Saba, Keeping Priorities Straight
Saba is keeping their priorities straight – with a focus last week in their Annual Saba Summit on people connections, learning, and relationships. There is no doubt that integrated talent management is important, I’ve studied the positive effects of true integration efforts for years – but many organizations underestimate the importance of Learning while focusing on the bigger picture. Somewhere in the last few years, the overall relevance of the market for developing and connecting people has been lost in the chatter about talent management and human capital assets. Read more…
Expanding Learning Development Capabilities: Global Outsourcing Done Strategically
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| Stacey Harris, VP, Research and Advisory Services Brandon Hall Group |
Bill Rosenthal, CEO Communispond |
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| Date : Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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As businesses continue to be cautiously optimistic about growth in 2012, the learning industry is poised to take advantage of the single biggest factor in most company’s 2012 growth plans, engaging multiple audiences through learning opportunities. Learning budgets are on the rise, but today’s buyers are savvy and have high expectations. Today’s content buying community is looking for quality content at a cost effective prices. They are also looking for organizations that can meet their growing content needs quickly. Read more…
Will Vertical Become the new Vogue?
This week I had two service experiences that were worlds apart – One was a very nasty US Airways supervisor that ruffled even my easy going travel composure, and the other was an exceptional waitress in a little restaurant in the Charleston, SC airport. Both employees deal daily with stressed and rushed customers, and both employees, I admit, have very difficult jobs. Their attitudes had a direct impact on my own mood which of course will have a direct impact on my buying decisions for the future. As an industry, front line service professionals are rarely given their due for the impact they have on an organization’s bottom line. Read more…
Learner Driven Learning Management System, in a Global Environment
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| Stacey Harris, VP, Research and Advisory Services Brandon Hall Group |
Jason Clymer, Vice-President Sales, North America Upside Learning |
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| Date : Thursday, March 22, 2012Time : 01.00 PM – 02.00 PM Eastern Time (U.S. & Canada) | ||
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In today’s global environment, learners don’t just need their LMS to be technologically advanced but they need it to be designed for ‘them – the end users’. They look for an experience that is intuitive, enjoyable, and personalized to their organization’s values and cultural preferences. No matter which technology provider you choose, some simple key practices can help you design your LMS interface, workflow and access pages to improve the user experience for your trainers and learners. Read more…
Telltale Signs You Have Outgrown Your LMS
Stacey Harris, VP, Research and Advisory Services
Brandon Hall Group
Time : 01.00 PM – 02.00 PM Eastern Time (U.S. & Canada)
Learning and development is undergoing dramatic shifts. The workforce is changing. The way workers access and use knowledge is changing. Does your current LMS meet new technology and business expectations? Read more…
A Letter to the Talent and Learning Vendors: From Your Concerned Buyer
As we wrap up January, mergers and acquisitions and new product launches are heating up – Two this week that may have an impact on the Brandon Hall audience include:
Mentoring: Who holds the knowledge within your organization?
In every company there is a person or two that employees are drawn to when they have a knowledge or skill gap. They are the people who pass on the motivations behind previous decisions or share the value of certain best practices within an organization. They play the role of mentors, historians, or change agents and their insights are sought from cubicle to cubicle, mentioned at the water-cooler, and scratched on post-it-notes beside computers. But their importance is often overlooked and underestimated by an organization’s leadership. Read more…
The Learning – Talent Connection: How a Single Technology Platform Can Accelerate Workforce Performance
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| Stacey Harris, VP, Research and Advisory Services Brandon Hall Group |
Marc Blumenthal, CEO Intelladon |
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| Date : Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Time : 01.00 PM – 02.00 PM Eastern Time (U.S. & Canada) |
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Brandon Hall Group is pleased to present this Webinar using GoToWebinar® from Citrix®Online.
Organizations routinely leverage the efficiencies of technology platforms for their learning and development initiatives, but many of these same organizations continue to use manual processes to manage their talent. As a result, there’s little opportunity for technology to easily align training with organizational performance.
