ASTD’s Certification Institute Grants 1,000th CPLP Credential

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The American Society for Training and Developments (ASTDs) Certification Institute awarded the 1,000th Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) credential this month. Workplace learning and development practitioners earn the CPLP credential by d... More »

Risk of Losing High Performers Increases Post-Recession

ASTD Staff

(From PRWEB) -- A new study shows, North American employees are twice as likely to head for the door as they were before the recession, according to the latest findings of global consulting firm BlessingWhite. An alarming 19% of high performers who scored low on job sat... More »

Creating a Performance-Oriented Culture Is Too Important for Mid-Size Organizations to Ignore

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(From Business Wire) -- For mid-sized organizations, performance management may seem like an unnecessary bureaucratic exercise, in part because of manual, paper-based processes. But a solid performance management strategy, coupled with the automation of key processes, c... More »

Grant Thornton LLP Study Finds ‘Soft Skills’ Biggest Challenge in Hiring Accounting Professionals

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(From BusinessWire) -- Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the six global accounting organizations, today announced the release of a new report titled The Evolving Accounting Talent Profile: CFO strategies for attracting,... More »

Latest Research Finds Onboarding Improves New-Employee Engagement and Productivity

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(From Online PR News) -- According to a recent Aberdeen Group study sponsored in part by SilkRoad technology, inc., the leading provider of Talent Management solutions, 63 percent of organizations with a formal Onboarding process experienced employee performance improve... More »