BLACK ENTERPRISE Announces the 40 Best Companies for Diversity

ASTD Staff

BLACK ENTERPRISE has released its seventh annual listing of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity as featured in the publication's July issue and on BlackEnterprise.com. The companies singled out for distinction demonstrated a commitment to diversity in one or more of fou... More »

UK: £275m a year 'wasted' on ineffectual training is 'the tip of the iceberg'

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28-Jul-2011 Training Press Releases A government report exposing the 275m wasted on ineffectual training courses by the Civil Service has been described by a North East expert as 'the tip of the iceberg of Britain's culture of poorly-targeted staff development.' A newly... More »

UK 'relatively skill poor', claims CEO of UK skills commission

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Michael Davis, chief executive of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), has urged UK manufacturing businesses to fire up their ambition and invest in advanced, high-value strategies and skills to drive economic growth and job creation. The UK is "relative... More »

Federal Government Performance Management Reforms

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(From Federal Times) -- A federal task force in September plans to unveil its suggestions on how to better hold poor performers accountable and reward hard workers. The Employee Performance Management Work Group, made up of top personnel officials, labor leaders and oth... More »

Leaders Top Improvement Need: Ability to Energize Others

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(From PRWEB) -- Checkster, the leading talent assessment vendor leveraging collective intelligence, today released a study analysis that details the biggest misperception and area of improvement for leaders: the ability to energize their team. Based on an analysis of mo... More »