Growth by Shedding

ASTD Staff

As reptiles grow by shedding their skin, leaders and organizations also grow by shedding their old ways of thinking, dated management practices, and irrelevant operational systems and processes. More »

Helpful Tips for Interpreting the Numbers

ASTD Staff

Financial knowledge is virtually synonymous with business acumen. Keep the following three tips in mind when reading the financials for trends and insights. More »

Executive Onboarding: How to Hit the Ground Running

Cheryl Ndunguru

Executive onboarding is critical to an executive’s individual performance and to organizational performance. Where large-scale change is not feasible, establish a process within an organization’s unit, group, or team. The best onboarding strategies provide a... More »

Great Leaders Connect With the People They Lead

Michael Lee Stallard

Every organization’s success requires employees who are engaged. Research consistently shows that 75 percent of employees in organizations are not engaged and not giving their best efforts at work. This is true because in most organizations approximately 25 percen... More »