When Your Change Is Met by Their Resistance

Kelly Gregorio

Most people do not like change. Whether you are a training and development professional or a CEO, if you represent change, then to some people you represent the enemy. Luckily, you can master the switch by navigating your new orders in a way that breaks down others&rsqu... More »

What Siri Can Teach Us About Effective Communication

ASTD Staff

can’t you find any information at all on that topic? What is taking you so long? I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think any conscious entity can ever hope to do. A second later, she provided the following tagline. Sorry. I stole th... More »

Opportunity Works

Bill Treasurer

As discussed in the previous blog posts in this series, opportunity is important to leadership because it’s important to the people being led. There’s one critical point that needs to be addressed: the pursuit of opportunity often involves purposeful disco... More »

The Unnatural State of Organizational Alignment

Jon Tveten

Entrepreneurs starting a business typically begin with a small, cohesive group of people, all of whom have a solid grasp of the company's customer value proposition.  Because of small size many members of the entrepreneurial organization wear many hats, e.g. CEO/c... More »

Meet Your New Sales Enablement Community Manager

Roxy Torres

My name is Roxy Torres, and I am proud to introduce myself as the new manager of your Sales Enablement Community. Prior to joining ASTD, I spent three years at CEB (Corporate Executive Board) in a variety of revenue roles, ranging from inside sales to commercial opera... More »