Wednesday, April 5, 20170

Bridging the skills gap: Why personalized learning saves you time, money … and people.

Employers are always looking for skilled workers but cite a significant skills gap in the talent pool available to them, particularly when it comes to IT skills. According to the Harvard Business Review, 35% of 38,000 employers reported difficulty filling job vacancies due to lack of available talent.

Once hired, many employees commonly report that they have been given insufficient training to handle a constantly shifting workplace landscape. In fact, a mere 21% of respondents from an Accenture survey said that they had acquired new skills from formal training. Digital IQ has become an essential aspect of workplace learning, and potential employees want assurances that employers will not only provide them with engaging roles, but that they will invest in a culture of continuing development to support their personal career ambitions.

Ultimately, the world of work is currently facing a skills gap that is hampering performance in companies across the globe.

Tuesday, April 4, 20170

The World’s Highest Performing Organizations LOVE Competency-Based Training (And Why You Should, Too!)

What impact has the last training course your employees attended had on their work? Has it helped improve their ability to do their job more efficiently and effectively? Has it increased their productivity (and, as a result, your bottom line)? Has it helped them achieve any of their professional development goals? Or has it helped them understand what determines success in their role? If you can’t answer any of these questions, then you should probably read on!

High-performing organizations are quickly realizing that their success depends on how capable their people are. They are also aware that many formal training methods aren’t equipping their employees with the skills they need to thrive in the workplace. Properly equipping staff to effectively do their job can only be done by helping them to meet the specific requirements of their organization. Which is why many organizations are now turning to competency-based training.

Thursday, March 9, 20170

Are Your Staff Ready to Swim in the Digital Tide?

While one, clear answer may remain elusive, one thing is abundantly clear: Without a flexible workforce armed with the knowledge and skills tools they need to adapt to this brave new era of disruption, survival itself is far from guaranteed.

And these are, indeed, challenging times for companies. We are living through a new age of disruption where, with dizzying speed, the volume and complexity of change intensifies year by year. Disruption can happen at any time, in any sector, and its effect on traditional and digital businesses alike can shake organizational and business model foundations to the core.

Adaptation to disruption in this, the brave new electronic economy—as with adaption to Digital—is not a one-off investment. Instead, it is a long, transformational journey where success takes effort, investment, and – more importantly – comprehensive strategic planning.

Wednesday, March 8, 20170

Beyond Compliance: Cultivating Engagement in Workplace Learning

Dan Pink , author of New York Times bestseller Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, explains that when it comes to motivation, “there's a mismatch between what science knows and what business does.” http://www.danpink.com/books/drive/ This was never truer than in the realm of learning services and professional development. Companies must bridge the gap between science and business by empowering their people to succeed in a landscape that requires increasingly higher cognitive skills.

Pink's work examines the inadequacy of so-called “carrot and stick” models of motivation in business. Offering rewards as an incentive to boost productivity simply doesn’t work; in fact, studies show monetary incentives may diminish productivity and hinder creativity. His TED talk https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation on the topic has been viewed more than 17 million times and his book has become a seminal piece in studying what fuels human behavior.

Friday, March 3, 20170

Saba Software to Acquire Halogen Software

The combination of Saba and Halogen, expected to close in the second quarter of 2017, will extend Saba’s position as a leading provider of end-to-end SaaS Talent Management solutions. Combined,Saba and Halogen will serve more than 4,000 customers worldwide, and together, increase value to the customers they serve with the strength, size and scale to deliver rapid innovations in talent management.

The combination of these two market leaders is expected to bring together learning and performance in a way not yet realised in the market.

In combination with Saba’s robust learning, social and engagement capabilities, Halogen’s solutions and expertise in performance management will allow Saba to further accelerate talent innovation. Their combined solutions will enable organisations around the world to transform the employee experience and embrace new workplace dynamics through best-in-market innovations in learning, engagement, and performance.

Wednesday, November 2, 20160

ICBA Business Summit 2016 – Deepening Connections

Strengthening Links between Ireland and Canada - Business Summit In Iveagh House, with guest speaker Jean Charest, Former Quebec Premier Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan. The annual one day conference bought together the entire Ireland Canada business network.

There was the opportunity to hear business leaders and policy makers discuss the key issues and opportunities facing Irish Companies working in and for those going into the Canadian Market. The provinces of Ontario, Ottawa, Quebec, B.C. and Alberta will be strongly represented. The summit was at a critical moment for Ireland Canada trade, post Brexit referendum and before the finalization of CETA. The ideas and action items emanating from the conference will influence the infrastructure and scope of further trade and investment. Conversely Canadian business will detail their experiences of operating in Ireland.

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