Complimentary Webinar: Succession Planning in High-Performance Organizations

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Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right positions is paramount to sustaining an organizations growth and success. Identifying key positions, critical knowledge and skills, and the talent needed to meet short- and long-term goals should be top of min... More »

New Leadership IQ Research Paper Asks, Are SMART Goals Dumb?

ASTD Staff

(From PRWEB) -- A new study just released by Leadership IQ, a leadership development and research company, reveals startling contradictions to the goal-setting status quo. The company studied 4,182 workers from 397 organizations to see what kind of goal-setting processe... More »

Skills Mapping in a Web 2.0 World

ASTD Staff

(From PRWEB) -- While understanding and tracking employee skills offers clear business benefits, companies large and small typically have no systematic grasp of skills across their organization. Creating a relevant inventory of skills organization-wide might seem imprac... More »

Global Survey of Executives and Professionals Shows Social Media Use Key to Job Success

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(From PRWEB) -- The latest wave of Toolbox.com/PJA research reveals that social media has become critical to career advancement across IT, Finance, and HR professions. This survey of more than 4,300 global professionals reveals that smart professionals -- both job seeke... More »

Despite Obstacles, Millennial Women Overwhelmingly Positive about Career Prospects

ASTD Staff

(From BUSINESSWIRE) -- Against a backdrop of economic volatility, the vast majority of young professional women believe they will have rewarding careers balanced with fulfilling personal lives, according to research released today by Accenture. The research also generat... More »