Performance matters! The stock market pays for business performance, and each of us is paid for our personal performance. As learning professionals, our efforts are aimed directly at helping others grow and perform at their best, yet the systems we use to

When IBM Vice President of Learning Ted Hoff joined the company four years ago and began to actively leverage work on IBM’s On Demand Learning capabilities, one of his first stops was the sales department. To strengthen sales and ensure that there was an expansive role for sales learning at IBM, Hoff worked closely with…

Have you ever seen a general cry? Well, I haven’t either, but I’ve seen one give a heartfelt speech, relinquishing a crown he wore proudly to a worthy successor. And while his kind words might not have filled all eyes in the audience with tears, he c

The business culture we live and work in has “softwared” us for mediocrity. To be mediocre is to fall far short of our potential. The startlingly gifted “hardware” we each have—a body, mind, heart and spirit—is rarely called upon to do much more than fulf