Employers Cite Talent and Performance Management Technology as Most Critical HR Service Delivery Issue in 2011

ASTD Staff

(From Business Wire) -- With expectations that hiring activity will increase this year and next, HR departments at a large number of U.S. employers say that talent and performance management technology systems will be one of the most critical HR service delivery issues ... More »

Most Managers Failing at Coaching Duties

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(From PRWEB) -- A new report by Impact Achievement Group has revealed that the vast majority of managers and supervisors in organizations today receive a failing grade in coaching. The report, "Performance Coaching: The One-Size-Fits-All Dilemma," surveyed human resourc... More »

Grant Thornton LLP Study Finds ‘Soft Skills’ Biggest Challenge in Hiring Accounting Professionals

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(From BusinessWire) -- Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the six global accounting organizations, today announced the release of a new report titled The Evolving Accounting Talent Profile: CFO strategies for attracting,... More »

Executive Development - "Playing with the Big Kids"

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Does your organization have an executive development program? If not, they are representative of the 34% of organizations recently sampled in the Executive Development: Strategic and Tactical Approaches report that have no active executive development program. Only 38% ... More »

The Economic Downturn: Learning's Time to Shine

ASTD Staff

How can there be light during a downturn? By using their expertise, workplace learning and performance (WLP) professionals have been given a torch, to help their organization survive the downturn and allow them to emerge in a stronger competitive position when the econo... More »