Poor Management May Be to Blame for Disengaged Employees in Germany

ASTD Staff

Just 15 percent of workers in Germany are engaged with their jobs, according to Gallup Daily tracking. Businesses must understand the key role managers play in increasing engagement by addressing employees' most crucial needs and expectations. More »

New KPMG Report Examines HRD's Role in the Global War for Talent

ASTD Staff

In 2012, KPMG International commissioned the Economist Intelligence Unit to conduct a global study of 418 executives to investigate the global forces influencing the HRD function. More »

Global Organizations Closing Executive-Level Gender Gap

ASTD Staff

Women continue to be underrepresented at senior-management levels in Asia, Europe, and North America. McKinsey research suggests some answers. More »

Global Relocation Trends for 2012

ASTD Staff

In the 2012 Global Relocation Trends Survey report, companies reporting growth in international assignee populations jumped nearly 50 percent from 2011 and well beyond what has been reported in Brookfield Global Relocation Services’ last three annual trends report... More »

Survey Finds that Majority of European Employers Cut Skills and Training Investment

Ryann K. Ellis

Eighty-six (86) percent of European employers have cut or frozen spending on skills and training in the last 12 months despite a continued concern over skills shortages, according to new research by Accenture commissioned by the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium... More »