Many workers lack useful job feedback

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(Reuters) -- One in four workers has a strong sense of how their job contributes to their firm's goals, said the survey conducted for talent management firm Cornerstone OnDemand and released exclusively to Reuters. And only 18 percent say they have been given useful fee... More »

Fifty-three percent of U.S. Employers Deploy Green Programs in the Workplace

ASTD Staff

(From Business Wire) -- Going green in the workplace can lead to more green in the bank according to a new survey released today from Buck Consultants, an independent subsidiary of ACS, A Xerox Company. The survey showed that the number of U.S. employers with formal gre... More »

Hawaii: The Business Risks of Social Media

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(From PRWEB) -- ALTRES today released a new white paper entitled, Social Media and the Workplace: A Guide for Hawaii Employers, which outlines the impact of social networking on business and the risks that exist along with the potential rewards. Amidst the ever-increasi... More »

The Great Recession Transforms Talent Management, Leadership and Development

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(From PRNewswire) -- As the recession intersects with the recovery, Deloitte today announced a new report about talent trends in the changing economy based on a full year of in-depth research. In this latest report, "Has the great recession changed the talent game? Six ... More »

Male and Female Leaders Are Not That Different

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(From Business Wire) -- OnPoint Consulting studied the influence skills of 223 leaders (116 men and 107 women) across organizations and industries to examine the extent to which there are gender differences. The research specifically looked at the use of four core tacti... More »