Drawing upon a sample of 541 TD professionals, this report investigates key questions to provide benchmark data and highlight best practices. Specifically, ATD Research focused on the importance of hybrid work policies, hiring and onboarding, and training. Organizations had a variety of reasons for offering employees a hybrid work experience. The three most common were providing flexibility, improving employee satisfaction and retention, and being competitive to recruit top talent.

In TD Salary and Benefits Report 2023, ATD Research provides valuable information about salary and benefits in the talent development profession. Based on a survey of 482 talent development professionals, the report identifies the base salary of individuals working in talent development, as well as non-base pay such as bonuses and incentive pay. The report provides information by job level, years of experience, certification, work schedule, US region, industry, and organization size. In addition to helping talent development professionals benchmark their salaries...

DEI&B education refers to “training, courses, and other forms of learning that an organization offers its employees to promote the understanding and application of its DEI&B policies, practices, and expectations.” Drawing upon a sample of 1,048 talent development professionals, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Education investigates key questions to provide benchmark data and highlights best practices about DEI&B education. The research focused on how organizations were providing education opportunities, DEI&B budgets, the challenges of offering DEI&B...

To persuade executives about the importance of learning opportunities, talent development professionals need to have concrete evidence that the programs work. One way to gather this evidence is with qualitative and quantitative data about the programs. Organizations that collect this data can make data-driven decisions about their learning program. Measuring Impact: Using Data to Understand Learning Programs draws on a sample of 222 talent development professionals to investigate key questions about measuring the impact of learning programs, provide benchmarking...

Managers play a crucial role in an organization, serving as a link between senior leaders and employees. But to be effective, managers need skills beyond those that made them successful individual contributors. Considering the new demands placed on them and the essential role that managers play in engaging employees, providing training to new managers can give them the tools they need to make the transition and ensure continued success. New Manager Development: Building a Foundation for the Future draws on a sample of 287 organizations to investigate key...

Drawing upon a sample of 272 talent development professionals, Learning Technologies: Increasing Effective Learning investigates key questions to provide benchmark data and highlights best practices about learning technologies. This report provides information about different types of technologies, including virtual, instructor-led training, e-learning, blended learning, podcasts, simulations, immersive technologies, and AI. There are also sections about measuring the impact of learning technologies and staffing needs. The reports end with action steps, including...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The 2022 State of the Industry report, sponsored by Allego and AllenComm, is ATDs annual review of talent development trends, spending, and activities that can help benchmark your teams work. Easy to read and including informative graphs, charts, and tables, the report provides key information you need to assess and chart your organizations talent development advancement.

The benefits of workplace coaching are impressive for both employees and employers. A formal coaching program is one that focuses on a structured relationship between internal or external professional coaches and employees, centered on career and performance topics.

The Modern Learning Ecosystem outlines a practical approach for navigating nonstop workplace change. Inspired by decades of operations and talent development experience with the world’s most dynamic companies, learning and enablement expert JD Dillon challenges the traditional L&D mindset with a tried-and-true framework that makes right-fit support a meaningful part of the everyday workflow. This book provides step-by-step instructions for architecting a disruption-ready learning ecosystem that will help employees solve today’s biggest problems while building the...

Succession planning is the process organizations use to identify key positions, candidates, and employees needed to meet the short- and long-term challenges inherent in conducting operations. Succession Planning: Preparing Organizations for the Future draws on a sample of 243 organizations to investigate key questions around succession planning, provide benchmarking data, and highlight best practices.

Career development and growth has always been an important part of the relationship between employees, managers, and the organizations they serve. In a dynamic employment environment, opportunities for growth are top of mind for employees seeking career opportunities.

Career development and growth has always been an important part of the relationship between employees, managers, and the organizations they serve. In a dynamic employment environment, opportunities for growth are top of mind for employees seeking career opportunities.

Today, leaders are looking ahead and trying to imagine what the post-pandemic workplace will look like. To help organizations better understand the landscape of hybrid teams and best practices, Developing Hybrid Teams takes a close look at organizations that currently have hybrid teams in place.

The 2022 State of Finance Training provides a detailed view of training in finance, sharing metrics such as learning expenditure and the average number of hours employees use on learning annually. When possible, this report also compares findings with the 2019 State of Finance Training, which was the last time ATD looked specifically at benchmarking data for the financial industry.