Recover from Mistakes Gracefully

Premium Content
This article is part of Links Plus, a premium ASTD Subscription.
Maxine Kamin

Recovery is making good on a mistake. No matter how hard you try, you, or the company you work for, can make an error. Think of a mistake as an opportunity to regain the customers loyalty. As you read in Step 2, customers who have a problem that gets resolved are actual... More »

Utilizing ROI to Forecast the Potential Impact of Human Performance Solutions

Premium Content
This article is part of Links Plus, a premium ASTD Subscription.
Cindy Thatcher

Purpose The purpose of this return-on-investment (ROI) study is to forecast the estimated potential benefits for human capital solutions as they relate to strategic company growth plans. Background MA Publishing* (fictitious name) is a subscription publishing company th... More »

Derailment: How Successful Leaders Avoid It

Premium Content
William A. Gentry

It is no wonder that one of every two managers is ineffective. Many display behaviors in certain problem areas, including problems with interpersonal relationships, difficulty leading a team, difficulty changing or adapting, failure to meet business objectives, and too ... More »

Gremlins and the Zen of Standing Out in Your Market

Premium Content
Maggie Anderson

Its early in the New Year, and many of us are filled with optimistic thoughts and plans about what we can accomplish in 2011. Likely, youve done some planning about the next steps to take in your business or career. No matter how great our optimism or robust our vision ... More »

Engage Your Virtual Training Participants

Premium Content
Cindy Huggett

In a T+D article, synchronous learning expert and author Jennifer Hofmann wrote, Teaching online is like teaching after lunch. In case youre not familiar with the post-lunch phenomenon, classroom trainers jokingly refer to it as the Teflon hour because nothing sticks. I... More »