April 13, 2011 - by Pat Galagan
In 1961, Fred Turner, McDonald's former senior chairman and Ray Kroc's first grill man, founded Hamburger University in the basement of a McDonald's restaurant in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, making McDonald's the first restaurant organization to open a full-time traini... More »
March 19, 2011 - by Kevin Eikenberry
Perhaps you have been looking forward to this day for a long time. As a learning professional, you have most certainly helped, encouraged, trained, and coached others to get their promotions and advance their careers. You have celebrated, high-fived, and encouraged them... More »
March 13, 2011 - by Ethan S. Sanders, Kate Harker, Lisa Gabel
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 »
January 19, 2011 - by Phaedra Brotherton
As the economy turns around, companies are looking to retain and attract top talent to drive innovation, and they're renewing their focus on talent management programs to support these efforts, according to a new global study on rewards and benefits. More »
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