This is a collection of challenging and memorable speeches that have influenced the field of HRD and the people within it. These speeches energized the field when they were made, and are reviewed by their authors to bring them up to date and explore how the field is still changing. The cutting edge issues are relevant to both the academic and practitioner world of HRD. The verbal style of writing makes this a great book for practitioners, scholars, and students alike to dip into, as well as to explore in-depth.

Introduction Section 1: Conceptualization 1. A Refusal To Define HRD Monica Lee 2. In and Out of the "Black Box": Human Learning, Contextual Performance and Qualitative Research Yvonna Lincoln 3. International, Comparative and Cross-Cultural HRD: Challenges For Future Research and Practice Tom Garavan 4. Leadership Development and Talent Management: Fashion Statement or Fruitful Direction? Paul Iles 5. What's So Critical about Human Resource Development? Sally Sambrook Section 2: Location 6. Challenges and Issues of HRD In Thailand: Seeking Holistic and Sustainable Development Chartchai Na Chiangmai 7. HRD Policies and the Supra-State: A Comparative Analysis of EU and APEC Experience Nigel Haworth and Jonathan Winterton 8. Human Resource Development Interventions For Improving International Managers' Performance In Overseas Assignments: A Conceptual Analysis on the Effects of Cultural Intelligence AAhad Osman-Gani 9. Worldly Leadership - Uncovering Ancient and Indigenous Leadership Wisdoms for a More Sustainable World Sharon Turnbull Section 3: Implementation 10. The Impact of Emerging Technologies and E-Learning on Talent Management within Organizations Larry Dooley 11. Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance for Sustainable Development Chanin Vongkusolkit 12. 'Complexity and Imperfection: HTD Research Alive in Practice' Sharon Mavin and Dawn Robinson 13. New Boundaries in Leadership Development: The Need for a Multi-Level Perspective in Evaluation and Research Nick Clarke Section 4: Value'ation 14. Cultivating Spirit in Organizations David Megginson 15. National HRD: What in the World Is It? Gary Mclean 16. Get Up There and Start With a Joke - Humor in HRD Gene Roth and Darren Short 17. Evaluation within Organizations: So, What Are the Values? Darlene Russ-Eft 18. Management or Manipulation? Emotions within the Context of Leadership Jamie Callaghan Section V: Visualization 19. Human Resource Development: Trends From a Global Perspective Gary McLean 20. Towards a Self-Conscious, Self-Critical, and Open-Minded Discipline of HRD Rob Poell 21. HRD: Looking to the Future Monica Lee 22. Human Flourishing As a Core Value for HRD in the Age of Global Mobility Peter Kuchinke. Summary. List of Contributors. Bibliography. Abbreviations and Index