June 20, 2010 - by Lisa Haneberg
I feel for the modern-day middle manager and have great respect for those who take on this tough role. Middle managers are the engines that drive strategic implementation and create the momentum for how work gets done. They are pulled in a million different directions a... More »
June 14, 2010 - by Andrew Paradise
Succession planning has rapidly emerged as a significant strategy for sustaining organizational health but recent data collected by ASTD indicates that succession planning in many organizations has fallen short of its goals. Of the 45 percent of organizations that have ... More »
April 20, 2010 - by Paula Ketter
That development - discovering and analyzing performance gaps, planning for future improvements in human performance, and designing and developing cost-effective solutions to close performance gaps - lies with middle management. Managers play a crucial role in human per... More »
February 14, 2010 - by Pat Galagan
"Bridging the Skills Gap" is the third report from ASTD to cover the growing importance of talent to organizational performance and the skills gap that threatens so many organizations today. This report updates the picture, including the role of job losses during the cu... More »
February 14, 2010 - by Sheila Murphy
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) has presented countless opportunities for organizational, business, education, and community renewal nationwide. Workforce development represents a particularly vital area of growth for the refinement of human ca... More »
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