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

"What have you done for me lately?" That question is running through the minds of the sales executives, sales managers, and sellers you work with on a daily basis. If you're a sales trainer who answers this question with the number of programs you facilitated or the res... More »

Learning & Development , Sales Enablement

Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Selling Skills , Skills Gap

For many people, the performance review is one of the most dreaded events of the year. Whether preparing for and giving the review as a manager or steeling oneself to receive it as a performer, the annual review is rarely perceived as a positive event. So why are perfor... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Training and Development - General

"Bridging the Skills Gap" is the third report from ASTD to cover the growing importance of talent to organizational performance and the skills gap that threatens so many organizations today. This report updates the picture, including the role of job losses during the cu... More »

Career Development , Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Advanced Level Content , Competencies , Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Leadership Development , Management Development , Skills Gap