By Ranjit Nair, allBusiness, August 2015

Doing begets learning. Study after study has shown that the most effective way to retain training is to put it to practical use right away. Yet the pace of competitiveness often leaves little time for training, and even less time for training that doesn’t produce results.

Employees are experiencing increased performance demands on both results and behaviors. Companies want instant yet long-lasting results, and because of this, learning new skills–particularly leadership skills–has become even more challenging. Read more.