Development and Learning in Organizations: Volume 23 Issue 5

Creating opportunity from crisis: taking a strategic and learning‐focused perspective

The recession is forcing many businesses to downsize and in doing so they are losing valuable knowledge and skills. Arif Ahmed, co‐founder & director of ikonami, examines how…

Is cutting development and training in a recession a good idea? Looking at the IT and ITeS sector in India

The article highlights the importance of corporate training in knowledge sectors like Information Technology and Information Technology “enabled services” sectors during times of…

Sparking worker creativity: cultures where garden variety creativity can flourish

This article discusses how managers can increase creativity from all workers, and how this increase will improve organizational outcomes at all levels.

Exploring the vacuum in training evaluation: is this a case of mission impossible?

This paper presents research‐based insight on the challenges of evaluating training activities in today's complex organizational settings.

The competitive performance benefits of managerial health: five key practices

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the professional benefits of being in good health and construct a development plan to help business leaders learn how to get and stay…

Engaging the staff in a real relationship: Are employees genuinely motivated – or merely satisfied?

The purpose of this paper is to reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Why SMEs shouldn't neglect e‐learning: Collaboration for tacit knowledge transfer

The purpose of this paper is to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Ireland's Kentz hones skills at every level: Company builds for the future

The purpose of this paper is to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.]

Product development and learning in project teams: the challenges are the benefits

Seducing leadership: stories of leadership development

Coaching teams for emotional intelligence in your diverse workplace

What’s on the web

Informal Learning: A New Model for Making Sense of Experience

Online learning

How types of organizational culture contribute in shaping learning organizations

Diary

Learning from failures in O.D. consulting

Interview with John Amaechi

Mentors help new moms transition back to work at PricewaterhouseCoopers

Do you see what we see? The complex effects of perceptual distance between leaders and teams

Editorial

Putting the learning curve in context