ASTD Research has released its Learning Executive Confidence Index for thesecond quarter of 2009.193 learning executives responded to an online invitation-only survey, contributing to a Q2 LXCI of 59.4.This score is a increase of 4.2 points from a Q1 2009 LXCI of 55.2, ... More »

Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Economy , Managing the Learning Function , North America , Trends

Research

The latest rage in the learning community is webinars. The Adobe Connect, WebEx and LiveMeetings of the words are sweeping the learning industry and leaving a path of Death-by-PowerPoint destruction behind it.Most webinars wind up mimicking the worst of the 1000-year ol... More »

Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Engagement , Global Workforce Development , Training and Development - General , Trends

As the Obama administration shines a light on the training and skills workers will need for the jobs of tomorrow, a new report shows that U.S. employers continue to struggle with an ill-prepared workforce, finding new hires lack crucial basic and applied skills. For the... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development

Business Impact , Competencies , Curriculum Alignment , Economy , Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Jobs , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures

ASTD Press Room , Research

Lets stop pretending that you have a partnership with your IT department. Case in point: At one Fortune 100 company, a learning leader has to ask someone to unlock a hot, nosy and a cramped server closet every Thursday morning to get outside of the firewall and attend o... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Informal Learning , Innovation , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends