Recent Blog Postings

ASTD Individual Awards

The ASTD Awards were presented during the association's annual conference, honoring individual and organizational achievments in the training and development profession. 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 »

EIP Winners

During its 2013 International Conference & Exposition, ASTD presented the Exellence in Practice Awards and Citations to 27 organizations from 9 countries. More »

ASTD 2013 Conference Backchannel

ASTD Staff

We are capturing shared resources from our social media channels. Check back throughout the conference for new resources. More »

Good Is Good, and Bad Is Horrid

Linda Hainlen

A recent conversation about training brought that poem to mind. Our conversation premise was: Training is either good or bad – no matter how it is served. We spend a lot of time as learning professionals, making our classroom slides prettier and converting them ... More »

Stoke the Fire for Social Learning Success

Dan Steer

  There are many different ways to use social media for learning, and its benefits have already been well documented. But not every formal learning initiative that uses social media is successful. If you’ve been trying things out yourself, you may have reali... More »