Businesses Look to Wellness Programs to Improve Productivity and Lower Absenteeism

ASTD Staff

New York (PRWEB) -- Improving productivity by keeping employees healthy and working is emerging as the top business objective for employer-sponsored wellness programs around the world. The two exceptions are the United States, where reducing health care cost increases o... More »

Respect For Employee Role Is Key To Engagement

ASTD Staff

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) -- Senior management respect for worker contribution has been found to be the top leadership factor promoting engagement, according to a global survey of 28,000 employees in 15 countries by Right Management. Other senior leadership behaviors tha... More »

Has the Economic Recession Made Employees More Appreciative?

ASTD Staff

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) -- Although economic recovery in the U.S. remains uncertain and is far from complete, Modern Survey's measurement of the U.S. workforce shows that employee engagement has risen steadily during the last twelve months. The level of employee engagem... More »

Leaders as Teachers: Over 50 Ways to Contribute

ASTD Staff

There are well over 50 ways that can be organized in five categories, in which leaders can serve as teachers. Each is important and contributes to the business as a whole and the success and value of the learning function. Identifying learning needs and learning solutio... More »

International Video Blog – Research Data Released

ASTD Staff

Click on the video below for a preview of key data from the ASTD research report, Learning in Tough Economic Times, which includes best practices organizations are using to cope with financial uncertainty. Information on ASTD research can be found on astd.org or at the ... More »