People who excel at their jobs solve problems. Nothing is more indicative of success in the workforce than solving problems. As Ron Willingham states in Integrity Service, In a real sense, each of us controls our success level by the problems we choose to solve. ... More »

Career Development , Sales Enablement , Workforce Development

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Competencies , Management Development , Training and Development - General

About a decade ago, when I served on a local chapters ASTD board, I began to ponder the stalemate that can occur when trying to reach a decision through consensus. During one particularly drawn-out meeting, I found myself listening to human resource colleagues circling ... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Beginner Level Content , Career Development , Competencies , Training and Development - General , Advanced Level Content , Change Management , Leadership Development

For the past two decades, the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) has produced landmark competency studies that define the landscape of the workplace learning and performance profession for the U.S. ASTD recently completed its new competency study, Ma... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Career Development , Competencies , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General