Join ASTD Research at the ASTD 2009 International Conference & Exposition!

ASTD Staff

If you are attending this year's International Conference & Exposition in Washington DC next week, come and join ASTD Research as we present on some of our recent reports and findings. We will be conducting 4 concurrent sessions during the conference, as well as a p... More »

ASTD Research Releases New Sales Training Report

ASTD Staff

Recent data on sales training practices reveal that that the highest priorities in sales training are teaching employees how to sell and teaching them about what theyre selling. To achieve a more detailed picture of how sales training hours are being allocated as well a... More »

How Does Work Ethic Affect Employee Engagement?

ASTD Staff

In 2008, ASTD partnered with Dale Carnegie Training and the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) to evaluate employee engagement. The study found that engaged workers were willing to contribute more to work efforts, typically beyond their ordinary job parameters.... 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 »

How Do You Define Talent Management?

ASTD Staff

An organizations ability to integrate and manage talent effectively has never been more essential than in todays volatile business market. Unfortunately, for many organizations simply defining talent management is difficult. Previous research on talent management rarely... More »