Training Industry Blog

ACS, a Xerox Company, and a Top 20 Training Outsourcing Company, this week announced they will be acquiring human resources outsourcing company, ExcellerateHRO (EHRO) from Hewlett Packard for $125 m. The deal brings an experienced contingent of resources and customer base to an already global HR Outsourcing leader in ACS. So wins in this deal? ACS, HP, or EHRO? How about the customer?

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Cleveland is home to more than just the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame … it’s a busy, bustling metropolis with the city controlling two airports and a harbor. That means learning leaders must continually be providing training, development and advancement opportunities to keep the energy sharp and the systems flowing. A new leader with a new series of programs is helping build new opportunities for the city, its workers and those passing through.

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I have already blogged on the fact that the recession is over. Obama said it. So with it officially over you and I can start spending money again. One of those areas which all of us will spend is on a smartphone. If you don’t have one, or even if you do, get ready for an explosion of new devices coming out this year.

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With $8.4 billion in 2009 revenue, there’s a lot riding on learning and talent development at Amway. But fortunately the company has an integrated talent management plan that combines training, performance, leadership development and succession planning in one interconnected effort. At the head of those talent plans is Kee Meng Yeo, a seasoned learning leader who’s having a blast creating opportunities for entrepreneurs.

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For the last month I have been in Southeast Asia trying to better understand how regional and supplier selection can be improved. Despite an inordinate number of evaluative frameworks we continue to form engagements that struggle with culturally related issues. Having been through a number of selection processes with client buyers I have come to realize that a consistent thread is that buyers remain Western in their foreign evaluation visits. We stay in Western Hotels, eat Western meals except for the ceremonial welcome dinner, and enjoy the comforts of private transportation within the urban area. On occasion there might be some local recreation that gives a brief glimpse of life outside of the Western cocoon. At first I thought that this added emersion would be interesting but contribute little value. What I have since learned that an extended, in-depth stay brings out the real world for the people, their beliefs, and lives within the country.

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WOW…100 million licenses of Windows 7. Now that’s amazing. What is more amazing is the report further goes on to state that sales are on track to add ANOTHER 200 million more by the end of 2010! So how do the competitors stack up?

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3D virtual immersive environments (VIEs) do not have to be 100% realistic. In fact, take advantage of the fact that you can do anything in 3D worlds and leverage that advantage. For example, if you want to create a gathering place for avatars, you don’t need to put it under a roof or even have it indoors. Since weather is not a factor in 3D VIE you don’t need a roof over your head. Also, put things close together that aren’t normally close together. If you are creating a corporate campus to mirror your own corporate campus, you don’t need large distances between buildings. Also, consider creating concept spaces instead of actual spaces. For example, if you want to teach about surgery. Create a giant surgical theatre that is larger than the real space so that lots of avatars can gather around and watch.

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(The following is a guest blog written by Emily Thomas. It provides practical insights that can contribute to our better understanding, practice and development of effective leadership. I am grateful to Emily for this fine contribution to my regular LEADERSHIP COMPASS blog and sure readers will find it valuable.) The really great leaders -- the titans of business and government -- can seem so far from everyday workers like you and me that it's tempting to write them off as a special class of individual. Who could hope to mimic their accomplishments or legacy? However, that's a dangerous line of thought because ...

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This morning, I read an article in my local newspaper entitled, Adulthood, Sponsored Today by Mom, Dad, and I have to say that this article confirmed my observations of the “Millennial” generation (people ages 18 to 29) and increased my anxieties about this generation’s ability to understand and implement good financial practices—either at home or in the workplace.

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