Insights on Corporate Talent, Learning, and HR Technology
As an industry analyst I often write about fast-growing new companies. Well, today I’m going to tell you about one I know a lot about, the Josh Bersin Academy, or JBA as we call it.
The JBA was designed as a unique and special “Capability Academy” focused 100% on the needs of ... Read more»
Online coaching has become a white-hot market and it’s totally disrupting leadership development. Vendors like BetterUp, Torch, CoachHub, Bravely, SoundingBoard, Pluma (owned by Skillsoft), and Ezra have now become some of the fastest-growing vendors in the training (and HR Tech) market.
BetterUp, the clear market leader, is now valued at ... Read more»
Why did Microsoft spend $75 Billion to acquire Activision, the makers of Warcraft, Starcraft, Call of Duty, and other best-selling games? It’s not just because they want to be big in the Metaverse. It’s something bigger.
Gaming is now the killer app. (And now The New York Times bought Wordle!).
Think about where ... Read more»
Despite all its downsides, this pandemic has been somewhat miraculous for business. We can work productively from home, we can buy food and entertainment from our phones, nearly everything can be delivered quickly, and our consumer experiences are safe, fast, and digital.
In fact, just about every company, every product, and every service has been ... Read more»
Everywhere you go people are talking about inflation. And for good reason: this month we saw an annual 7% inflation rate, the biggest gain in 39 years. And as I see it, this is likely to continue, so what are we going to do?
First, Why The Inflation?
While there are many contributing causes, ... Read more»
Welcome to 2022. The job market is a bit crazy and we’re in for one of the most dynamic years in our lives. Let me try to explain what’s going on.
First, let’s discuss the Great Resignation (which I call The Great Migration). People are quitting their companies, changing careers, and upgrading their jobs ... Read more»
Of all the surprises from the pandemic, one of the biggest is the explosive growth of online coaching. It’s as if the virus hit us hard, disrupted us in unpredictable ways, and we’ve now unleashed the internet to help support each other.
I know this sounds a little altruistic, but how else can I explain ... Read more»
Well, it’s time to talk about predictions for 2022, and the number one theme is change.
And in a sense, everything is about to change.
If you think back about where we are, it has been 14 years since the 2008 financial crisis, and we’ve been through digital transformation, economic hyper-growth, a stock market ... Read more»
With the labor market fully disrupted, companies are heavily pushing toward internal development. And one key to this strategy is the adoption of what we now call the Talent Marketplace.
As I’ve written about in the past, a Talent Marketplace is a unique and special HR platform that lets employees find internal positions, ... Read more»
Much has been written about The Great Resignation, the trend for over 3.4% of the US workforce to leave their jobs every month. Yes, the trend is real: companies like Amazon are losing more than a third of their workers each year, forcing employers to ramp up hiring like we have never seen before... Read more»
The corporate training and skills development market is massive. Today it’s over $360 Billion and growing by almost 8% this year. Why the explosive growth? It’s simple: every individual, employee, and company is upskilling themselves for careers and growth.
For companies, the mandate is clear: the average company spends $1500 or more per employee each ... Read more»
The labor market has gone a bit crazy. In the United States, there are more than 161 million people working and 15.7 million jobs open. This means that roughly one in 10 seats in your office are empty, and you’re competing with everyone else for staff.
Adding to this frenzy, the job creation continues. ... Read more»
Imagine a social network where you actually know everyone you interact with?
Imagine a social network where you trust all the people you talk with?
Imagine a social network where kindness is more important than anger?
Imagine a social network that’s local and not remote?
Imagine a social network that talks about dogs, and ... Read more»
What Is A Metaverse?
Simply put, a Metaverse is a digital space represented by digital representations of people, places, and things. In other words, it’s a “digital world” with real people represented by digital objects.
In many ways, Microsoft Teams or Zoom is already a form of a Metaverse. You are “there” in the room, ... Read more»
I talk with a lot of HR Tech companies and every now and then I find one that is hitting it out of the park. HiBob, an Israeli juggernaut who I met in 2017, is one of these companies. Let me tell you the story.
First, the core HRMS market (employee systems of record) ... Read more»