The Value of Evaluation: Usage and value of Kirkpatrick/Phillips model

ASTD Staff

Is your organization getting its value for money from its training evaluation? According to ASTD's Value of Evaluation report only about one-quarter of respondents agreed that their organization got solid "bang for the buck" from its training evaluation efforts. With th... More »

Study: Researchers shed light on workplace gossip

ASTD Staff

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Indiana University researchers are shedding light on the dynamics of workplace gossip with a new study that captured gossipers in the act on video. The IU team studied the workplace politics at an elementary school in the midst of an uncomfortab... More »

Profiles International Identifies Eight Signs of Incompetent Managers

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Austin, TX (PRWEB) -- Profiles International, a global leader in employment evaluation and human resource management assessment tools, has released a report identifying eight signs of incompetent managers. Along with the signs of managerial incompetence, the report also... More »

Salary Increases Decline in Asia Pacific after one year of economic turmoil

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Employers throughout Asia Pacific continue to keep a tight rein on the purse strings in 2009, as salary increases remain at low levels, according to an Asia Pacific Salary Increase Survey conducted by Hewitt Associates (NYSE:HEW), a global human resources consulting and... More »

Poll finds wide support for women in workplace

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Men and women are accepting - and even embracing - the increasing role of women in the workplace, but many are still struggling with the repercussions on family life. Those are some of the findings of a nationwide survey released Thursday in conjunction with a major rep... More »