Going into 2011, the field of training and development faces a number of challenges brought on by the recession that we are fortunately exiting: the global nature of the workforce and the new technologies rolled out in support of this increasingly geographically dispers... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development

Business Impact , Change Management , Economy , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures

ASTD has joined with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to form a U.S. Technical Advisory Group (US/TAG) to coordinate U.S. input to a newly formed International Organization for Standardization (ISO) technical committee (ISO/TC 232) on Educational Service... More »

Learning & Development

Business Impact , Curriculum Alignment , Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures

A major high-tech company created a financial incentive package for its salespeople; those who shared customer information across national boundaries would receive bonuses. The company's training department presented the new process in one-day, face-to-face workshops in... More »

Global Human Resources Development

Business Impact , Delivering Training , Global Workforce Development , Training for Multiple Cultures , World Events

Malawi, which is in southern Africa, is filled with a diverse range of people with various backgrounds. Although most of the languages spoken in Malawi and southern Africa generally belong to a group called Bantu languages, the ethnic groups display unique cultural beli... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Global Workforce Development , Management Development , Training for Multiple Cultures

Developing ethics and diversity awareness programs domestically can pose a significant challenge, and adding the global factor creates a new dimension. Experience with these matters often concentrates on generational, race, and gender differences. While focusing on thes... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development

Business Impact , Global Workforce Development , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures