A Global Mindset: The Most Crucial Skill in Today's Business World

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Neal R. Goodman

With a global mindset, today’s business leaders have the chance to bring innovation, economic sustainability, and peace not only to their near geographic proximity but to all societies they can engage in their business endeavors. More »

Being Global Requires Standard Work in Our Interactions

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Frederick A. Miller

Our global connection requires that we interact across oceans and borders. It requires that the meaning and intent of our interactions be easily understood, so we can learn quickly and take action accordingly. The challenge is that our history has not prepared us for gl... More »

Welcome to the 2011 BEST Awards!

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ASTD Staff

The ASTD BEST Awards recognize organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success as a result of employee learning and development. We are looking for organizations that get it: They use the learning function as a strategic business tool to get results. More »

Respect in the Cross-Cultural Context

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Maureen Bridget Rabotin

What does it mean to respect someone or something? When trying to understand a complex reality, its helpful to look at the words etymology. The word respect is from the Latin respectus, which literally means regard, with the sense of the act of looking back at one, and ... More »

Are Leadership-Development Efforts Worth It?

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Mitch McCrimmon

It's pretty well known that mass marketing costs much more than niche marketing and, worse, it can miss the target audience altogether. Niche marketing works because someone has taken the time to precisely target a receptive market. Much of contemporary leadership devel... More »