Survey Reveals Middle Managers Are Under the Most Stress

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Nearly half of middle managers say that they are under excessive pressure every week, according to results from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) quarterly Employee Outlook survey. CIPD surveyed 2,000 middle managers in the Unite... More »

Work/Life Balance, Learning Opportunities Have Greatest Impact on Job Satisfaction

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(From PRNewswire) -- Want to know the way to an employee's heart? Professionals interviewed by OfficeTeam identified work/life balance (28 percent) and opportunities to learn and grow (27 percent) as the top contributors to their job satisfaction. The results are in... More »

Synch Up for Results: New ASTD Study Shows When CLOs and Execs are in Synch the Business Benefits

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Chief Learning Officers (CLOs) who have managed to integrate learning into the strategic fabric of their organizations do so by ensuring their efforts have a business impact. A new research study by ASTD and the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) reveals th... More »

ASTD Archive Image of the Day: Artificial Intelligence Quotient, Circa 1984

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This article appeared in the January 1984 Training and Development Journal under the headline "Increasing Your Artificial Intelligence Quotient." This article highlighted the future of HR with a quote from Karl Albrecht: "In the next five years, I expect to see t... More »

2012 Workplace Trends Report: Integration, Flexibility and Wellness Top Drivers of Employee Engagement

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(From PRNewswire) -- Sodexo, Quality of Daily Life Solutions provider to more than 1,800 corporate clients in the United States, released its 2012 Workplace Trends Report today, offering a unique perspective on the workplace that combines insight from clients, acade... More »