Book Brief: Kill the Company

Ryann K. Ellis

Companies know they have to “think big” and encourage their teams to nimbly embrace change. But most innovation falls flat. Despite their best intentions to innovate, so many companies breed cultures that actually discourage creative thinking and innova... More »

My New Book is Out - The Management Development Handbook

Lisa Haneberg

I want to tell you about my new book! It is called, The Management Development Handbook, from ASTD Press. I did not actually write this book, I was the editor. I had the opportunity to invite the people to contribute who I thought had something important to say about ma... More »

Leading in a Virtual World-Leaders will Require "Telepresence"

Anne Bruce

LEADING IN A VIRTUAL WORLD-LEADERS WILL REQUIRE “TELEPRESENCE” Guest Blog by Anne Bruce – Author, International Professional Speaker and Workshop Leader anne@annebruce.com Telepresence products are being developed by companies like Cisco, HP, Apple,... More »

Strategic Learning Alignment

ASTD Staff

When training initiatives align to organizational strategy and objectives, learning practitioners ensure training is relevant and has a major hand in achieving results. In todays challenging business environment it is more critical than ever that learning initiative... More »