2013 Training Outsourcing Watch List

ASTD Research

TrainingIndustry.com recently announced its “2013 Training Outsourcing Watch List.” Applicants were selected to the based on the following criteria: innovative service offerings, ability to provide services on a global basis, unique and proven approach to bu... More »

Components of Corporate Culture

In the HBR Blog Network post, “Six Components of a Great Corporate Culture” by John Coleman, coauthor of Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders, says that isolating the common components of corporate culture can be ... More »

Understanding Someone Else’s Point of View

Ryann K. Ellis

In a recent HBR blog post, “How to Really Understand Someone Else’s Point of View,” authors Mark Goulston and John Ullmen contend that influential people “strive for genuine buy in and commitment — they don't rely on compliance techniques t... More »

Come On, Get Happy

Ryann K. Ellis

Today is the First International Day of Happiness. What does this mean for businesses? How can executives help create happier organizations? More »

This or That? How Decisions Are Really Made

ASTD Staff

Humans can be overconfident, emotional, and irrational even when making important decisions. This is the premise of two new books on decision making. The first, Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed and How We Can Stick to the Plan, by Harvard professor and psycho... More »