Help Wanted, Skills Lacking: Why the Mismatch in Today's Economy?

Jennifer Homer

This report is the fourth from ASTD to cover the growing importance of talent to organizational performance and the skills gap that threatens so many organizations today. The 2012 edition of Bridging the Skills Gap updates the picture with the jobs outlook in today... More »

Diversity Inclusiveness and Executive Order 13583

Daniel Conti

At a seminar sponsored by the Public Manager Journal and Federal Special Interest Group of the D.C. Chapter of ASTD, diversity expert Mauricio Velasquez explained that diversity training has gained increased importance for federal managers since President Obama’s ... More »

Government-Wide Mentors Program

Allison Primack

Allison Primack, GovLoop Graduate Fellow, explains how GovLoop a leading government collaboration site, uses social technology and mentoring in the government are coming together to stretch the boundaries of government-wide knowledge sharing through the generations. More »

Chapter Leaders Alert! Come join ASTD on Capitol Hill.

ASTD Staff

Led by ASTD's Public Policy Council, ASTD will be heading back to Capitol Hill as part of the chapter leaders conference (ALC) this fall. Congressional Conversations will be a pre-conference (registration required) event. ASTD and chapter leaders will have the opportuni... More »

Engage in Your Public Workforce System!

ASTD Staff

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 »