The 2023 State of Sales Training examines the formal training organizations provide for salespeople. Based on a survey of sales training, sales leadership, and talent development professionals, the report provides data that will aid readers in benchmarking their own organizations sales training expenditures and activities against those of other organizations.
Protect your team and help contribute to the organization’s success—no matter what economic curveballs come your way.
Organizational culture encompasses the values and behaviors that contribute to the social and psychological environment of a business and is reflected in every aspect of operations. Building a Strong Organizational Culture: The Role of the TD Function draws on a sample of 439 organizations to investigate key questions around organizational culture, provide benchmarking data, and highlight best practices.
ATD surveyed learning and talent development professionals around the globe to understand our industrys use of applications that are artificial intelligence (AI) enabled as part of organizational talent and learning initiatives. Organizations are using AI for personalized learning experiences, measuring learning experiences and business impact, language translation, and for new-hire onboarding.
On August 25, 2022, CTDO Next members discussed the future of the talent development profession with Elliott Masie who believes now is the time for the profession to transform a variety of its practices, from technology to empathy.
In this episode of ATD's Talent Development Leader podcast, we're talking to Al Dea, talent and leadership development consultant, facilitator, and host of the podcast, The Edge of Work. Al explains the burnt-out state of middle management, and why thriving managers are critical for the success of employees and the business. He describes the many roles managers traditionally fill and offers some ideas for how to redefine management expectations and practices today.
Leadership development refers to any activity that increases an individuals leadership ability or an organizations leadership capability. Leadership Development: Preparing Leaders for Success draws on a sample of 296 talent development professionals to investigate key questions about leadership development, provide benchmarking data, and highlight best practices.
On July 28, 2022, CTDO Next members discussed the talent ecosystem, including what is missing now and the critical components of the new ecosystem.
Show the value of virtual learning to demonstrate business impact. In Designing Virtual Learning for Application and Impact, virtual learning expert Cindy Huggett teams with evaluation experts Jack and Patti Phillips and learning transfer authority Emma Weber to create a guidebook for TD practitioners to ensure that their online programs achieve measurable results beyond the virtual classroom. This practical book outlines a design process focused on how to deliver on-the-job application of learning and a positive impact on business results.
Employee engagement refers to the involvement and enthusiasm of employees in both their work and workplace, and high levels of engagement are often linked to organizational success. Changes to the workforce and workplace brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have increased the focus on using levels of employee engagement and burnout as measures of organizational health.
In this episode of ATDs Talent Development Leader podcast, were talking to Dr. Shadan Deleveaux, Staffing Team Lead of Global Partnerships at Google. Learn how Shadan owned his career narrative, and gain tips for creating a change in your own career.
On June 30, 2022, CTDO Next members created a friction report to identify and address the friction factors relative to hiring people with different perspectives for the purposes of innovation and disruption.
CLO Jeremy Manjorin and his team are taking a skills-based approach to talent development in terms of defining workforce roles in tandem with identifying development needs and solutions.
In this episode of ATDs Talent Development Leader podcast, were talking about happiness at work. She explains some practical ways talent development leaders can drive happiness at work, recommends leading resources and experts on the topic, and shares her own tips for boosting happiness.
On April 28, 2022, CTDO Next members finalized a series of "quick hit" work products on the following topics: critical skills, benchmarking your pandemic self, reset and reenergize, and intentional management. They concluded the meeting formalizing their position on talent development as the enabler of innovation.
The benefits of mentoring are notable for both employees and employers. A formal mentoring program is one that focuses on a structured relationship between a senior employee (the mentor) and a junior employee (the mentee) for the purpose of the mentees growth, learning, and career development.
In this episode of ATD's Talent Development Leader podcast, we're talking about the state of leadership in 2023, and what leaders must do now. Kevin Eikenberry, a recognized world expert on leadership development and learning and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, shares his insights on leadership in a divided, dispersed, and discontented world. He describes the four qualities leaders need for success in this context. Finally, Eikenberry explains how talent development leaders can improve leadership development in their organizations.
