The Talent Development Capability Model blog series presents key findings from our research, introduces the three domains of practice, and takes a dive into each of the 23 capabilities needed for success as a TD professional. Check out the blogs below to learn more.

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Change Management Is a Vital Capability for TD Professionals
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
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According to Capabilities for Talent Development, TD professionals are well positioned to facilitate change because they connect people, process, and work. Change management is one of the...
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Data and Analytics Is a Vital Capability for TD Professionals
Friday, December 4, 2020
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Data and analytics is a key driver for organizational performance and one of the 23 capabilities in the Talent Development Capability Model under the Impacting Organizational Capability...
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Compliance and Ethical Behavior Is a Vital Capability
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
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What does ethical behavior look like to you? If you look at some high-profile cases of fraud or illegal conduct, Waugh continued, it wasnt just one bad actor or one bad decision that gets a...
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Future Readiness Is a Vital Capability for TD Professionals
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
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To prepare employees and workplaces for the future of work, talent development professionals must understand the changes taking place in their workforce and industry as well as with their...
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Career and Leadership Development Is a Vital Capability for TD Professionals
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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According to recent research conducted by Glint, part of LinkedIn, employees who are given opportunities to learn and develop at their organizations are 3.5 times more likely to say they...
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Evaluating Impact Is a Critical Capability
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
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Evaluating impact, one of the 23 capabilities in the Talent Development Capability Model, correlates with learning and business effectiveness and is part of the Developing Professional...
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Lifelong Learning Is a Vital Capability for TD Professionals
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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Association for Talent Development (ATD) research finds that nearly 60 percent of high-performing organizations actively encourage their employees to be lifelong learners, and talent...
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Coaching Is a Vital Capability for TD Professionals
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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Coaching is one of the 23 professional capabilities in the ATD Talent Development Capability Model, which encapsulate personal, professional, and organizational domains. It involves a close...
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Instructional Design Is a Vital Capability for TD Professionals
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
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The question now is whether typical instructional design methodologies (for example, ADDIE and SAM) include sufficient systems thinking to ensure that learning is linked to organizational (...
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Consulting and Business Partnering Are Vital Capabilities for TD Professionals
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
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Developing expertise as a reliable consultant and business partner with inside and outside colleagues is a rite of passage for any talent development professional. That skillset can best be...
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Performance Improvement Is a Vital Capability for TD Professionals
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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Performance improvement is a key driver of organizational competitiveness and one of the 23 capabilities in ATDs Talent Development Capability Model.The model outlines the knowledge, skills...
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Business Insight Is a Vital Capability for TD Professionals
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
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Having business insight is essential to ensuring that talent development strategies align with overall business strategies.Business insight is one of the 23 capabilities in ATDs new Talent...
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Cultural Awareness and Inclusion Is a Vital Capability for TD Professionals
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
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Many talent development (TD) professionals would agree that in todays climate it is important to create a workplace environment that respects and appreciates customers and co-workers myriad...
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OD and Culture Are Vital Capabilities in Talent Development
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
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The Association for Talent Development (ATD) is highlighting the importance of continual learning in a fast-changing business environment with its new capability model. Organization...
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EQ and Decision-Making Are Vital TD Capabilities
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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The two are connected and represent a combination of things that people already know how to do but need context to apply to real work, she says. She says that while its important and useful...
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Knowledge Management Is a Vital TD Capability
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
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Its a certainty that in todays knowledge-based economy, successful organizations are built on solid knowledge management infrastructures. Call them mandates for success.The inclusive...
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Project Management Is a Vital Capability for Talent Development
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
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Project management is the glue that helps ensure that the goals of projects closely align with the strategic goals of the business, and it helps guarantee that realistic expectations are...
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Delivery and Facilitation Are Vital Capabilities
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
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Training delivery and facilitation is one of the 23 capabilities in the Association for Talent Developments new Talent Development Capability Model, which encompasses the knowledge and...
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Learning Sciences Is a Vital Capability
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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Learning sciences is one of the 23 capabilities of the new Talent Development Capability Model, which defines the knowledge, skills, and abilities that TD professionals must have to succeed...
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Effective Collaboration and Leadership Are Vital TD Capabilities
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
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Collaboration and leadership have been earmarked in the new Talent Development Capability Model as critical capabilities that must be a part of all talent development professionals toolkits...
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Talent Strategy and Management Is a Vital Capability for TD Professionals
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
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With the release of its new Talent Development Capability Model, the Association for Talent Development serves TD professionals with the most comprehensive compilation of skills, concepts,...
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Technology Application Is a Vital Capability for TD Professionals
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
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Within the dynamic universe of learning platforms and technologies, where exciting new capabilities forever beckon talent development professionals, surely the wisest purchasing advice is...
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Effective Communication Is a Vital Capability for TD Pros
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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ATD is shifting from competency to capability and broadening the models focus to help talent development professionals build capabilities that will help them perform their work today,...
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Talent Development Fuels Organizational Capability
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
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The new ATD Capability Model identifies three domains of practice, each equally important within the scope of what talent development professionals need to know and do to be successful...
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New Capability Model Is a Blueprint for Talent Development Professionals
Monday, December 9, 2019
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Through its competency studies over the last 40 years, ATD has helped define what training, learning, and talent development professionals need to know and do to be successful. The new...
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Talent Development Capabilities Are Getting Personal
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
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As the pace of technological and societal change grows ever more rapid, organizations and industries have been investigating the meaning of the future of work. In fact, the current ATD...
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Ready for ATD's New Capability Model?
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
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For more than 75 years, an important part of ATDs work has been to establish standards of excellence for our profession through our competency research. In late 2018, ATD began the research...
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