For flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries, it is not enough to teach employees how to be great. The long-time Training Top 125 contender focused last year on helping employees to blaze their own learning paths while meeting organization imperatives. That meant improving the technology that supports employee performance, as well as creating new…

This article gives the dialogue from a roundtable training discussion which answered questions concerning organizational human resources development (HRD), with emphasis on the chief executive officer's (CEO) role. The participants, who were management consultants and leaders in the HRD field, contributed 20 questions (which are included) that…

Discusses the advantages and limitations of a one-person training department in a small organization. Suggests that going it alone is seldom easy, but gives some thoughts and ideas on how to match trainer's skills most effectively with the organization's needs. (WL)