2012 State of the Industry Report: Organizations Continue to Invest in Organizational Learning and Development

ASTD Research

Organizational spending on learning and development stayed relatively stable with a slight decrease from last year according to the findings of ASTD's 2012 State of the Industry Report. Organizations in the United States spent $156.2 billion on employee learning in 2011... More »

DDI's New Frontline Leadership Development Breaks the Mold on Learning and Application

Development Dimensions International

PITTSBURGH-With today’s launch of Interaction Management®: Exceptional Leaders series (IM: ExLSM), Development Dimensions International, Inc. (DDI) ushers in a new era in frontline leadership development.  DDI’s innovative learning design brings tog... More »

VitalSmarts Cofounder, Al Switzler, to Keynote Government Workforce Conference

ASTD Staff

The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) and The Public Manager announce that Al Switzler, author of bestsellers including Crucial Conversations and Crucial Confrontations, will keynote the one-day innovation-focused Government Workforce: Learning Inno... More »

Training and Development in Organizations: What Matters, What Works

ASTD Staff

A new report published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest explains why training is important and offers recommendations for implementing a training program in an organization. More »