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What Causes You Angst?

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
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Much research has been done on the biggest workplace challenges keeping leaders up at night. The Association for Talent Development (ATD) conducted its own research prior to launching CTDO magazine in December 2015. We surveyed and interviewed our executive audience to uncover the greatest pain points present in their roles as leaders of the talent development (TD) function. TD executives identified the following as major sources of angst: 

  • measuring impact and effectiveness 
  • leadership development 
  • business and strategic alignment 
  • adapting to globalization 
  • employee engagement 
  • resource allocation 
  • leadership support 
  • budget 
  • time 
  • succession planning. 

Do any of these sound familiar? Each free, quarterly issue of CTDO magazine deals with one of the above challenges in the column, Angst Index. Our goal is to provide you with the solutions to your greatest sources of stress by discussing these issues and unpacking proven best practices and new ideas. 

For example, in the Winter 2015 issue of CTDO, David Dotlich and Raj Ramachandran discuss evolving best practices for leaders seeking to drive lasting organizational change in the midst of a disruptive work environment. The Spring 2016 publication deals with the frustration many TD executives experience because of a lack of understanding of how to measure and interpret employee engagement data. What employee and workplace development issues are keeping you up at night? We’d love to hear from you. Contact me any time, and read more from CTDO here.

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About the Author

Ann Parker is Associate Director, Talent Leader Consortiums at ATD. In this role she drives strategy, product development, and content acquisition for ATD’s senior leader and executive audience. She also oversees business development and program management for ATD's senior leader consortiums, CTDO Next and ATD Forum.

Ann began her tenure at ATD in an editorial capacity, primarily writing for TD magazine as Senior Writer/Editor. In this role she had the privilege to talk to many training and development practitioners, hear from a variety of prominent industry thought leaders, and develop a rich understanding of the profession's content. She then became a Senior Content Manager for Senior Leaders & Executives, focusing on content and product development for the talent executive audience, before moving into her current role.

Ann is a native Pennsylvanian where she currently resides, marathoner, avid writer, baker and eater of sweets, wife to an Ironman, and mother of two.

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