To help meet its proficiency goals, the company’s Training and Development Mentoring Committee launched a competency-based program last year that readily evaluates employee skills gaps and addresses them efficiently.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2012/10/BEST-Gulf-Petrochemical-Industries-Company
Darren Entwistle, president and CEO of the telecommunications company, identifies culture and leadership philosophy among its key attributes.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2012/09/TELUS-Reveals-Its-Secret-to-Success
Welcome to ASTD and the Career Development Community of Practice. This community has a dual role: to help individuals develop their skills and expertise and advance their own careers, and to help those interested in taking their organization’s career development programs to new levels.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2012/09/Count-Me-In
In an recent survey, 94 percent of chief financial officers interviewed said formal evaluations are either somewhat or very effective in helping employees improve their performance. Yet nearly one in three workers (31 percent) disagreed, calling these appraisals either somewhat or very ineffective.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/ASTD-Blog/2012/07/Survey-Finds-Wide-Discrepancy-in-Perceived-Value-of-Performance-Assessments
ASTD Unveils New Master Trainer™ Program at Annual Conference. Assessment-based certificate program highly anticipated by L&D professionals.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/ASTD-Blog/2012/05/ASTD-Unveils-New-Master-Trainer-Program-at-Annual-Conference
A global healthcare solutions firm learns that career development does not equate to a vertical climb.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2012/03/RX-Ladder-Not-Required
Emotional intelligence (EI) has generated a great deal of attention in recent years. Many researchers and practitioners feel that EI supersedes other forms of intelligence in determining success or failure in jobs requiring high levels of interaction with others (management, leadership, teamwork, sales, or customer service...
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2011/09/Emotional-Intelligence-Can-It-Be-Taught
Like most Fortune 500 companies, Tyson Foods, one of the world's largest protein providers, is not immune to global economic challenges. However, Tyson is outperforming many of its peers, and has put together back-to-back record quarterly profits. As other companies are struggling to survive, Tyson is achieving new levels...
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2011/04/What-Makes-TysonS-High-Potential-Leadership-Program-Critical-to-Company-Success
To assess competencies, learning and performance professionals, not
just performance professionals, must work with a competency model
that is measurable. A measurable competency model identifies the
competencies of the position or job, as well as the behavioral
indicators, behavioral anchors, or work outputs and quality
requirements. Most often...
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Newsletters/ASTD-Links/ASTD-Links-Articles/2011/03/Assessing-Competencies-Starts-with-a-Measurable-Competency-Model
Leadership dimensions are plentiful: visioning, communicating, planning, inspiring, and much more. One thing all leaders have in common is followers - those who help the leader make things happen. As such, relationships are the lifeblood of leadership achievement, and there is no better way to both understand and enrich th...
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2011/03/The-Leading-Edge-Using-Emotional-Intelligence-to-Enhance-Performance