Four Ways to Facilitate Informal Learning

ASTD Staff

When it comes to informal learning, a primary role for the learning professional is learning promoter and facilitator. That role entails massively promoting all of the informal learning tools available, as well as their advantages. More »

Business and Leadership Development Meet Social Innovation

ASTD Staff

Launched in October 2010, World Action Teams, an international corporate volunteering firm, creates innovative executive development opportunities within emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Its mission is to develop leaders who create value for society ... More »

OPM Establishes New Model for Executive Onboarding

Stephanie Castellano

The Office of Personnel Management is setting new standards for executive training in the public sector. According to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 16 percent of executive new hires in the federal government failed to reach the end of their first year in a n... More »

Take On the Talent Crisis

Marissa Garff

Accenture offers six strategies for organizations struggling to fill a skills gap. At a time when finding and keeping talent is a major business challenge, global management consultancy Accenture has conducted an online survey of 1,088 U.S. workers to better understand ... More »

U.S. Employees Desire More Sources of Feedback for Performance Reviews

ASTD Staff

Based on a poll of 1,143 working U.S. employees, most (53 percent) get feedback about their performance only from their managers. But in today's collaborative workplaces, many would like to get a more rounded view of their performance and receive comments from peers, pr... More »