Growth Through Opportunity

Bill Treasurer

As explained in the last blog post in this series, opportunity is a powerful motivator. That makes providing opportunities for people an important part of a leader’s job. It is so important that Albert Einstein said this about the importance of opportunity: &ldqu... More »

The Power of Opportunity

Bill Treasurer

In the last blog post, I explained that leadership, as a topic, has become more complex than it needs to be. When you get right to the core of leadership, it’s about creating opportunities for those you lead. Leadership is about those being led, not the person d... More »

Embracing the Chaos of Possibility

Anthony Attan

As a child, one of my favorite toys was a set of bricks made of cardboard that I could stack and build into just about anything. I used to love creating forts, race car tracks, cabins, buildings, castles, and more. Have you ever watched a child play with blocks, Legos, ... More »

The Big Data Talent Gap

ASTD Staff

This whitepaper analyzes the big data revolution and the potential it offers organizations, explores the critical talent needs and emerging talent gaps related to big data, offers examples of organizations that are meeting this challenge head on, and recommends four ste... More »

Organizations Investing More in Talent, But Question the Results

ASTD Staff

According to Mercer’s new Talent Barometer Survey, 60 percent of organizations worldwide report increasing their investment in talent in recent years. However, a much smaller percentage of respondents, 24 percent, say their plans are highly effective in meeting im... More »