This week I had the opportunity to keynote the largest learning conference in the UK, the UK Learning Technologies Conference (developed and run by Donald H. Taylor, one of the most knowledgeable professionals in our industry). The title of my presentation was “Informal Learning:… Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )This week we met with the head of L&D from a large financial services institution. This company, like many others, has just completed a wrenching reorganization and redesign of its global learning organization to save money. In this particular case the company is also integrating the L&D teams from several acquired companies.
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )As we read and hear about the tumultuous news
in Iran and North Korea, it occurs to me that so much of our daily life, news, and time is now spent on global issues. This trend impacts the corporate HR and L&D function as well.
I… Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )In preparation for our upcoming research conference IMPACT 2009: The Business of Talent®, I just finished a conference call with six executives from well known HR and corporate training outsourcing companies: Accenture, Convergys, General Physics, Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ok we know times are tough. Our just-released TalentWatch® research (Winter 2009) found that 61% of all organizations now rate “financial pressure to cut costs” as one of their top two business challenges, up from 36% only 3 months ago.
So how well are HR and L&D organizations doing at… Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )This week we introduced an important new set of research and recognition, the HILO 80® – the top 80 organizations we benchmarked in high-impact corporate learning through our High Impact Learning Organization® research program.
Methodology: On an annual basis, we investigate the highest impact best-practices in corporate learning,… Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )In the last few months we have read more and more about the global economic slowdown. Jim Cramer, the Wall Street pundit, wrote in today’s New York Magazine, that he has never seen things as dismal as they are on Wall Street. Today the State of California announced a 5.7% unemployment rate, an increase of… Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )We recently completed our annual research conference and I had a wonderful opportuinty to meet and talk with 15 different HR and L&D executives in a special roundtable. The theme of our research conference is The Business of Talent®, and as you will read, this theme comes through in almost every organization. Talent management is a strategic business… Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I recently spent a few days in Mexico City meeting with HR and L&D leaders from some of the largest companies in Mexico (Banamex, Pemex, Groupo Modelo, and others). The meetings reinforced a very important trend which is going on in corporate training today: the “recentralization of corporate training.”
Over the last five years there… Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )As we prepare for our annual research conference IMPACT 2008: The Business of Talent®, I want to mention an important topic which has come up frequently in the last few weeks: the critical importance of managing innovation.
All organizations in all industries must continuously deal with change.
Our research continues… Read more»
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Josh Bersin is President and CEO of Bersin & Associates, a leading research and advisory services firm in enterprise learning and talent management.
