Surviving a Meltdown

Rex Davenport

Corporate crises have been in the news far too much in the 21st century, but the tale of Satyam Computer Services and its CEO sent shivers through the IT world. Satyam's learning organization had the unenviable task of communicating with a workforce that had no real exp... More »

Into the Pool

Paula Ketter

According to the National Association of Software and Services Company, 3 million students will graduate in 2010, and the IT or BPO industry will be looking for 2.3 million workers.. Overall, this seems like an ideal balance. However, almost 40 percent of this available... More »

A Novel Idea

ASTD Staff

Zenobia: The Curious Book of Business By Matthew Emmens and Beth Kephart Berrett-Koehler Publishers This work from pharmaceuticals CEO Emmens and poet-novelist-journalist Kephart concerns a topsy-turvy organization, which should prove oddly familiar to nearly everyone. ... More »

No Simple Cure

ASTD Staff

As a reflection of an industry-wide problem confronting the health care field, Texas hospitals have been experiencing acute shortages among nurses and allied health professionals. The University Health System (UHS) in San Antonio was no exception. UHS is a 604-bed, acut... More »

Top to Bottom: Social Security Attacks its IT Gap

ASTD Staff

The Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of Systems (OS) in Baltimore employs more than 3,200 Information Technology professionals skilled in a wide variety of specialties. As Social Security has automated processes and improved efficiencies during past years, th... More »