October 23, 2009 - by Ann Kwinn
"It was about 7 o'clock on a breezy Monday night. I was knocking down a Scotch and soda before the cab ride home when the wind blew in a tousled blonde too lightly dressed for the weather. In that outfit, she was begging for a chest cold in several places at once so I d... More »
October 16, 2009 - by ASTD Staff
To appreciate how central training and development are to the business at Barilla America, one need look no further than the five organizational goals set by the company and constantly monitored under its three-year plan. Alongside net sales and other financial prioriti... More »
September 16, 2009 - by Tom Kelly
Recent research underscores what learning executives have known for decades - effective communication between learning leaders and executives in the C-suite is difficult to achieve. Even in the most visionary organizations that have complete executive buy-in, engagement... More »
August 23, 2009 - by ASTD Staff
An interview with Ed Betof, Senior Fellow and Academic Director, Executive Program in Workplace Learning Leadership Graduate School of Education, Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania More »
July 16, 2009 - by Mike MacPherson
In 1954, a milkshake machine salesman named Ray Kroc negotiated a deal with the McDonald brothers to take their restaurant concept national. In the first franchise, opened near Kroc's home in Chicago, he and partner Art Jacobs attempted to perfect important aspects of t... More »
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