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 »

Career Development , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Career Planning , Global Workforce Development , Skills Gap , Trends

When Asha saw Mike's name appear on her phone screen, she took a deep breath before answering. She knew the questions that would be asked, and she was clearly uncomfortable about verbalizing the answers. Making sure that the roof doesn't leak on your next e-learning pro... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies , Sales Enablement

Business Impact , Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Innovation , Measuring and Evaluating , Selling Skills , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General

Here's a sobering perspective: More than half of the respondents to a recent employee survey insist that they feel "stagnant" in their jobs, while an astounding 62 percent claim to have no aspirations to assume any leadership role within their organizations. So much for... More »

Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Leadership Development , Management Development , Skills Gap

In the early 1990s, I worked in the "educational services" department of a very large computer company. We delivered a lot of training to both customers and employees. At the end of each quarter, we would gather for a pep rally, at which time our vice president would di... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Assessment , Business Impact , Career Planning , Curriculum Alignment , Integrated Talent Management , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Skills Gap

As leaders struggle to ensure the long-term viability of their organizations in a volatile economy, a recent study from the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) reports that a glaring gap exists between the leadership skills organizations have now and the ones they will... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Business Impact , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Integrated Talent Management , Leadership Development , Skills Gap , Social Learning