Learning to Speak IT: OD Consulting within the World of Technology

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The information technology environment is experiencing a talent crisis, and the actions needed to combat it fall into the OD consulting camp. A president of a 1.3 billion IT provider describes the situation as follows: IT managers ask for a Ferrari, and then the IT spec... More »

Helping New Managers Learn To Be Managers

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Dan Bobinski

Of all the steps up the business ladder, the move from seasoned professional to frontline management is the most difficult, according to an Equation Research survey that asked HR and learning professionals which career transition is most difficult for employees. The sur... More »

Converting Data to Monetary Value

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Use Standard Values Many organizations have standard values to measure turnover, productivity, and quality. If a measure has a monetary value developed and accepted by the organization, there's no reason to reinvent it. Standard values are generally grouped into three c... More »

The Future of Leadership

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Gunjan Aggarwal

A quick look at the literature on leadership theories shows how this field has been under constant change--from trait theories of leadership, where leaders were defined based on their exhibited traits, to contingency and situational leadership theories, where leaders' s... More »

Call for Entries: 2007 ASTD Awards

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ASTD Staff

2007 ASTD Awards: Deadline September 20, 2007 Be part of the 2007 ASTD Awards. Apply for these ASTD honors: Awards for Organizations Excellence in Practice - Practices and interventions that get results. ROI Impact Study Award - Case study that demonstrates return-on-in... More »