Talent Management Up for Grabs?

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ASTD Staff

Bill Byron Concevitch, chief learning officer for Verint, a large enterprise software company specializing in workforce optimization; Dave Groff, chief learning officer at Allstate; Steven Krempl, president of Krempl International; and David Lamb, vice president of lear... More »

Waning Influence

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Michael Laff

Yet for an overwhelming majority of leaders, addressing dysfunctional behavior in the office is the headache that won't go away, and they acknowledge being powerless to change it. Shifting blame, gossiping, and harboring territorial attitudes are three of the most destr... More »

Short-Sighted Changes Prevent HR from Becoming True Asset

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ASTD Staff

The survey conducted by Deloitte Consulting indicated that revamping HR is still mostly about savings, systems, and processes, despite rising demands for the HR department to meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive business environment. One strategy that comp... More »

Knowledge Walks Out the Door

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Michael Laff

For many organizations, the only planning being contemplated for retiring baby boomers is determining how many pizzas to order for the farewell party. A surprisingly low 4 percent of organizations reported having a formal knowledge-transfer process, according to a surve... More »

Chinese Employers Fight Retention Battle: Job-Hopping has Become an Accepted Practice Among Chinese Workers

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Paula Ketter

Of the 862 employees surveyed for Employee Retention in China, 2006 - 2007, 25 percent had already had three or more jobs in their career. Twenty percent of those surveyed expected to leave their positions in the next year. "Turnover in China continues to be a problem,"... More »