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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...

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)...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

A skills gap is a significant gap between an organizations current capabilities and the skills it needs to achieve its goals and meet customer demand. This report focuses on what talent...

In the past few years, ATD has explored the role of learning management systems, e-learning authoring and delivery platforms, social learning tools, and virtual classroom platforms in...

ATDs Sales Onboarding: Launching Productivity report examines how organizations operate onboarding programs tailored specifically to salespeople, separate from general organizational...

Researchers from the Association for Talent Development (ATD) have previously found that organizations with learning cultures were far more likely to realize positive business results. It...

In recent years, many organizations have launched new diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives and expanded existing ones to educate employees around DEIB concepts,...

Virtual Classrooms: Leveraging Technology for Impact highlights how organizations design, develop, deliver, and support virtual classroom training. Based on a survey of talent development...

Strategic Alignment: Orchestrating Organizational Success examines how organizations align their talent development and business strategies, comparing organizations that have high levels of...

Developing Virtual Managers: Driving Excellence From Afar examines how organizations develop their virtual managers, who are leading teams that include employees who work at different...

The 2021 State of Healthcare Training examines the training activities of US healthcare organizations. Based on a survey of talent development professionals working in healthcare, the...

The 2021 State of Sales Training examines the formal training organizations provide for salespeople. Based on a survey of sales enablement, sales leadership, and talent development...

Simulations and Scenarios: Realistic, Effective, and Engaging Learning Success examines how organizations use simulations and scenario-based learning in their talent development programs....

Video for Learning: Engaging, Reaching, and Influencing examines organizations use of video in talent development programs, comparing the practices of high performing organizations to other...