White Papers

TDU’s white papers are the backbone of our resource database. From a variety of sources and covering a vast range of topics, these white papers will help you educate yourself, and maybe even help you make critical decisions that affect your organization’s talent development strategy.

TDU tips:

  • To view white papers by Talent Development topic area, go to the Learning Track you are interested in and click the White Papers tab.
  • To view white papers from a specific TDU sponsor, click Sponsors then click “more” on the sponsor listing.
Harnessing the Power of Informal Learning Technology
The Value of Talent Development eBook Chapter 2: Eight Trends in Talent Development
Roadmap to a High-Performance Culture: Talent Development at its Finest
The Value of Talent Development eBook Chapter 1: The 70/30 Paradigm
The Value of Talent Development eBook Chapter 3: Laying the Groundwork
Navigating the Rough Road of Workforce Reduction: How HR Can Derive Value from a Difficult Process
The Pillars of Performance Management eBook
The Value of Talent Development eBook Chapter 4: Making the Business Case for Talent Development
The Value of Talent Development eBook Chapter 5: How to Select a Talent Development System
10 Steps to Justifying a Learning Management System for Your Partner and Supplier Training
Show Them the Money: Making the Case for Effective Career & Succession Planning
10 Steps in Presenting an Effective Business Case for a Learning Management System
Scorecards and Employee Performance Management: Executing Strategy From the Top Desk to Every Desktop
Succession Planning: Six Costly Errors to Avoid
10 Things a Performance Management System Can Do for You
10 Things HR Can Do to Help Align an Organization’s Goals
Compensation Management During the Economic Crunch: Five Tips to Make Your Processes More Efficient and Effective
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in learning and talent management software - The Pros and Cons
Ten Best Practices for Successful Competency Management
5 Reasons Performance Management Matters to Learning Professionals
Transforming and Evolving Your Performance Management Process
Selecting the Right Employee Performance Management (EPM) System
Deriving Real Value from Performance Management: Five Rules to Remember
Calculating the ROI of an Employee Performance Management System
Key HR Technology Trends in 2010
The Top 5 Trends in Learning Technology
Trends in Training Your Extended Enterprise: Partners & Customers
Calculating the ROI of your Learning Management System
10 Things You Can’t Afford to Overlook When Selecting a LMS
10 Steps in Presenting an Effective Business Case for your LMS
Selecting the Right LMS: Challenges & Opportunities for Small and- Medium-Sized Businesses
Continuing Education Tracking: Avoiding Costly Compliance Lapses in Regulated Industries
7 Key Steps to Starting Effective Career and Succession Planning
From Strategy to Solution: Evaluating Your Approach to Employee Performance Management
10 Steps to Justifying an LMS for Your Partner and Supplier Training
The Value of a Learning Management Compliance Solution
Rising to C-Level: Can HR Deliver What the CEO Wants?
10 Key Steps in Developing an Enterprise-Wide Compliance Training Strategy
The Top 5 Trends in Learning Technology
Optimizing Business Practices with an LMS
Roadmap to a High-Performance Culture: Talent Development at its Finest
Healthcare Talent Development: The Opportunities Hidden Behind Compliance Requirements
Suite Synergy: Why Unified Talent Development is Greater than the Sum of its Parts
Talent Management Embraces Web 2.0
Suite Synergy: Why Unified Talent Development is Greater than the Sum of its Parts
When Workforce Goals Meet Corporate Strategy: Six Tips for Getting the Greatest Value from Alignment
Elevating Talent Development in a Down Economy
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in Learning and Talent Management Software: Pros and Cons
A Guide to Identifying Good Content
Best Practices for Mobile Learning Content Development
Mobile Learning is Prepared for Takeoff
“Works-Anywhere” Content: Why SCORM Compliance Matters