ASTD Archive Image of the Day: What Skills Do We Enjoy Using? Circa 1982

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  This image was published ina  Richard Bolles article in the January 1982 issue of Training and Development Journal. His article stressed the need for everyone to "know more about themselves." This image shows six clusters of skills and implores in... More »

ASTD Archive Image of the Day: Right Brain, Left Brain, Circa 1981

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These images appeared in a Ned Herrmann article in the October 1981 issue of Training and Development Journal that examined the creative brain. The understanding of left-brain, right-brain dominance is critical in applying the new knowledge of t... More »

ASTD Archive Image of the Day: Frontline Training Challenges, Circa 1977

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How do you switch to a new technology and train frontline workers who cannot work overtime, leave their desks for training, or stop their day-to-day activities? That is an issue that still lingers in today's business environment. The challenge that AVCO Financial... More »

Canada: Investing in Workforce Health Generates Higher Productivity

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(From Business Wire) -- As Canadian organizations search for ways to improve workforce productivity, they are trying new approaches to combat the double-whammy of rising health costs and increased employee absence, stress and disability - and some are succeeding mor... More »

Getting federal employees and managers on the same page

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(From The Washington Post) -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), listed No. 1 in this year’s Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings, had been rated 25th out of 30 large agencies six years ago. After initiating a set of manage... More »