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Unemployment Prompts Online Training Challenging Colleges: Jobs

ASTD Staff

Acupuncturist Courtney Wallace was struggling to pay off $60,000 in student debt. Seeking more lucrative work through tapping skills she’d learned as a kid building websites, she went to TrainSignal Inc., which provides web-based computer training for $49 a month.... More »

Innova Learning Offers State of the Art Learning Platform

ASTD Staff

Innova Learning announced today that it has partnered with Applied Virtual Learning Systems L.L.C. to offer the OASIS virtual learning platform to its subscribers of online learning. Under the partnership, Innova will use the OASIS learning platform to support its custo... More »

Selecting an Executive Coach

Morag Barrett

Choosing the right executive coach for you is important. There are many people who offer coaching services; some have completed formal training, while others offer specific business experience. Whoever you choose to work with it is important that you feel comfortable... More »

Coach’s Corner: Nina’s Journal

Kim Ades

When it comes to learning about my clients, I could not succeed as a coach without asking my clients to journal. In addition to weekly phone calls, I ask clients to journal online daily, with the assistance of journaling prompts. I respond to journal entries with a th... More »

Mobile at the Speed of Retail

Mike Yonker

At $231 billion in 2012, according to Forrester, e-commerce already accounts for 8 percent of all retail sales in the United States. The good news is that retailers don't need to train the computers used in e-commerce transactions. The bad news is that e-commerce conv... More »

Measure Diversity & Inclusion for Maximum Impact

Marjorie Derven

It is readily apparent that companies measure and track factors considered important to achieve strategic goals. However, diversity and inclusion (D&I)—while often touted as key to business success to attract, retain, and develop the best talent in the workp... More »