Is Work Flexibility the Final Frontier for Women Execs?

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Pat Galagan

Inflexible work schedules and corporate cultures that honor long hours in the office keep many promising executives with family obligations out of top jobs. But a few companies are bucking that trend. More »

Why Innovation? Why Now?

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Pat Galagan

A young man we know recently made a career move some would find unthinkable. He left a software engineering job at Google to go to work for a little-known startup with few perks and no charisma to speak of. Among his reasons for making the switch was his sense that Goog... More »

The Burgeoning Metrics Market

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ASTD Staff

Blame it on the balanced scorecard. Though not the first to devise a business scorecard, Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton set off a flurry of interest in people-related metrics with the publication of their 1996 book The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy Into... More »

2011: The Year of the Media Tablet As a Learning Tool

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Evgeny Kaganer

There's no denying the imminent explosion of tablet computing as a learning tool. Reports from the 2011 Computer Electronics Show counted 85 iPad challengers, in addition to all of the iPad accessories being touted, including iPad holders, iPad keyboards, and even iPad ... More »

Defection Alert!

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Pat Galagan

The war for talent may be taking a ceasefire during the recession, but it is possible that many employees will jump ship as soon as the economy turns and companies begin to hire again. A survey by the Swiss outsourcing firm Adecco found that more than half (54 percent) ... More »