Yammer Workplace Communications Impact Survey Highlights Need for Improved Internal Communication

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(From marketwire) -- According to the first annual Workplace Communications Impact Survey, conducted online in September 2010 by Harris Interactive and sponsored by Yammer, Inc., companies still have a long way to go in improving internal communications and collaboratio... More »

Nearly One-Third of Companies Don’t Have Succession Planning

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(From CareerBuilder) -- When a high level leader leaves a company, theres a lot of pressure associated with the selection of his or her successor. Even with so much weight placed on future leaders, many companies reveal they dont have a formal plan of action to replace ... More »

New Project Management Benchmark Study Confirms Value of Training Initiatives

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(From Business Wire) -- A new benchmark study from project management firm PM Solutions, on The State of Project Management Training, found that the average firm invests US $2,211 per year per employee for project management training. Multiplied across a department, div... More »

ASTD Unveils Latest Research on Mobile Learning at ASTD 2011

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Mobile technology has revolutionized the way people access information. In 2008 for the first time in history, mobile access to the Internet exceeded desktop computer access. The implications for the workplace learning and development profession are profound, which ... More »

New Study Shatters Myth That Work-Life Is a Women’s Issue

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(From Business Wire) -- Results from a research study of employees around the world conducted in the fall of 2010 reveal that, when it comes to work and family, men and women are more alike than different. This finding conflicts with a widely held assumption that male i... More »