Experts weigh in on the past, present, and future of the profession. More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies , Senior Leaders & Executives , Career Development , Global Human Resources Development

Competencies , Skills Gap , Business Impact , Delivering Training , E-Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Trends , Career Development , Training and Development - General

As training and development professionals we realize that training is not a cure-all, so we shouldn’t say yes to all training requests. But how do we determine when to say no? More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Managing the Learning Function , Designing Learning , Delivering Training , Training and Development - General

For its 10th year, the ASTD BEST Awards continue to epitomize excellence in workplace learning. More »

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

Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General , Business Impact , Integrated Talent Management , E-Learning , Social Learning , Measuring and Evaluating , Delivering Training

Change can be scary. If you agree, then 2010 has been a "scary" year. Along with the challenges of the economic recession, social media tools exploded onto the scene, five generations in the workforce created a whole new workforce dynamic, and talent retention and engag... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Delivering Training , Economy , Engagement , Informal Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General

Thanks to recent downsizing and financial trauma, middle managers find themselves with not just their own job responsibilities but many other employees' job responsibilities as well. Business functions such as training, leadership, and project management have become exp... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Delivering Training , Training and Development - General