Association for Talent Development

According to social research, we generally don't like advice when it comes to entrenched problems and rarely yield to it.

In Influencer: The Power to Change Anything, a book I would recommend to anyone interested in motivating others, the authors (Kerry

The rock band U2 has had a phenomenal run since it began in 1976, winning 22 Grammy awards―more than any band in history. The band recently surpassed the Rolling Stones; record for the highest grossing concert tour. Critics rave about U2;s music, and fans

Mark Miller, a business leader, bestselling author, and communicator, began writing about a decade ago. He teamed up with Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager, to write The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do. Today, almost 400,

Bringing the basics of business to the learning function has been the topic of more than a few books, but none may have been written by a more authoritative voice than David Vance, the former president of Caterpillar University.

Toni Handler, chief talent officer at MetLife, discusses how the organization is making great strides to understand the capabilities of our talent, further grow and develop that talent to meet the changing needs of the organization and the industry, and a

Increased recognition of your learning organization's value comes with high expectations.

As the economy has improved in recent months, so have the fortunes of many learning departments, but those departments may never resemble the way they looked or operated before the recession. Recent findings suggest that many companies had to cut back dra

According to a new study, the adoption, use, and effectiveness of social media as a workplace learning tool has more to do with age than many other factors. A new study from ASTD goes a long way toward finally establishing true parameters to understand th

The systems don't come cheap, but they may ultimately save serious money for a learning organization while improving the quality of the communications, according to a recent report.

Today's world is fast-paced, global, and project-oriented. Your role in this changing environment often involves leading or participating in global virtual teams. How productive and effective is your team?