Themen
Key Bodies Revise Accepted Wisdom on Change Management
High Wycombe/Bucks (UK), March 2014 - Accreditation body APMG-International, in association with the Change Management Institute (CMI), which is headquartered in Australia, has developed a refreshed change-management qualification. As a first step in this process, the CMI, in association with APMG, has published a -œbody of knowledge- for change management (CMBoK) that has worldwide relevance and application. » MORE
Speexx White Paper: Championing Business Agility
Munich (GER), February 2014 - Speexx, the award-winning provider of online corporate language training, has released a new white paper for the talent-management sector. "Championing business agility through better workforce communication" sets the agenda for HR and L&D professionals and shows how communication skills can be instrumental in improving workforce agility. » MORE
Reed Learning Reveals the Pressure on PAs
London (UK), February 2014 - Reed Learning asked 320 personal assistants and office administrators what skills they needed in order to improve their performance. The results showed that today's career-driven PA has project management and networking at the top of their to-do lists. » MORE
"Using Simulation in Sales and Leadership Training"
Hampshire (UK), February 2014 - Performance specialist Angela Stephenson of TLSA International helps sales professionals identify the use and benefits of simulations in sales training. She is convinced that that by using computer-based simulations in sales and leadership training, business professionals have a higher chance of retaining key learning objectives and improving their performance. » MORE
Wolters Kluwer Social Media Survey 2013
London (UK), February 2014 - A new survey of UK accountants reveals that the profession, once thought of as being behind the tech curve, is now strongly embracing social media. The latest Wolters Kluwer Social Media Survey, which sampled the views of 1100 accountants at the end of 2013, found that 77% of respondents are now using social media sites, a small increase on 2012 but up by more than 10% compared to the survey conducted in 2011. » MORE
Reed Learning Launches Little Book of Inspiration
London (UK), January 2014 - Reed Learning has announced the next in its award-winning series of Little Books for L&D professionals. -œThe Little Book of Inspiration: By Pioneering Thinkers from the Learning & Development World" will be launching at Learning Technologies and Learning and Skills 2014, 29 - 30 January, at London's Olympia II venue. » MORE
MySQL Users Open up on Open Source
London (UK)/ Helsinki (FI), December 2013 - SkySQL, a provider of open-source database technology, has announced results from the first-ever MySQL Insights Survey. Conducted between August and September this year, 244 respondents from enterprises, SMEs, and public-sector organizations expressed their opinions on the fast-changing world of open-source software. » MORE
Business Impact of Technology-Enabled Learning
London (UK), December 2013 - The annual Towards Maturity benchmark study carried out across over 500 organisations including BT, BA, NHS Direct, Toyota Motor Europe, and Bupa, reveals that technology-enabled learning has helped businesses reduce staff churn by nine percent, speed up new product roll-out by 24 percent, and reduce learning delivery time by 22 percent. » MORE
Toward Maturity's New Learning Agenda
London (UK), November 2013 - The results of the 2013-14 Towards Maturity Benchmark have been announced, and the report, "The New Learning Agenda: Talent, Technology and Change" is now available to download. The ELA Award winners have also been unveiled, and a new essential guide, The Really Useful eLearning Instruction Manual, has been launched. » MORE
Mobile Augmented Reality: 200 Million Globally by 2018
Hampshire (UK), November 2013 - New findings from leading hi-tech analysts Juniper Research have shown that the mobile augmented reality (AR) market is set to increase dramatically from sixty million unique users this year to nearly 200 million in 2018. The market will expand from the early-adopting gaming segment and navigation-based utility to becoming an integral part of the consumer's ecosystem. » MORE