Louis Kaufman

Explores the advantages of company employee participation in military reserve programs. Transferability of skills and knowledge to positions within civilian organizations; Development of better corporate images through public relations efforts of the participants.

A Practical Management Laboratory

Discusses ways to overcome barriers to effective communication between a company's computer specialists and its management team. Importance of integrating computer specialists into the management team; Introduction of non-technical personnel between top management and the computer specialists; Training of management on the use of computer equipment and terminology.

Lets Get Computer Personnel On The Management Team

(Alexandria, VA), October 4, 2018 – The Association for Talent Development (ATD) honored 45 organizations from Australia, Canada, China, India, Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States as winners in the 2018 BEST Awards. Tofaş Tűrk Otomobil Fabriakası, headquartered in Turkey, won the first-place ranking. TELUS and Wipro Limited received ATD’s Best of the BEST Award, which goes to organizations that have won the BEST Award 10 or more times. Companies were recognized during a ceremony held at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on October 3, 2018.“These 45 organizations are driving impact and solving business challenges through talent development practices, and they are doing it in innovative ways,” said Tony Bingham, ATD president and CEO. “Senior leaders in these organizations understand the critical strategic role learning has, and they are committed to investing in the growth and development of their people.”ATD’s BEST Award is the talent development industry’s most rigorous and coveted recognition. The global program recognizes organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success through talent development.The 2018 BEST Award winners shared their winning strategies at the Learn From the BEST conference preceding the ceremony and are profiled in a special section of the October issue of TD, ATD’s flagship magazine.ATD received entries from 170 organizations representing 12 countries. These organizations submitted quantitative and qualitative information to ATD about their talent development practices and programs. Applications were assessed in a rigorous blind review by members of the BEST Awards advisory committee comprising a group of experts in the field.The 2018 BEST Award winners:Best of the BEST:13-Year Winner: TELUS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada12-Year Winner: Wipro Limited, Bangalore, India2018 Rankings:1. Tofaş Tűrk Otomobil Fabriakası, A.Ş., Istanbul, Turkey2. Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai, India3. IBM, Armonk, New York4. Verizon, New York, New York5. Apple Federal Credit Union, Fairfax, Virginia6. Summit Credit Union, Madison, Wisconsin7. Lupin Limited, Mumbai, India8. Consumers Energy, Jackson, Michigan9. Florida Blue, Jacksonville, Florida10. Rapid7, Boston, Massachusetts11. Tanfeeth LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates12. Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Miami, Florida13. Haier Group, Qingdao, China14. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company, Mumbai, India15. Honor Credit Union, Berrien Springs, Michigan16. LoyaltyOne, Toronto, Ontario, Canada17. JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, Texas18. Aristocrat, North Ryde, Australia19. NTPC Limited, New Delhi, India20. Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Virginia21. United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, Texas22. Allianz Sigorta, A.Ş., Istanbul, Turkey23. Busey, Champaign, Illinois24. Hitachi Vantara, Santa Clara, California25. Cathay Life Insurance Company Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan26. Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina27. Samsung Electronics, Suwon, South Korea28. Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Lexington, Kentucky29. Larsen & Toubro Heavy Civil Infrastructure Company, Chennai, India30. WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Raleigh, North Carolina31. North Highland, Atlanta, Georgia32. Gilbane Building Company, Providence, Rhode Island33. First Hawaiian Bank, Honolulu, Hawaii34. Cochlear, Sydney, Australia35. Cognizant, Teaneck, New Jersey36. Aimco, Denver, Colorado37. Peabody, St. Louis, Missouri38. MGM China, Macao S.A.R.39. Black Knight Inc., Jacksonville, Florida40. CLA, North America41. H.W. Kaufman Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan42. U.S. Security Associates Inc., Roswell, Georgia43. EY (CIS), Moscow, RussiaSixteen companies on this list have been BEST Award winners for three years or more: Booz Allen Hamilton, Cognizant, Florida Blue, Hitachi Vantara, IBM, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd., Lupin Limited, Summit Credit Union, Tata Consultancy Services, TELUS, United Services Automobile Association (USAA), U.S. Security Associates, Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Verizon, WakeMed Health and Hospitals, and Wipro Limited.More information about the 2018 BEST Award winners may be found in the October 2018 issue of TD magazine. Details about the 2019 program will be available in January 2019.ATD thanks program sponsor GP Strategies for supporting excellence in talent development.About ATDThe Association for Talent Development (ATD) is the world’s largest professional membership organization supporting those who develop the knowledge and skills of employees, improve performance, and help to achieve results for the organizations they serve. Originally established in 1943, the association was previously known as the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). ATD’s members come from more than 120 countries and work in public and private organizations in every industry sector. ATD supports talent development professionals who gather locally in volunteer-led U.S. chapters and international member networks, and with international strategic partners. For more information, visit www.td.org.###