Training costs may be higher in Finland, but this is balanced by the low-risk environment and excellent growth potential.

Research demonstrates that we all harbor unconscious biases. The good news is that enhanced awareness and training can create an inclusive culture that identifies and helps eliminate these hidden biases.