By providing managers—and the trainers who work with them—essential tools, resources, and content, ASTD helps them to develop and engage their staff, which drives employee productivity and retention. More »

Workforce Development

Management Development , Leadership Development , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Coaching and Mentoring , Assessment , Training and Development - General

In a recent survey on the many tools available to test for leadership potential, 360-degree instruments topped the list as the single most used assessments. More »

Human Capital

Leadership Development , Assessment , Human Performance Improvement

It is common to encounter skeptical attitudes toward the measurement of leadership development programs. In truth, the research team was somewhat skeptical as we began the ASTD/ICF study titled "The Impact of Leadership Development Programs." Our initial foray into the ... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development

Assessment , Career Development , Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Measuring and Evaluating

Crayola, a Hallmark-owned company with headquarters in Easton, Pennsylvania, realized in 2004 that it needed to replace its aging legacy software systems. Its strategy was to implement an enterprise system that would be the single source of their manufacturing, inventor... More »

Learning & Development , Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital

Change Management , Human Performance Improvement , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Assessment , Competencies , Training and Development - General

Sifting through the mass of literature on the subject, it is a rare occurrence when a self-development book infiltrates your consciousness and subtly goads you into action. It's a challenge to set aside time in this economy to focus on anything other than an increased w... More »

Human Capital

Assessment , Change Management , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning