Spending on L&D in 2011 Decreased in the U.K., but Increased in the U.S.
While U.S. investment in learning and development increased during the past year, as revealed by ASTD’s 2011 State of the Industry Report (SOIR), the United Kingdom saw training budgets decrease. This...
View ArticleSurvey Reveals Middle Managers Are Under the Most Stress
Nearly half of middle managers say that they are under excessive pressure every week, according to results from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) quarterly Employee Outlook...
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ASTD Archive Image of the Day: Discrimination on the Golf Course, Circa 1991
This image, which appeared in the April 1991 Training & Development Journal, highlighted the discimination that holds some women out of key positions in the workplace. In the 1990s, some of the...
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ASTD Archive Image of the Day: Converting to Television, Circa 1977
This illustration appeared in the May 1977 issue of Training and Development Journal under the headline, "What to Do When Your Training Manual Becomes Televised." The article highlighted a few simple...
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ASTD Archive Image of the Day: From Video to Virtual, Circa 1967
This image appeared in the September 1967 issue of Training and Development Journal. How many of you remember the days of film reels and videotapes. It wasn't that long ago when we were taping things...
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ASTD Archive Image of the Day: Effective Writing? LOL, Circa 1990
This image, which appeared in the August 1990 Training & Develoment Journal, is especially poignant given today's world of texting and Twitter. How are your employees' writing skills? Do they write...
View ArticleSurvey: Lack of 'Soft Skills' Holds Back Job Applicants
(From Marion Star) -- Showing up on time and demonstrating other basic work ethics were the skills most lacking in people seeking employment in Ohio last year, according to a Marion CAN DO! survey.The...
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ASTD Archive Image of the Day: Understanding Misunderstandings, Circa 1983
This image, which appeared in the August 1983 Training and Development Journal, depicts ineffective communication. The inability to get one's message across can be frustrating for all parties involved....
View Article2012 ICF Global Coaching Study Reveals True Size of a Growing Industry
(From ICF) -- Newly published research on professional coaching shows coaching is growing globally. Information just released from the 2012 ICF Global Coaching Study commissioned by the International...
View ArticleMillennials 'Benefit and Suffer' From Hyperconnected Lives
(From MSNBC) -- Millennials—the always-connected generation, those born between 1981 and 2000—have such a "thirst for instant gratification and quick fixes" that they're at risk of making poor life...
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