Are Your Employees Engaged?

ASTD Staff

The real test of employee engagement, says serial entrepreneur and author Kevin Kruse, is “discretionary effort.” More »

Lead the Way in Building Your People

ASTD Staff

You say you want to be known as a leader who builds talent? If that sounds like a reputation that you want, then there are some time-tested actions that you should be taking to build talent in your organization. More »

Managing Varied Generations in the Workplace

ASTD Staff

At this point in time, there are four generations that are active in our workforce, and there's little doubt that having that wide an age range in any organization is bound to come with challenges. More »

Korea: Are Your Employees Sustainably Engaged?

ASTD Staff

A recent OECD survey found that Koreans work the longest hours per year (2,193 hours) among OECD countries. The OECD average stands at mere 1,749 hours. However, working long hours is not necessarily linked to higher productivity. More »

Don't Engage Employees; Empower Them

ASTD Staff

The management fad of the millennium is employee "engagement." Gallup has done a remarkable job of marketing it as the one metric for improving everything from employee retention to business performance. But does it work? More »