"they create a class of vendors focused on the training & development department and not the overall organization"

Man you got that right.

So what's the answer for the large enterprise? I recall former IBM Chief Sam Palmissano said, all large companies need their own "university" inside or when Robert McDowell former Microsoft Exec said, "We're all technologists now!" or the repetitive results of Forbes magazine's annual CEO questionaire, "What's your biggest problem?" A majority of respondents answer, "Employee education"

I've been the beneficiary and victim of large enterprise learning systems. Some work most dont' I'll keep reading your blog, in case you publish the answer!

mike whatley
pasadena, ca