Companies Utilizing Virtual Teams to Reduce Costs, Manage Productivity in Economic Downturn

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(From PRNewswire) -- A research survey conducted by consulting firm Chronos Consulting has found that more companies in the U.S. and worldwide are utilizing virtual teams to reduce costs, enhance productivity and attract wider talent pools in today's volatile economic a... More »

North America Leads the Way in Employee Performance Management Globally

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(From Business Wire) -- Lumesse, a global leader in integrated talent management solutions, today announced the results of its Performance Management Assessment Tool, which reveals companies in North America as overall global leaders in employee performance management. ... More »

Engage in Your Public Workforce System!

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As I have mentioned many times in my blog posts, ASTD members who engage in the public workforce system have access and information to many opportunities for the organizations. There are many ways to get engaged. From serving on at local or state Workforce Board, involv... More »

Australia: Government defends skills training program

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(From abc.net.au) -- The Federal Government is defending its multi-billion dollar skills training program aimed at easing Australia's critical skills shortage. The program was set up by the Rudd government in 2008 and was designed to provide hundreds of thousands of tra... More »

Gen Y: Thriving in a Diversified Workforce

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(From PRWEB) -- Jazzing up the workplace. That's what many organisations are doing in order to recruit and retain the future engines of their workforce -- the 'twenty somethings' or Gen Y. Taking the lead are multinationals with an offering of interesting perks, such as... More »