Contemporary organizations face the challenge of helping their workforce develop and maintain a complex set of dynamic skills and knowledge if they are to gain and maintain a competitive advantage and fight skill obsolescence. This book introduces the concept of effective learning environments as a solution to the skill development and maintenance challenge. It** *provides strategies for the appropriate use and successful implementation of learning environments in the workplace *shows you the components of effective learning environments *shows you how to develop the skills necessary to design, develop, implement, and orchestrate an effective learning environment *illustrates the roadblocks to the successful creation of a learning environment, and discusses the effective learning environment's impact on business *shows you the significance of considering business consequences.