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  • Weekend Ruminations
    Asia This was my first week back after several weeks in Asia.  It is hard to explain the difference in mood between Asia and the U.S. Technically the economies of both China and Hong Kong may be suffering, but everything is relative. And relative to us, Hong Kong seemed as charged with energy and people as [...]
  • The Strategic Role of the Modern Learning Function
    Have you ever heard anyone say that the training and development function is critical to the success of their business? That it would increase profits? Improve efficiency? Was indispensable? Even though most large corporations have a training and development function they are always somewhere on the periphery.   For employees, managers and executives alike, training and development is [...]
  • Is HR Relevant and Does it Matter?
    The  Way It Is Since at least 1996 when Dave Ulrich published his well-known book, Human Resource Champions, on the state and future of human resources there has been a constant conversation on how HR can become relevant to business leaders. Simply the fact that the conversation takes place, indicates that HR is in a marginal [...]
  • The Future of Leadership Development– Part II
    My last post pointed out the reasons for a new approach to leadership development.  In networked, global organizations the need for a more flexible and less hierarchical development methodology is important. Over the past 2-3 years, organizations have been experimenting. Everything from the use of e-learning to the recent adoption of social networks has been tried, [...]
  • The Future of Leadership Development- Part I
    I recently made a presentation on the future of leadership development at the Online Educa 2009 conference in Berlin. Online Educa is an annual gathering of e-learning professionals, vendors and academics from Europe, Asia and a handful (mostly vendors) from the United States. This is a summary of what I said and I hope for your [...]

In the Spotlight

August-September 2009

New "downloadable"PowerPoint presentations by Kevin.

There has never been a better time to invest in getting ahead of the curve. GLR and Kevin Wheeler can provide you with insights into the emerging trends and issues we will be dealing with in 2010 and beyond.

Kevin is available for keynotes, briefings, or special meetings with your staff or leadership team. Bring Kevin in to speak to your senior leadership team or to kick off your talent conference or global get together. Get an update on emerging issues, challenge a work group with different ideas, or bring a global perspective to your thinking.

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Email or call for additional information: +1-510-659-0179 or kwheeler@glresources.com.

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