Development and Learning in Organizations: Volume 30 Issue 5

Editorial

How to keep your best people: develop a “level 4” mindset in your line managers

This purpose of the paper is to highlight the disturbing incidence of disengagement in the modern workplace. By highlighting why professionals leave their jobs, the author aims to…

Acquisition and retention of learning: use of stories in executive development program

The purpose of the paper is to examine the role of stories in the acquisition and retention of learning over a longer period in case of adult learners over 25 years in age. It…

Why every organization needs to become more brain-savvy

This paper aims to set out why every organization and every leader would benefit from understanding more about the brain and what helps it to perform at its best. It provides some…

Growing self-leaders: the role of motivating language

This paper aims to examine how leader communication can help foster an employee’s ability to set and achieve goals and align these goals with organizationally relevant purposes.

Reducing employee learning and development costs: the use of massive open online courses (MOOC)

This paper discusses the role of online learning, in particular the use of massive open online courses (MOOC), in reducing costs related to employee training and development…

Expertise – from the mouths of babes: Getting to grips with the drivers of informal learning

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

How knowledge workers become effective learners: managing learning in the finance industry

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

Virtual worlds provide real learning benefits: Could people be persuaded of its use as a teaching tool?

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

House that Jack built favoured Six Sigma: Global study examines Black Belt roles and required skills

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

What you really need to lead