The Bureau of Labor Statistics
recently published its Occupational Outlook for 2018 (the next 10 years) and it is well worth reading. This data, coupled with a number of meetings I”ve had recently with HR and L&D executives, clearly tells me that we are about to re-enter a new “war for talent.”
This phrase has been thrown around for years, so many of us have become somewhat…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Today Skillsoft announced that the company is being acquired by a private equity firm for approximately $1.1 billion. 
This acquisition price reflects a 14% premium over the public share price and a price to sales ratio of 3.3, which is quite high for a company of this size.
Why did this private equity firm decide to acquire the company? Essentially the company is already very highly valued, yet its market…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Toyota, one of the most revered brands in the world, has crashed to earth in the last few weeks due to its slow and weak response to a variety of gas pedal and braking system product defects. Most news sources state that the company has already spent $2 Billion to respond and the company’s sales dropped precipitously in the last month. The ultimate cost of the company’s behavior is likely to be much higher.…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )It’s here, our Corporate Learning and Talent Management Predictions for 2010. Each year for the last six years we have published an in-depth report on our predictions for the coming year. This year we have 12, and they are described in detail in this free report.
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Each quarter for the last several years we have published TalentWatch®, a comprehensive look at talent trends in organizations around the world. 
This report, which is only available to research members, looks at several key topics:
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )As part of our TalentWatch® business research program we keep a close watch over US and worldwide employment figures. Each quarter we try to give members actionable insights into key trends in demographics, readiness, and industry-by-industry talent needs.
While the Q3 TalentWatch® report is not out yet, I did just review the August employment statistics in detail, and there are some consistent trends here:
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )In our Q2 TalentWatch® 
research report (TalentWatch is Bersin & Associates business research on employment, hiring, talent readiness, and investment trends, available to research members) we see definite signs that business leaders in most industries have now lowered their expectations and essentially “capitulated” on the 2009 recession. This means that companies have stopped looking…
Josh Bersin is President and CEO of Bersin & Associates, a leading research and advisory services firm in enterprise learning and talent management.
