Key attraction, retention, and engagement issues that influence the employee experience.

Overcome the challenges of finding the right talent and keeping them.

The Talent Development Executive Confidence Index (TDXCI), formerly the Learning Executive Confidence Index (LXCI), is a quarterly assessment of talent development executives short-term expectations for the health of the talent development function in organizations. The TDXCI is a composite score that takes into account four key indicators for how talent development executives believe the talent development function will change during the next six months:The TDXCI is modeled after the Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence, which rates CEOs expectations for...

Just because you've reached the C-suite doesn't mean you no longer can benefit from networking.

Launching evaluation programs that help inform improvements in the effectiveness of learning programs and the success of the business as a whole often proves to be a daunting challenge for organizations.

Companies may still prefer to take on full-time hires, but more than half are tapping the contingent workforce to fill roles.

Sam Ladah, HR vice president of IBM cloud and talent, provides an inside look at the talent development function at IBM.

The talent development tools of the trade. Ann Parker outlines what readers can expect in the Fall 2016 issue of the Association for Talent Development's CTDO magazine.

Change is not difficult; our adaptation to it is.

Talent development is an accelerator for the transition to the "new" IBM.

Don't let fear of failure hold you back.

The argument: Agile is the better method for developing learning solutions. ADDIE, SAM, waterfall, Agile—all are approaches that can be used by L&D professionals. And all have their advantages and disadvantages. Overall, however, does Agile come out on top?

Change the way leaders are identified and developed at all levels of your organization.

Leveraging learning technologies is not an L&D strength, two independent studies conclude.

Randstad has developed career-readiness programs for underserved women and teens.

Prove that your learning solutions contribute to business results.

The unintended consequences of eliminating annual ratings.

The Talent Development Executive Confidence Index (TDXCI), formerly the Learning Executive Confidence Index (LXCI), is a quarterly assessment of talent development executives short-term expectations for the health of the talent development function in organizations. The TDXCI is a composite score that takes into account four key indicators for how talent development executives believe the talent development function will change during the next six months:The TDXCI is modeled after the Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence, which rates CEOs expectations for...

A leader's ability to conquer common business challenges is a critical measure of leadership readiness. But a new research study reports that it's not only the personal characteristics of the leader that ultimately determine success. Context matters. Unfortunately, context can change quickly. "It won't take long for most leaders to find themselves in an environment that they are ill-prepared to...

Organizations face increasingly volatile and complex markets. To compete, they need a business strategy that counteracts negative forces and guides individual lines of business toward positive outcomes. The strategy needs to present leaders with guidelines on how to make decisions and allocate resources to accomplish key objectives, as well as define the actions people in the business should take (or not take) and...