Sorry, Gameophobes. More Evidence Supporting the Benefits of Experiential Learning.
It has been over five years since I challenged the audience at TEDx Gramercy to bring games, or experiential learning, into their lives to transform...
Benefits of Experiential Learning: Is Your Program Cloth or Lace?
Experiential learning programs come in a variety of formats and sizes, with many falling into the “what-to-think” domain, imparting basic,...
Metrics to Intelligence - Measuring ROI on Leadership Development Training Programs
Well, the Big Data evolution continues, yet many organizations I speak with feel like they are moving even further away from their learning and...
Entrepreneurship in the Corporate Development Training Space - A Psychological Roller Coaster
My first pitch to venture capitalists was memorable. My business partner and I rented a dumpy California hotel room for a month. We lined up as many...
Five Neural Leadership Practices That CEOs Can Borrow From Learning and Development Training
It’s an exciting time for brain science, which has become a source of buzz in CEO circles. As CEOs grapple with tight competition, workforce issues,...
Game Design - The Bold New Frontier of Learning and Development
As a long time video gamer and talent development professional, I’ve always been perplexed by the differences between the games I play on my PC,...
The Best Leadership Training Programs All Share a Common Goal: Improved Decision Making, Problem Solving and Collaboration
In this excerpt from his book, The Thinking Effect, Michael Vaughan, corporate leadership training expert and CEO, The Regis Company, discusses why...
Demise of the Gameophobes, Rise of Simulation Training?
A few years ago I challenged the audience at TEDx Gramercy to bring games into their lives as a way to transform the way they learn, and to avoid...
Putting the Smile Back in Learning and Development Program Measurement
As learning and development consultants, we all desire more from our measurement data, but continue to be underwhelmed by the results. Why is that?...
Can Training and Professional Development Drive Bottom Line Results?
A great deal of training and professional development does not even purport to affect bottom-line results. Many corporate education efforts have been...
Training and Professional Development in a Post-Meltdown World
The 2008 global economic meltdown was a watershed event that has transformed the corporate landscape and from which no country, company or corporate...
Five Ways That Brain Science Can Contribute to Effective Leadership Training
David Rock, editor of the NeuroLeadership Journal, has said that by better understanding the brain, leaders can align the way they work with the...