An interview with Jay Conger, Kravis Chaired Professor of Leadership Studies, Claremont McKenna College, and Senior Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations, University of Southern California
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/08/Long-View-Jay-Conger
A lack of skilled workers makes it difficult to capitalize on business opportunities.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/08/Intelligence-Talent-Shortages-Worldwide
The virtual workshop essentials series provides the timely, relevant, and convenient access to content needed to maintain a competitive advantage in today’s ever-evolving workplace. These programs are interactive learning events, not just informational webcasts.
ASTD’s Workforce Development community just launched two new workshops in this series:
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/Workforce-Development-Blog/2013/07/Astds-Workforce-Development-Community-Launches-Two-New-Virtual-Workshops
More than a thousand law professors are pushing the group that accredits the nation’s law schools to set stricter requirements for students to get hands-on training before graduating.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/ASTD-Blog/2013/07/Group-Pushes-for-Practical-Training-for-Law-Students
Over the years, I've had the privilege of leading people who are creative, smart and high functioning. The challenge of leading exceptional people is… well… exceptionally challenging. They can work together in harmony and make rapid progress. Or they can compete and bring progress to a halt.
One key to helping great people make rapid progress in teams is to understand that most want to continually grow and learn by working on new things that are interesting, challenging and even fun, and that they are committed to.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/Human-Capital-Blog/2013/07/Fire-Up-Teams-by-Creating-Opportunities-to-Learn
The human brain has evolved over six millions years. The most primitive parts of our brain operate at a deeply unconscious level, and influence a great deal more of our conscious behavior than most of us realize. As we added more complex structures to support critical thought, reasoning, language, and social behavior, our frontal lobe grew larger to accommodate a great workload. However, this part of the brain continues to be cross-wired with the more primitive structures that support survival. This is a simplified explanation of why a dispute at work can generate a “fight or flight” response when our physical survival is not even remotely threatened.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/Human-Capital-Blog/2013/07/How-Words-Affect-Our-Brains
This month, we launched a new ASTD member benefit: online tools. To start we launched 7 tools and hope to expand our offering over the course of this year. The job aids, checklists, and assessments are designed to make your life easier.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/ASTD-Blog/2013/07/New-Tools-for-ASTD-Members
Survey examines how organizations are defining critical leadership skills for the future.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/07/Intelligence-Help-Wanted-High-Potential-Leaders
Digital communication stands in the way of face-to-face communication and interpersonal relationships.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/07/Does-Texting-Affect-Emotional-Intelligence
Although leading organizations recognize that Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) is a requirement to be successful in a world marked by dramatic demographic shifts, it is still challenging to get employees’ attention in the face of competing priorities.
To successfully reach out to employees about D&I, you must tailor messages by audience. That means, for example, that D&I messaging may need to be specific for a region of the world or tailored for different functions. Salespeople are likely to be keenly interested in how they can interact effectively with their diverse customers to understand their needs and win business. Supply chain will be focused on how to best leverage efficiencies by understanding local customers and regulations. HR will be concerned about attracting, retaining, and developing talent and overall employee engagement. Executives will be concerned about public image and investor relations.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/Human-Capital-Blog/2013/07/Diversify-Your-D-I-Communications