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High-performing athletes have much in common with high-performing CORPORATE athletes -- grit, resilience, adaptability, and high degrees of intrinsic motivation, ownership, and accountability. HigherEchelon's Director of Leadership Development Angie Winter recently participated in Culture in Sports's Roundtable Webinar to help participants break down and understand what motivates the 21st Century Athlete, including what they...

Author: Eric Bean, PhD Are you more comfortable adopting new strategies than a monkey? Apparently not. In 2019 research by Watzek and colleagues, the levels of cognitive complacency or laziness of capuchin monkeys and rhesus monkeys was compared with that of humans. (Before describing the results, I should warn you that capuchin monkeys are...

Contributors: Rachel Bryars and Andrea Pressnell Graphic Design: Nicole Szews Virtual and augmented reality training allows users to practice skills in a safer and more cost-effective environment than in the real world. Many industries, including aviation, are tapping into these innovative experiences to achieve real-world training results at a fraction of the usual cost,...

Contributors: Brent Osborne, Andrea Pressnell & Rachel Bryars Extended Reality (XR) is making a major buzz in the training world due to its ability to slash time and costs associated with training needs while improving learning outcomes. For example, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University reduced the length of time before a student could fly “solo”...

By Katie Levy Though it may not feel like spring for some of us, it is time for the Salesforce Spring ’23 release! With enhancements, new features, community ideas delivered, and more, it is our first of three opportunities to take advantage of Salesforce’s free, real-time innovation in 2023. New to the Salesforce ecosystem...