Much like the rest of Generation Y, I rely on technology to stay connected to the outside world. It is my heart, my soul and quite frankly, my lifeline. At what point did I unknowingly become digital?

Feeling the pressure of having to be prepared to engage the incoming workforce, Verizon Wireless created an online Verizon Wireless store. The store consists of avatars that mimic the appearance of store managers, customers, and reps within the stores. Managers are faced with decisions they would have to make when a customer comes in and asks questions.

There are companies that rethink learning each year. As I was writing the recently released chapter Funding: How Learning Organizations Get and Spend Money, I was struck by how variable some of the results were. This got me thinking: is there a better way to determine what budgets should be and how they should be spent?

Telefónica sits down with the best business schools worldwide, providing them with essential information regarding what Telefónica needs and then the business school or university develops a program that would fit their needs.

An article was put together about the tension leaders confront when they think they’re putting their own performance results at stake because they have to send top members of their teams - their high potential talent - off for developmental assignments. Bob Gately, operator of the firm Gately Consulting, responded by asking, “How do you identify high performers before they are hired?"

CorpU is learning first-hand about business challenges facing emerging growth regions, from Saudi Arabia to South Africa. These areas are applying innovative approaches to keep pace in markets that are growing 5 times as fast as the US economy. What can you do to help your company improve talent during an economic downturn?

Although India is known for its abundant talent pool, almost 85% of the graduates who come out of college are non-engineering graduates. Leaders at Wipro find that colleges benefit because they can guarantee job placement after the program, and Wipro benefits by getting a fresh supply of much need employees.