Check out Elaine Biech's blog!

ASTD Staff

So it took a little convincing, but Elaine Biech, one of ASTD Press's favorite authors and an overall champion and supporter of ASTD, has agreed to blog for ASTD and has posted her first entry! Before starting, she came up with a list of exciting topics that she wants t... More »

Defining talent management

ASTD Staff

I'm reviewing Larry Israelite's manuscript for his forthcoming book Talent Management: Best Practices and Strategies for Success from Six Leading Companies, and "at the risk of biting the hand that feeds" him says that he feels that ASTD's definition of talent managemen... More »

What would you like to see in a Leadership Handbook?

ASTD Staff

Yesterday, we had a great meeting with Elaine Biech to start talking about a new project that we are planning for next year: a Leadership Handbook. Having worked on the ASTD Handbook for Workplace Learning Professionals, I am excited to get the chance to expand that pro... More »

The importance of emotional intelligence in hard times

ASTD Staff

Well, it's been a tough week here in Books world and, despite some glimmers of improvement, the going is still tough out there in the big world. One quality that can really help people weather hard times is emotional intelligence. It's a quality that can be found in som... More »

Leaders as Teachers

ASTD Staff

I just read the press release stating that Ed Betof's book Leaders as Teachers has already sold 1,000 copies in pre-release. This is really exciting to me because this was one of the books I worked on, and I am glad to see that it is already so successful, especially si... More »