FOREWORD
Thirteen thousand talent development professionals attended the ATD 2018 International Conference & Exposition in San Diego, California. I had the distinct privilege of interviewing former U.S. President Barack Obama during the conference’s opening general session. In that interview, he observed, “This is a conference of people who are training others, who are teaching others to be their best. You know it’s not just about getting someone to do a task; it’s about getting them to tap into their best selves.”
Developing talent is not just about skill and knowledge acquisition. It’s not just about resources and capital and systems and programs. Developing talent is about people. It’s about helping people achieve more, aspire to more, and ...
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