Creating a Performance-Oriented Culture Is Too Important for Mid-Size Organizations to Ignore

ASTD Staff

(From Business Wire) -- For mid-sized organizations, performance management may seem like an unnecessary bureaucratic exercise, in part because of manual, paper-based processes. But a solid performance management strategy, coupled with the automation of key processes, c... More »

Fifty-three percent of U.S. Employers Deploy Green Programs in the Workplace

ASTD Staff

(From Business Wire) -- Going green in the workplace can lead to more green in the bank according to a new survey released today from Buck Consultants, an independent subsidiary of ACS, A Xerox Company. The survey showed that the number of U.S. employers with formal gre... More »

Hawaii: The Business Risks of Social Media

ASTD Staff

(From PRWEB) -- ALTRES today released a new white paper entitled, Social Media and the Workplace: A Guide for Hawaii Employers, which outlines the impact of social networking on business and the risks that exist along with the potential rewards. Amidst the ever-increasi... More »

The Great Recession Transforms Talent Management, Leadership and Development

ASTD Staff

(From PRNewswire) -- As the recession intersects with the recovery, Deloitte today announced a new report about talent trends in the changing economy based on a full year of in-depth research. In this latest report, "Has the great recession changed the talent game? Six ... More »

Retailers Adjust Employee Strategies to Meet Tech-Savvy Consumer Demands

ASTD Staff

(From PRWEB) -- RSR Research's latest report, "Enterprise Workforce Management: Redefining the Boundaries of Customer-Centric Retailing," finds that better-performing retailers seek to empower front-line employees, in response to increasingly savvy shoppers. These findi... More »