Tanzania: Why Empowered Leadership Is Important

ASTD Staff

IN today's professional arena, which is becoming increasingly globalised, uncertain and unpredictable, the importance of effective empowered leadership is extremely important. Women are especially now entering the workplace in unprecedented numbers and are beginning to ... More »

Confidence of Learning Executives Jumps in Q1 2013

ASTD Staff

Learning executives’ optimism and confidence about the outlook and expectations for the training function reached a historic high for the first quarter of 2013. More »

Leadership Requires More Feminine Attributes

ASTD Staff

Leadership in the 21st century requires more of the attributes held by women. Thanks to the herculean efforts of two highly regarded researchers, John Gerzema and Michael D'Antonio, we now know this to be a fact. The team interviewed 64,000 people in 13 countries, men a... More »

New case shows legal risks of papering fired employees file

ASTD Staff

When preparing to terminate a worker, you want to be able to produce the most solid documentation to defend a potential lawsuit. Just make sure supervisors know to document employee performance and behavior at the time it occurs—not just before or a... More »