Cornerstone OnDemand White Paper Examines Why Employee Empowerment is Crucial to Business Success

ASTD Staff

(From Business Wire) -- Workforce empowerment should be a priority for businesses if they want to retain top talent and stay competitive as the market recovers, according to a new white paper from talent management software provider Cornerstone OnDemand. The Empowered W... More »

Changing Jobs, Lagging Education, and the Skills Gap

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In 2009, ASTD conducted a poll in which 79 percent of respondents said their organization faced a skills gap a significant gap between an organizations current capabilities and the skills it needs to achieve its goals. And a year later, evidence is mounting that the ski... More »

Failed Flexible Work Models Widen the Gender Gap in High Pressure Jobs

ASTD Staff

(From Business Wire) -- A new study (Flexible Work Models: How to bring sustainability in a 24/7 world) of 3,300 professional men and women published by Bain & Company on the adoption and effectiveness of flexible work models finds that a lack of availability of the... More »

Risk of Losing High Performers Increases Post-Recession

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(From PRWEB) -- A new study shows, North American employees are twice as likely to head for the door as they were before the recession, according to the latest findings of global consulting firm BlessingWhite. An alarming 19% of high performers who scored low on job sat... More »

Workers Acknowledge Economic Recovery But Still Worry A Lot

ASTD Staff

(From Forbes) -- Just because the National Bureau of Economic Research formally declared last week that the Great Recession ended a year ago doesnt mean those with jobs are about to start spending again. A summary of the periodic Mercer Workplace Survey, out today, says... More »