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 »

Why is a Globally Dispersed Workforce Important?

ASTD Staff

In 2008, ASTD partnered with the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)to better understand the corporate learning challenges in todays workforce due to globalization. In todays increasingly complex marketplace there is an ever present need to think globally. Under... More »

More Learning per Employee, More Reuse are Continued Trends in the Training Industry

ASTD Staff

The 2008 State of the Industry Report showed a continuation of rising trends in amounts of learning consumed per employee and average reuse ratio - the ratio of consumption to availability of learning content. The amount of learning content consumed by each employee on ... 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 »