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American Management Association Announces New Analytical Skills Training Portfolio
NEW YORK
5/20/2013
American Management Association (AMA), a world leader in professional development and performance-based learning solutions, has announced a new portfolio of Analytical Skills seminars. The programs will help individual employees, HR and corporate management convert the volume, variety, and velocity of “Big Data” into meaningful insights through fact-based analytics and decision making.
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Key Trends Found in Global Leadership Development
5/16/2013
NEW YORK, May 16, 2013—Companies now think more broadly about global leadership development and have higher expectations for such programs. These trends were identified by a new survey of nearly 1,200 senior business and human resource executives from more than 40 countries by American Management Association.
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Survey Finds No Such Thing as “Optimal Turnover”
4/22/2013
NEW YORK, April 22, 2013 – A survey of nearly 1,000 U.S. companies has found little agreement on what companies consider optimal annual turnover among their workforce. In fact, many managers may not even be sure of their turnover since only 42% have a formal process to determine it, according to the survey conducted by AMA Enterprise, a division of American Management Association.
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American Management Association Teams With Biogen Idec To Create Life Skills Workshops For People Living With Hemophilia
New York
4/17/2013
• Programs provide practical life skills tools to help people with inherited bleeding disorders live life on their own terms
• World Hemophilia Day is April 17
NEW YORK, April 17, 2013 – AMA Enterprise, a division of American Management Association, has teamed with Biogen Idec, a global research-based biotechnology company, to develop a series of workshops designed to enrich the lives of people living with bleeding disorders. The program consists of four workshops developed based on input from members of the hemophilia community. The workshops bring together lessons from respected authors, universities as well as community and business leaders to address core life skills.
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Employers Unfazed by Workers’ Intent to Quit
3/21/2013
NEW YORK, March 21, 2013—U.S. employers seem unfazed by workers’ intentions to seek a new position, according to a survey of nearly 1,000 companies by AMA Enterprise, a division of American Management Association. Sixty-nine percent of respondents see nothing new in employees keeping an eye out for new opportunities. But one-quarter concede that turnover is a growing workplace issue and expect many employees to move on to a new job as soon as they can.
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AMA Enterprise Offers Complimentary Government Briefing April 17
Dr. Haywood Spangler to provide insights on Critical Thinking at event
2/25/2013
ARLINGTON, VA – February 25, 2013 – The American Management Association (AMA) Enterprise Government Solutions, the global leader of talent transformation dedicated to providing workplace learning for government organizations, has announced that Dr. Haywood Spangler will be speaking at their April 17 complimentary government briefing. This briefing, for government HR and Training and Development professionals, will focus on enhancing government leaders’ critical thinking skills.
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Mercer and American Management Association to Offer Workforce Analytics and Planning Workshop Series
2/20/2013
Mercer, a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement, and investments, and American Management Association (AMA), a world leader in professional development and performance-based learning solutions, have agreed to offer Mercer’s Workforce Analytics and Planning Workshop series to AMA’s members and customers.
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Most Employers Are Worried About Bench Strength
2/11/2013
Two-thirds of U.S. employers are concerned about gaps in their organization’s management ranks, according to a survey of nearly 1,000 companies by AMA Enterprise, a division of American Management Association.
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Survey: Simply Doing a “Good Job” Is Not Enough in Today’s Rapidly Changing Workplace
2/4/2013
Edward T. Reilly, President and CEO of American Management Association (AMA), announced the results of a new survey conducted by the organization showing that U.S. executives are looking for workers with more critical skills. The ability to think critically, solve problems, innovate, and collaborate are highly valued at every level within the organization. Moreover, three out of four managers and executives surveyed say these skills will become ever more important in the fast-paced, competitive global economy.
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AMA Business Boot Camp
1/31/2013
In a global marketplace with fast-changing players and an economy still struggling to rebound from recession, the business community is facing unprecedented challenges. More than ever, every manager—whether fresh out of business school, recently promoted from the ranks of individual contributors, or with years of on-the-job experience—needs a firm foundation in the core principles and processes of effective, efficient management and leadership.
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Many Firms Expect Rising Employee Turnover
1/17/2013
One in three employers expect turnover to rise at their organization in 2013, according to a survey by AMA Enterprise, a division of American Management Association.
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