The Critical Skills ALL Employees Need
ATD’s new report, "Leadership Development: Cultivating Critical Skills for Employees at All Levels," reveals that organizations are expanding leadership training beyond managers to front‑line contributors. The study surveyed 214 talent‑development professionals, 104 C‑suite leaders and 1,035 U.S. workers to gauge priorities and outcomes. Findings show leadership development is a top agenda item, and offering it organization‑wide sustains culture and deepens the leadership pipeline. Companies that adopt all‑level programs report stronger agility and resilience in the face of rapid change.
When Is Virtual Reality the Right Learning Solution?
The video explores criteria for selecting virtual reality (VR) as a learning tool, emphasizing that VR is not a universal solution but fits specific contexts where physical access is constrained or operationally disruptive. It advises organizations to start by evaluating...
10 Years Late: Liz Wiseman on What Leadership Development Is NOT
Liz Wiseman uses a recent conference clip to illustrate what leadership development is not—an arena for theatrical gestures and lofty platitudes. She highlights a speaker who dramatically leapt onto a table, proclaiming, “Your job as a leader is to extend...
Freestyle+ on the ATD Mainstage
The ATD Mainstage event titled “Freestyle+” showcased an interactive freestyle‑rap session where performers took live prompts from the audience and instantly crafted verses. The format blended entertainment with a workshop‑style focus on mindset, encouraging participants to “unpack their evolutionary brain”...
Struggling With Employee Engagement? Build a Culture of Learning | ATD Report
The ATD report, sponsored by Zensai, examines how a culture of learning can address employee engagement and retention while keeping firms agile. The study finds 69% of talent development professionals and 79% of learners consider learning a way of life, yet...
Managing Both Humans and AI "Coworkers" With Patrick Lynch
The ATD Talent Development Leader podcast featured Patrick Lynch, a leading thinker on human‑AI collaboration, to explore how organizations should prepare for the inevitable shift from job loss to job transformation as AI becomes ubiquitous. Lynch emphasized that managers will soon...
The Five Emotions Your Business Needs with Marcus Buckingham
In his latest book, Marcus Buckingham argues that workplaces fail not because people lack skills, but because organizations neglect to design love into everyday experiences. He distinguishes two complementary roles—"movers" who find love in their own work and "makers" who...
Turn AI Into Action at ATD26
The video frames the AI revolution as a pivotal moment that forces organizations and individuals to ask fundamental questions about their purpose: "What do we want to do and who do we want to be?" It suggests that emerging technologies...
The Truth About Frontline Work
The video titled “The Truth About Frontline Work” examines why many front‑line employees stay in their roles, emphasizing personal and family needs over abstract career ambitions. It argues that while compensation is a critical trade‑off, employers often default to the belief...
Why 70% of the Workforce Is Still Underserved (And What L&D Must Do)
Frontline employees make up roughly 70‑80% of the global workforce but remain the most underserved segment in corporate learning and development. In a recent Accidental Trainer episode, JD Dillon and Shannon Davis dissect common misconceptions about deskless work and outline...
Skill Development Strategies That *Actually* Work
Organizations are moving beyond high‑potential‑only development models, turning to AI‑driven coaching to deliver personalized growth at scale. In a Talent Development Leader podcast, Cloverleaf co‑founder Kirsten Moorefield explains how AI coaching levels the playing field, offering tailored guidance to every...