Leadership: Nature or Nurture?

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Phaedra Brotherton

Executives’ beliefs about leadership qualities can shape the perception and acceptance of leadership development efforts. More »

L&D Efforts Can Have a Major Impact on Engagement

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Catherine Lombardozzi

A growing body of research shows that learning and development professionals have a real opportunity to influence the degree of employee engagement with their strategies and programs. More »

Shocking Evidence of Managers’ Knowing-Doing Gap

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Catherine Lombardozzi

A new study shows that managers demonstrate a dishearteningly low ability to apply what they have learned when presented with situations that call for it. More »

Getting Results: Aligning Learning's Goals With Business Performance

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Lorrie Lykins

A new ASTD/i4cp report examines the ways in which high-performing organizations approach the evaluation of learning and link that measurement to overall business performance measures. More »

Employee Loyalty Slipping Worldwide; Respect, Work-Life Balance Are Top Engagers

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Phaedra Brotherton

The percentage of employees thinking about leaving their current jobs has increased since prerecession levels despite an uncertain economy, according to a recent survey. Focusing on work environment and quality of leadership may help companies turn things around. The pe... More »