Learning Executives Expectations Decrease Slightly
ASTDs Learning Executive Confidence Index2011 Q3 Key Findings This quarters overall LXCI score of 65.9 reflects a slight 1.8 percent decrease in learning executive economic confidence levels, down...
View ArticleThe New Normal in the Workplace
The books on this months reading list all examine different aspects of the new normal in the workplace. These books examine the perfect leadership mix, the new customer expectations, the technical...
View ArticleState of the Industry Is Strong
Senior executives understand that a highly skilled workforce is a strategic differentiator. The data from more than 400 organizations contained in ASTDs 2011 State of the Industry Report demonstrate...
View ArticleAccelerating the Development of Women Leaders
To Address the Impending Leadership Gap Companies that fail to advance the careers of women managers likely will be at a competitive disadvantage as the competition for talent intensifies. Executives...
View ArticleGood Companies Are Changing Their Behaviors
CLOs can drive their companies to ward worthiness by making good sound business cases for the power of learning and the power of investing in learning. Laurie Bassi is the CEO and a co-founder of...
View ArticleSodexo Creates Training Program for Middle Managers
The food and facilities management company needed an efficient learning program to help managers get the just-in-time training that would help them flourish in their middle management roles. Sodexo, a...
View ArticleOptimism Reigns Despite Sluggish Economy
This has been a telling year for learning and development. After reaching a record highscore in the first quarter of 2011, learning executives optimism diminished in Q2 and Q3 but increased slightly in...
View ArticleNew World Order
This month's book selections raise awareness of the jobs, skills, and work ethic that is needed in this new world to succeed. With authors from Gallup and the White House, these books offer a strategic...
View ArticleLearning Executive Briefing Reincarnated
LXB's mix of articles, profiles, interviews, case studies, and book reviews will continue to be your guide to the best of the best for your community. Look to the LXB to streamline the time you spend...
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View From the Learning Executive: William J. Rothwell
Bill Rothwell has been a training and development professional for more than 30 years and is one of the field’s most prolific writers with more than 70 books to his credit. In this interview, he takes...
View ArticleInside Story: PepsiCo's Finance University
PepsiCo's Finance University breaks new ground in capability development with a scalable learning model, a strategically defined curriculum, and advanced learning approaches.Click here to read full...
View ArticleForum News
ASTD's Forum Fall Summit and Lab, September 18-20, 2012, Parsippany, NJMany learning leaders design content and curriculum with limited input from clients (managers) and users. In contrast, successful...
View ArticleMust Not Miss: Book Reviews
This month we review these four books:The Self-Aware Leader: A Proven Model for Reinventing Yourself By Daniel P. Gallagher and Joseph Costal, from ASTD PressBecoming a Great Leader: Lessons From...
View ArticleWelcome
Developing leaders has been a hot topic for as long as we’ve been covering the learning field. There’s a passion to really get it right prompted in part by the success of leaders such as Apple CEO...
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What are the most important qualities leaders need today? Is there a new formula for leadership? Or, is it just doing more of what history has taught us through the ages? The examples of Eisenhower...
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Recruiting, developing, and retaining women leaders poses challenges despite progress. Studies show persistent gaps between the numbers of men and women in leadership roles. What can be done to close...
View ArticleBook Reviews
We review two new books, New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking and Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? The first suggests how to boost your brain power, and the second provides some...
View ArticleHe Said, She Said, They Said
James Gleick and Daniel M. Wegner speak up about the ever-growing collective cybermind.Click here to read full version.
View ArticleImproving Safety at Ball Metal Packaging
While the plant's quality and production metrics were improving, safety was not. Senior leadership made a long-term commitment to develop a comprehensive system, based on Lean principles, to attack and...
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