The topic most often discussed at any given conference is measurement. Nick Howe, VP of Hitachi Data Systems Academy, discusses the company's current transformation.

The value of human capital has ballooned to 70% today, and the proportion of American workers with jobs that call for complex skills has grown three times as fast as employment. CorpU Chairman Alan Todd discusses a strategy and action plan to handle this value growth.

At Procter & Gamble, management believes that the closer an individual is to the business, the easier it is to make evaluations since evaluation points should be in the context of business operations. Bill Martin, Dean of Learning, discusses the various approaches to measuring ROI.

In 2004, ANZ Bank and National Bank of New Zealand merged their learning and development roles; it was the first time internationally that a bank had chosen to operate a dual brand strategy. Richard Long describes the daunting task of unifying two very different learning organisations.

Textron goes through a rigorous process when creating a strategic partnership with a school or training organization. Gwen Callas-Miller, Executive Director of Global Leadership Development, discusses the key components that make a successful partnership.

Globalization is a complex topic that many business leaders commonly misinterpret as internationalization. CorpU Chairman Alan Todd discusses the driving forces in the current rise of globalization.

The goal setting process within performance management can provide the context and the framework for people to make the right decisions. Discover why effective goal setting within an organization must start at the top.

Chief of the Civilian Leadership Development Division Alice Mullerweiss talks about the Army’s new emphasis on investing in the civilian corps to "set the stage for our future." That investment almost certainly required an infusion of new funding to make it happen.

Scana Corporation Director of Employee Development, Dina Wilson, discusses the development of a Corporate University at a 150-year-old company.

Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management recently held their first ever, MBA-level competition. The business challenge was to analyze the competitive and labor market issues confronting a global legal services firm, and propose recommendations for strategic human capital management best practices as well as their implementation.