Foreword
ATD has created models of the profession as it evolves for more than 40 years. Based on studies of the forces that influence the field and research about the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors required of its professionals, the successive models have defined and advanced the profession. Taken together, the models reveal the arc of change that has transformed the profession from a tactical focus on training workers to a broader role of developing talent in organizations so they can achieve current goals and prepare for future success.
Those of you who have been in the profession a long time are aware of the increasing value of employee know-how, as well as the ability to apply that knowledge. Organizations are only as agile and ...
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