Think Organization When Developing Leadership

Annmarie Neal

As we apply traditional mindsets and models of leadership, it becomes clear pretty quickly that we would need the ‘bionic man’ leading our organizations – someone with extraordinary capabilities to out run, out jump and out maneuver the opponent. ... More »

Motivation and Rapport Building—Two Breakthrough Techniques

Mark Wayland

The two most asked questions from sales managers are “How can I motivate my sales representatives when I’m coaching?” and “What is an easy way to coach representatives in rapport building?” More »

Lumesse: Inspiring Talent 2011 Global Survey Report

ASTD Staff

(From Business Wire) -- Lumesse, a global leader in integrated talent management solutions, today announced that it is making available as a free download the final detailed report on its global survey Inspiring Talent 2011 at www.lumesse.com/talentsurvey2011. The surve... More »

Most Companies Lost Top Talent in Past Year

ASTD Staff

(From PRWeb) -- Despite the generally slow job market, three out of four organizations lost high-performing employees they did not want to lose during the past year, according to a survey by Right Management. Right Management is the talent and career management expert w... More »

Nearly One-Third of Companies Don’t Have Succession Planning

ASTD Staff

(From CareerBuilder) -- When a high level leader leaves a company, theres a lot of pressure associated with the selection of his or her successor. Even with so much weight placed on future leaders, many companies reveal they dont have a formal plan of action to replace ... More »