Achieving Organizational Excellence: Learning to Thrive in Unpredictable Times

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Matt Hennecke

The only thing predictable these days is unpredictability. Change is all around us, and the pace of change is accelerating. Many companies and businesses that were once robust and thriving find themselves in financial freefall. Organizations with storied histories such ... More »

Building an Effective Cross-Cultural Knowledge Management System

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Neal R. Goodman

An effective cross-cultural knowledge management system captures (and shares) all information about specific countries including business practices, cultural factors that affect business, social and legal topics, diversity issues, and so forth. Such a database-driven pr... More »

Sustainability Is More Than Crushing Cans: Leadership Principles for Creating Healthy Organizations

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Michael Kroth

Sustainability is a hot topic these days. Leaders tout green initiatives. Politicians, actors, and CEOs are now ersatz environmentalists. Perhaps your organization recently jumped on the bandwagon, trying to focus your goals in an eco direction. Suddenly you are trying ... 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 »

Working Together to Ease the Pain of Change

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Maudie L. Holm

Organizational development and human resources personnel complement one another during times of change, with OD providing a big picture view and HR taking on front-line challenges. When I left a Fortune 100 company in the middle 1990s, one of my colleagues commented, "W... More »