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 )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 )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: What, Why, and How – and what it means to You.”
The thesis of the presentation is that three…
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 )There are many demographic changes taking place in the US workforce today. Perhaps one of the most profound and personal is the rapid growth of women in the working population. This month “The Shriver Report” is being released – a comprehensive look at the growing role of women in the world of work. What this research tells us is that now, more than ever, women play a critical…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None 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.
(I know this will sound familiar to many of you.)
We discussed the organization structure, governance, use of shared services, technology strategy,…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )For those of us who have been in the software industry for a while, Oracle’s acquisition of Sun represents a big
milestone in the evolution of the the computing industry. Why did the IBM-Sun merger fail? Why was Oracle willing to pay so much more for the company than IBM?
While there are many business issues to consider, I think there is also a strong story about…
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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.
