Competencies are basic skills employees need to perform their job duties and tasks. All are broad areas that can be improved through training, job experience and development. Training and development ...

Business leaders are constantly told to invest time and resources in staff development because it helps improve skills, develops engagement and reinforces company goals. There is a difference between ...

The need to upskill employees, trainees and even potential hires has kept L&D professionals busy and in demand. Thanks to buy-in from the C-suite and a wealth of accessible content, continuous ...

Companies are confident they can develop employees’ skills, yet employees don’t feel the same, according to recent research. Managers need more support in identifying colleagues’ training needs if ...

The role of managers in the American workplace has shifted dramatically. Gone are the days that managers watch over employees, assessing their every move and correcting every mistake. Today’s manager ...

David James is CLO at 360Learning, host of The Learning & Development Podcast and former Director of L&D for The Walt Disney Company. What’s the secret sauce to turning learning investments into ...

In January, Dell Inc. sent factory supervisor Julie Figlar for her first bout of specialized management training. For five days at a Nashville hotel, she and 17 other front-line supervisors practiced ...

Training and development describes the formal, ongoing efforts that are made within organizations to improve the performance and self-fulfillment of their employees through a variety of educational ...