ASTD Announces 30 Winners in 10th Annual BEST Awards

ASTD Staff

ASTD honored 30 organizations from Bahrain, Canada, India, and the United States as winners in the 2012 ASTD BEST Awards competition. NIIT Technologies Ltd., from Noida, India, won the first place ranking. The companies were recognized during a ceremony held at the Rona... More »

Jobs Boom Coming to the South in Malaysia

ASTD Staff

The southern region of Peninsular Malaysia, and especially south Johor, is poised for a jobs boom. It is projected that a total of 68,000 new jobs will be created by year 2020, thanks to the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP). More »

New Research: The Global Workforce Presents Challenges for Learning and Development

ASTD Staff

As business becomes increasingly global, organizations are facing the challenge of training a workforce dispersed around the world. In a recent survey only 32 percent of learning professionals indicated that global learning initiatives have been successful to a high or ... More »

The Countries Producing the Most Future Leaders

ASTD Staff

(From Forbes) -- Which countries have the most promising crops of leaders coming up through the ranks today, and where in the world are there more young people likely to develop into leaders tomorrow? And how can leadership be measured at all? SHL, a U.K.-based talent m... More »

Challenges Facing Talent Management in Emerging Markets

ASTD Staff

In contrast to the economic malaise and high unemployment gripping the US and Europe, emerging markets continue to have relative real growth and this has brought with it a shortage of senior executives and specialist talent. More »