Press Releases

(Alexandria, VA) August 24, 2017 – The Association for Talent Development (ATD), the world’s largest membership organization for professionals who develop talent in the workplace, is...

Mentoring programs can have a significant impact on organizations’ business goals, in addition to employee professional development, according to new research from the Association for...

Decades of experience at Disney and other Fortune 500 organizations are brought to bear in Lead with Your Customer, a book that goes beyond buzzwords and business theory and provides a...

The challenging economy and tight job market have propelled many professionals to launch their own consulting business. ASTD Press announces a new release titled Consulting Basics that is a...

Bad writing stifles careers and organizational performance. To help working professionals meet the growing demand to write mobile-friendly emails, engaging social media posts, and other...

2017 State of the Industry report shows time and money spent on employee learning is up. Organizations are continuing to make healthy investments in employee learning, and employees are...

The Public Manager, a quarterly journal about empowering government and developing leaders, announces an editorial change in the Spring 2011 issue. Washington press corps veteran Ilyse...

The use of social media tools is revolutionizing the learning and development profession and practitioners need to develop skills in this important area. The American Society for Training...

Transforming your organization into a “best place to work” can be a difficult task without competent and confident employees. In the new book from ASTD Press, The Brain-Friendly Workplace –...

Ron Sanders, Vice President and Fellow at Booz Allen Hamilton, is serving as the 2014 chair of the board of directors for The Bureaucrat, Inc. (TBI), a not-for-profit organization that...

The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), the world’s largest association dedicated to the training and development profession, is changing its name and becoming the...

During its 2014 International Conference & Exposition held in Washington, D.C., the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) presented the Excellence in Practices Awards and...

During its 2014 International Conference & Exposition held in Washington, D.C., the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) presented the ASTD Awards to several individuals,...

The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) announces a new partnership with TMG, Inc. to support the ASTD Values Vets Program, powered by TMG's Vet-STRONG family of products and...

We are now two weeks into our brand transition from ASTD to the Association for Talent Development. I’m grateful to all who have reached out to us with their encouragement, thoughts, and...

During the 2014 ASTD International Conference & Exposition held in Washington, D.C., the American Society for Training & Development Certification Institute (ASTD CI) presented the CPLP...

The Association for Talent Development, formerly ASTD, and The Public Manager announce that Katherine Archuleta, Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will provide the...

Managers have the critical responsibility of delivering performance results and developing people, and if they cannot perform these tasks effectively the organization suffers. Learning and...

The failure of senior leaders to grasp the importance of instructional design is a big stumbling block for organizational learning and development efforts, according to a new study from the...

  The Association for Talent Development, formerly ASTD, and The Public Manager announce that leaders from four federal agencies will give keynote addresses at the 2015 Government Workforce...