Training Industry’s Most Prestigious Awards Receive Record Applications for 2010

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Just how prestigious are ASTD's BEST Awards? Here's a quote from a 2009 winner. "Being a five-time winner of the ASTD BEST Awards, we not only take pride in our past accomplishments, we look forward to the challenge each year that ASTD puts forward concerning the rigour... More »

Strategic Workplace Learning in the Public Sector - Part II

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My last post on this blog highlighted two recent public sector training efforts that demonstrated strategic alignment with priority agency outcomes - both in the US Department of Defense (http://community.thepublicmanager.org/cs/blogs/agile_bureaucracy/archive/2010/03/2... More »

Airlines and Small Businesses Riding a Volcanic Tiger!

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The eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, the volcano in Iceland, has grounded thousands of flights and caused economic distress for the entire airline industry. With some airlines reporting losses as much as $200 million a day, this adversity airlines are facing is expected to... More »

Global Learning Community Centers for Developing Countries

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Richard C. Close, with The Chrysalis Campaign, has released a white paper detailing his plans for reaching out to developing counties including Kenya and Zambia as potential sites on which to build a Global Learning Center. Plans for the community centers include cyber ... More »

Thought Leaders, Innovators Featured at ASTD 2010

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Just issued a press release letting journalists in the business media know about the amazing roster of speakers who will be sharing their knowledge with folks at the upcoming International Conference & Expo. For a comprehensive list, click here. In addition to gener... More »