Warning Signs of Turnover Waiting to Happen

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Phaedra Brotherton

The layoffs, pay freezes, and budget cuts that organizations made during the Great Recession led to stressed out employees, many of whom are anxious about what's going to happen next. Those feelings are a strong predictor of turnover, according to a new report on "Predi... More »

Change Is Inevitable…Embrace It

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Paula Ketter

"The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different." - Peter Drucker The end of the year is fast approaching. So as I look back on 2010, the biggest thing I see is change: change in the way we communicate socially using technology; change in the way l... More »

The Biggest Losers: The Perils of Extreme Downsizing

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Pat Galagan

Extreme downsizing is what management professor Wayne Cascio says companies engage in when they cut their workforce by more than 20 percent. To date, almost 40 percent of the United States's largest companies practiced extreme downsizing during the Great Recession. Down... More »

Social Networking Catches on With Execs

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Phaedra Brotherton

More executives are realizing that social media represents an effective way to manage their reputations and boost their professional presence. In a recent survey of 1,400 chief financial officers by staffing service Robert Half Management Resources, social media came in... More »

We Have Arrived...

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ASTD Staff

"Investment in learning and development remained steady through one of the most challenging business years in more than a decade." Despite a challenging economic environment, more than $125.88 billion was spent on learning and development in 2009. While the use of socia... More »