Profiles International has released a report identifying five critical components of management failure.

“Our findings indicate that there are five common reasons for management failure,” says Jim Sirbasku, co-founder and CEO.

Seventy-five percent of 230 training organizers are considering more virtual classroom training delivered with e-learning solutions, according to a survey by Skytap, Inc.

The American Management Association has estimated that about half of all U.S. employers have policies restricting workers from visiting social networking sites.

Competition between social networking sites is compromising the protection of users’ data, a Cambridge University study says.

More than 60 percent of organizations today are currently using some form of social networking tools.

“Only half of board members say their boards have responded effectively to the global economic turmoil. However, many corporate boards have adjusted their practices, and more want to do so,” reports a McKinsey survey conducted February 2009.

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As organizations continue to tighten their budgets, HR managers need to practice greater diligence with compensation management, which has one of the most profound impacts on a company’s bottom line.

Engaging employees early in their career with a new company is essential to employee satisfaction, retention and performance.

In tough economic times, those who can create more results with fewer resources — as e-learning can do — will win.

However, convincing your senior management team to adopt and implement an e-learning system will require a clearly defined strategy.

According to a recent survey created by Adobe, a large cross-section of government personnel participate in some kind of e-learning, and nearly 45 percent of those last fall said they create e-learning content in-house.