Talent Management Playbook

ASTD Staff

A majority of high-performing organizations use talent management to help them identify, develop and leverage the core talent that is critical to the current and future performance of their companies. Mastering talent management helps companies differentiate themselves ... More »

Emotional Intelligence Tied to Leadership Success, Reports New White Paper

ASTD Staff

(From PRWEB) -- Emotional intelligence has been called a "soft skill" but research shows that it delivers bottom-line business results. That's the core message of a new white paper from The Glowan Consulting Group. The complimentary white paper is titled Applying Emotio... More »

More Than Half of Large, Downsized U.S. Businesses Plan to Rebuild Their Workforces to Pre-Recession Levels by 2012

ASTD Staff

(From Business Wire) -- More than half (54 percent) of large U.S. businesses that reduced staff in the past 12 months plan to rebuild their workforces to pre-recession levels within two years, according to a study released today by Accenture (NYSE: ACN). The Accenture H... 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 »

Q2 LXCI

ASTD Staff

ASTD Research has released its Learning Executive Confidence Index for the second quarter of 2010. 257 learning executives (LXs) responded to an online invitation-only survey, contributing to a Q2 LXCI of 62.0. This is a 1.0 point increase from the Q1 LXCI of 61.0, and ... More »