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We need to rethink our training methods to better support underserved communities. With robust workforce development programs, companies can invest in this population.
Intellectual curiosity reflects a sales professional’s interest in, commitment to and concern for his or her customer and profession. It creates credibility, which fosters the sales professional’s progression to the “trusted advisor” role.
Extended reality is used for the digital transformation of employee training in industries such as manufacturing, aerospace and health care. But the use of XR can go far beyond such high-consequence industries and bring value to L&D in other industries.
Give top performers the most playing time and the most attention, and they’ll deliver the greatest results. Take care of your star players, and they will take care of you.
Coursera, the global online learning leader, today announced the launch of their health vertical—a broad portfolio of health content from the world’s top universities.
With multi-modal training programs becoming more common and with so many modalities emerging, it is critical for learning leaders not only to understand these modalities but also to know how to effectively use them to drive learning and business results.
This white paper explains concepts and best practices for developing effective assessments and interpreting their results.
Reflektive, the leading people management platform, today announced it is expanding its platform into a people management suite, integrating its Performance and Intelligence solutions with a new Engagement product as a single, cohesive ecosystem.
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Compliance
Coursera, the global online learning leader, today announced the launch of their health vertical—a broad portfolio of health content from the world’s top universities.
KPA, a leading software as a service (“SaaS”) and services provider for compliance and workforce management solutions, today announced its acquisition of Compli, a provider of HR business process automation solutions.
The hashtag #MeToo went viral in the fall of 2017 in the wake of an onslaught of sexual harassment and assault allegations against entertainment, business and political leaders. Just over a year later, has anything changed? Are workplaces fairer and safer?
Content Development
Everyone listens to the same internal station: WIIFM (what’s in it for me?). It’s not that we’re selfish or egocentric. We’re simply human. So it’s natural to wonder what impact or benefit we may derive from something we’re about to experience.
With multi-modal training programs becoming more common and with so many modalities emerging, it is critical for learning leaders not only to understand these modalities but also to know how to effectively use them to drive learning and business results.
Today, Lionbridge, one of the world's most trusted global communications platforms, announced its acquisition of Gengo, a Tokyo-based, leading edge technology company providing crowdsourcing, machine learning and localization services to global customers.
E-Learning
Coursera, the global online learning leader, today announced the launch of their health vertical—a broad portfolio of health content from the world’s top universities.
From leadership and sales training to learning technologies and performance management tools, the M&As of the last quarter of 2019 reflect industry trends.
EMERITUS, an edtech company that partners with U.S. and European universities to provide online courses to working professionals globally, announced the successful completion of its Series C funding totaling $40 million.
IT and Technical Training
One of the keys to success in sales is having salespeople who can relate to your consumers. In the Medicare and retirement markets, that may mean that many of your sales personnel might not have boarded the internet and technology bus at the same stop.
From leadership and sales training to learning technologies and performance management tools, the M&As of the last quarter of 2019 reflect industry trends.
To prepare your workforce for digital transformation, it’s important to allay fears, change the way people approach technology, lead by example, and give everyone the tools and opportunities they need to pursue personal digital growth.
Leadership
Digital technologies and modern business models have disrupted almost every aspect of business. Industry leaders need an entirely different set of skills and capabilities, which calls for a new definition of leadership.
As a pioneer in leadership development technology, Skyline Group is proud to continue to be the innovation leader in the leadership development industry.
Building succession plans is a critical task at every company, yet very few are prepared to replace leaders when they’re lost. How do you identify your high-potential, next-generation leaders?
Learning Technologies
Extended reality is used for the digital transformation of employee training in industries such as manufacturing, aerospace and health care. But the use of XR can go far beyond such high-consequence industries and bring value to L&D in other industries.
As a pioneer in leadership development technology, Skyline Group is proud to continue to be the innovation leader in the leadership development industry.
BenchPrep, the leading provider of an advanced white-label online learning platform for education and training organizations, announced today a $20 million Series C round of funding co-led by leading expansion stage investors Jump Capital and Owl Ventures.
Measurement and Analytics
This white paper explains concepts and best practices for developing effective assessments and interpreting their results.
Global assessment technology provider Questionmark today announced that Eric Shepherd has decided to step down from his day-to-day role as CEO after 18 years leading the company.
Birkman International, the industry's leading personality and behavioral assessment company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rich Hall as President, effective immediately.
Outsourcing
From leadership and sales training to learning technologies and performance management tools, the M&As of the last quarter of 2019 reflect industry trends.
It’s important to make sure your learning content lasts. If you’re ready for tools that will allow you extend the life of that content, this e-book will help.
The best way to make sure your learning program works for you and your learners is to start from scratch and make it a custom project. Here’s how.
Performance Management
Give top performers the most playing time and the most attention, and they’ll deliver the greatest results. Take care of your star players, and they will take care of you.
Reflektive, the leading people management platform, today announced it is expanding its platform into a people management suite, integrating its Performance and Intelligence solutions with a new Engagement product as a single, cohesive ecosystem.
Personio, the German human resources and recruiting platform, has raised $40 million in a Series B round from international venture capital firm Index Ventures, the backer of many successful businesses including Dropbox, Slack and Zendesk.
Sales
Intellectual curiosity reflects a sales professional’s interest in, commitment to and concern for his or her customer and profession. It creates credibility, which fosters the sales professional’s progression to the “trusted advisor” role.
Traditional approaches can’t keep up with the cutthroat competition and rapidly evolving markets that salespeople face. In response, sales training and enablement teams have evolved their approach.
One of the keys to success in sales is having salespeople who can relate to your consumers. In the Medicare and retirement markets, that may mean that many of your sales personnel might not have boarded the internet and technology bus at the same stop.
Strategy, Alignment and Planning
Everyone listens to the same internal station: WIIFM (what’s in it for me?). It’s not that we’re selfish or egocentric. We’re simply human. So it’s natural to wonder what impact or benefit we may derive from something we’re about to experience.
If your L&D team is growing, it’s important to ensure that you find the best candidate for the job – and that you position your organization so that that person will accept the job. Here are some tips to help.
In today’s climate of heightened talent shortages and a migratory workforce with multiple options, people simply aren’t waiting around for someone to notice their talents.
Workforce Development
We need to rethink our training methods to better support underserved communities. With robust workforce development programs, companies can invest in this population.
From leadership and sales training to learning technologies and performance management tools, the M&As of the last quarter of 2019 reflect industry trends.
African companies seeking to drive sustained high performance have the unique opportunity to define the future of work and use the underlying themes as differentiating factors on how they attract, identify, develop and deploy their talent.