On Your Best Behavior

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ASTD Staff

A small business owner learns that he can't rely on gut instinct for hiring success. More »

ROI: The Report of My Death Is an Exaggeration

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John Mattox

What do Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, and return-on-investment (ROI) have in common? All have been reported dead, prematurely. Twain was quite resilient, and reporting was so inaccurate in the 19th century that he was reported deceased twice! Almost a century later, rep... More »

The Best of Best Practices: Critical Success Factors for Identifying and Measuring Industry-Leading Management Solutions

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Louis Carter

In today's uncertain economic climate, the ability to identify effective and actionable solutions to business challenges is more crucial than ever to the strategic management process. When there are substantial problems to be solved, best practice benchmarking providers... More »

Moving From Evidence to Proof: New Directions for the Way We Think About Metrics

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Jack J. Phillips

A group of client relationship managers participate in a formal learning program to implement new selling skills. Six months after the program, sales improve, and the learning team presents the results to the vice president of sales. The senior executive responds, "An i... More »