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 recent survey by reveals that work continues to creep in on workers’ vacations.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/08/Intelligence-on-the-Job-While-on-Vacation
Learning executives’ optimism and confidence about the outlook and expectations for the training function fell in the second quarter of 2013, according to the latest measurement by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). The current Learning Executive Confidence Index (LXCI) surveyed 359 learning executives (LXs) about their expectations in these areas: ability to meet learning needs; perception of the value of learning; and availability of resources.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/ASTD-Blog/2013/07/Confidence-of-Learning-Executives-Drops-in-Q2-2013
I’ve taught the ASTD E-Learning Instructional Design Certificate Program for a number of years now. One of the greatest takeaways for the participants, I have found, is how empowering it can be to realize the significant impact each of us can have as designers when we take on the central instructional design challenge: Create an environment and an experience in which the learner will gain some knowledge or skill more effectively and efficiently than he or she could without the instruction.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/ASTD-Blog/2013/07/Putting-the-Design-Into-Instructional-Design
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
Women with leadership capabilities are abundant. Why aren’t they getting the top jobs?
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/07/MIA-Women-in-the-Executive-Suite
In our interview, Grant lays out the differences among givers, takers, and matchers and describes their good and bad attributes as colleagues and bosses, how they work in teams, and what kinds of leaders they make
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Newsletters/LX-Briefing/LXB-Archives/2013/07/View-from-the-Learning-Executive
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago ranks as one of the nation’s top children’s hospitals on the U.S. News & World Report 2012-13 Honor Roll. After outgrowing a campus occupied for 126-years, a new hospital building opened in a new location on June 9, 2012, to continue the hospital’s mission of serving children in need of specialized pediatric medical care. Each year, the hospital cares for more than 148,000 children.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Newsletters/LX-Briefing/LXB-Archives/2013/07/Inside-Story
An interview with Laurie Bassi, CEO, McBassi & Company
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/06/Long-View-Laurie-Bassi