New Report Shows Employers Struggle with Ill-Prepared Workforce

ASTD Staff

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 »

Research: Emotional Intelligence Promotes Positive Business Performance

ASTD Staff

Highlands Ranch, Colo. (PRWEB) June 3, 2009 -- Research indicates a strong relationship between business performance and emotional intelligence. In recent years, interest in emotional intelligence has grown as research shows impact on a variety of business measures, inc... More »

New Deloitte Research Finds Increasing CEO Involvement in Talent Management

ASTD Staff

The fast growing talent gap is prompting even CEOs to add leadership development and recruitment to their busy daily schedules, according to a new report by Deloitte and Forbes. The Threading the Talent Needle report, which features several different takes on talent man... More »

Do Learning-Related Factors Boost Engagement?

ASTD Staff

In 2008, ASTD partnered with Dale Carnegie Training and the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) to evaluate employee engagement. The study leaves little doubt that learning influences engagement to a significant extent. When survey respondents were asked about t... More »

Why Should My Organization Care About Informal Learning?

ASTD Staff

In 2008, ASTD partnered with the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) to help organizations better understand how to tap into informal learning. For the purposes of this study, informal learning is defined as a learning activity that is not easily recognizable as... More »