Themen
Nine-Minute Survey on Learning Trends and Shifts
Saratoga Springs, NY (USA), March 2014 - Learning professionals and corporate colleagues are invited to participate in a nine-minute open survey on how workplace learning is trending and shifting. It is part of an open study by Elliott Masie's Learning Consortium. » MORE
Book Project: Imagine a New Future
Orlando, FL (USA), March 2014 - Technology has taken us places we never dreamed possible. What's next? Starting now, a new book - Imagine a New Future: Creating Greatness for All - will turn your gaze to a technology future that has the power to change lives across planet Earth. » MORE
Key Bodies Revise Accepted Wisdom on Change Management
High Wycombe/Bucks (UK), March 2014 - Accreditation body APMG-International, in association with the Change Management Institute (CMI), which is headquartered in Australia, has developed a refreshed change-management qualification. As a first step in this process, the CMI, in association with APMG, has published a -œbody of knowledge- for change management (CMBoK) that has worldwide relevance and application. » MORE
Speexx White Paper: Championing Business Agility
Munich (GER), February 2014 - Speexx, the award-winning provider of online corporate language training, has released a new white paper for the talent-management sector. "Championing business agility through better workforce communication" sets the agenda for HR and L&D professionals and shows how communication skills can be instrumental in improving workforce agility. » MORE
Reed Learning Reveals the Pressure on PAs
London (UK), February 2014 - Reed Learning asked 320 personal assistants and office administrators what skills they needed in order to improve their performance. The results showed that today's career-driven PA has project management and networking at the top of their to-do lists. » MORE
"Using Simulation in Sales and Leadership Training"
Hampshire (UK), February 2014 - Performance specialist Angela Stephenson of TLSA International helps sales professionals identify the use and benefits of simulations in sales training. She is convinced that that by using computer-based simulations in sales and leadership training, business professionals have a higher chance of retaining key learning objectives and improving their performance. » MORE
Wolters Kluwer Social Media Survey 2013
London (UK), February 2014 - A new survey of UK accountants reveals that the profession, once thought of as being behind the tech curve, is now strongly embracing social media. The latest Wolters Kluwer Social Media Survey, which sampled the views of 1100 accountants at the end of 2013, found that 77% of respondents are now using social media sites, a small increase on 2012 but up by more than 10% compared to the survey conducted in 2011. » MORE
Reed Learning Launches Little Book of Inspiration
London (UK), January 2014 - Reed Learning has announced the next in its award-winning series of Little Books for L&D professionals. -œThe Little Book of Inspiration: By Pioneering Thinkers from the Learning & Development World" will be launching at Learning Technologies and Learning and Skills 2014, 29 - 30 January, at London's Olympia II venue. » MORE
Business Impact of Technology-Enabled Learning
London (UK), December 2013 - The annual Towards Maturity benchmark study carried out across over 500 organisations including BT, BA, NHS Direct, Toyota Motor Europe, and Bupa, reveals that technology-enabled learning has helped businesses reduce staff churn by nine percent, speed up new product roll-out by 24 percent, and reduce learning delivery time by 22 percent. » MORE
MySQL Users Open up on Open Source
London (UK)/ Helsinki (FI), December 2013 - SkySQL, a provider of open-source database technology, has announced results from the first-ever MySQL Insights Survey. Conducted between August and September this year, 244 respondents from enterprises, SMEs, and public-sector organizations expressed their opinions on the fast-changing world of open-source software. » MORE