Feedback and Coaching Helps Employees: Fighting 3 Feedback Fallacies
As a longtime proponent and researcher of all things feedback, it’s been exciting to see the upswing in…
Creating Deep Cultural Change Through Inclusive Training
In a recent survey by LeanIn.org and Survey Monkey, 60% of male managers said they’re uncomfortable participating in…
Get Ready for the “Feminization” of Blue-collar Jobs
In the 1940s, World War II pulled six million women into the U.S. labor force. Less than a…
A Boss Beyond Bias: Training Employees to Think Inclusively
Last February, corporate America was again reminded of the lack of diversity in contemporary corporate culture when photos…
Tips From Clinical Psychology for Navigating Gender in the Workplace
In recent years, we have witnessed significant improvements in gender equality in the workplace. The gender pay gap…
Developing Women Leaders in Technology, Part Three: Building an Inclusive Culture
It’s well-established by now that there is a significant gender representation problem in the technology industry and in…
Putting Diversity and Inclusion in Action
At FirstEnergy, diversity and inclusion (D&I) is a business imperative. Attracting, retaining and developing a diverse, qualified workforce…
Continuous, Contextual Learning With Virtual Labs
In technical training, is content king? What about context? Perhaps they share the role. After all, learning programming…
A Baby Boomer, a Millennial and a Gen Xer Walk into a Bar: Challenges and Recommendations for Training the Multigenerational Workforce
We are part of a workforce dynamic that few may experience: five generations of employees sharing the same…
Leading Organizations Through Digital Transformation With Skills Development
In a recent survey by SAP SE and the Technical University of Munich, 64 percent of respondents in…
Two Worker Shortage Challenges and Their Training Solutions
“Too many jobs, not enough workers” was the headline of a December 2017 article by The Washington Post.…
Developing Women Leaders in Technology, Part Two: Learning and Development
Research has revealed the low representation and high attrition rate of women in technology, particularly in leadership positions.…
4 Skills That Service Professionals Need to Thrive in the Digital Economy
In recent years, innovation and disruptions have become commonplace across industries. One of the main drivers is technology,…
Developing Women Leaders in Technology, Part One: The Problem
In the premiere episode of the 2006 British sitcom “The IT Crowd,” Jen starts a new job as…
How to Advance the People Part of Digital Transformation
The most difficult part of digital transformation is culture. While technology and processes can be changed and updated…
Workforce Development: How EdTech Is Bridging the Skills Gap and Automating Long-Term Career Growth
Technology has become a fundamental development tool. From online learning to mobile apps, educational technology has never been…