Learning and talent management are inseparable, and managing them in two silos means missed opportunities for increased effectiveness.
Join Stacey Harris of Brandon Hall Group and Marc Blumenthal of Intelladon as they discuss the competitive advantages of integrating learning and talent management using a single technology platform. In this webinar, you’ll learn:
- Innovative methods for connecting workforce development to workforce performance
- Strategies for developing a value proposition that emphasizes the benefits of an integrated technology approach
- How companies have successfully integrated learning and talent management into a single technology platform
SAP and SuccessFactors, Was a Weekend Announcement Really Necessary?
If you didn’t see the announcement this Saturday about SaaS based Talent Management suite SuccessFactors being purchased by ERP SAP for $3.4Billion, then you aren’t one of the small percentage of HR professionals and techies who follow the twitter feeds and news blogs even on the weekends. Instead you are a normal HR and learning leader trying desperately to get your work caught up before the holidays, and you found out on Monday like the rest of the world.
Engaging Your Workforce: Connecting Vision, Talent, and Development Efforts
Every company wants their workers to be engaged, inspired, and working towards a common goal. But not every company has a plan for making that happen. An engaged and inspired workforce inspires people to work for your company, do business with your employees, and buy your products. How does an organization set themselves apart as a place where people want to work and that people want to work with?
Trends to Watch from #HRTechConf 2011
HRTech Conference
In a given year there are dozens of industry conferences to attend – and although Brandon Hall Group loves to participate any time performance focused professionals gather – obviously we cannot be everywhere. The thing about HR Tech is that it is a one stop shop for analysts; an opportunity to speak to a multitude of practitioners asking questions, vendors launching products, and industry experts commenting on the market.
Promoting a Culture of Learning in a Non-Profit Environment: A Case Study featuring Feeding America
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Date : Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Time : 01.00 PM – 02.00 PM Eastern Time (U.S. & Canada)  The data is clear – organizations that value learning outperform those that don’t. Improved productivity, greater employee retention, and closed skill and development gaps, are just some of the benefits of deploying learning efforts throughout an organization. But what good are these initiatives if they are not sustainable? Without an organizati… read more |
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Building a Business Case for Performance and Learning
Stacey Harris, VP, Research and Advisory Services
Brandon Hall Group
Time : 01.00 PM – 02.00 PM Eastern Time (U.S. & Canada)
A CEO’s challenges are clear these days – How do I simultaneously grow the business, keep costs down, and spur innovation? Research shows that leaders are addressing these challenges in a multitude of fashions, ranging from cost cutting efforts to expanded investments in emerging markets. Each organization is looking for the right balance of… read more
Maximizing Your HR Spending
HR organizations have fatter wallets this year, but are they optimizing their budget dollars? A recent study of HR professionals found that the funds primarily are being used to hire additional staff and support a number of HR services.
By Karen O’Leonard and Stacey Harris
This article is originally posted at: http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=533338466
Employee Engagement, Culture & Business Success
I was interviewed and quoted by by Derek Irvine for an article written for Human Capital League. The article is about Employee Engagement, Culture & Business Success and can be found at: http://humancapitalleague.com/Home/15047. Take a look and join in the Facebook and Twitter conversations.
Employee Engagement: Changing Cultures and Managing Talent
Join Stacey Harris, Director of Strategic HR and Talent Research for Bersin & Associates as she shares recent Bersin & Associates data and trends on Employee Engagement and the practices of High-Impact HR organizations.
HR Magazine: Training & Development Trends for 2011
If you haven’t already taken a look at the HR Handbook published from SHRM, I would strongly suggest you grab your copy. David Allen, a colleague from Bersin & Associates, and I provided some in sites on current trends. David talks about “Learning in the Community” while I speak about “Owning Knowledge Management”.
For a sneak preview you can visit: http://www.shrm.org/Publications/hrmagazine/EditorialContent/2010/1210/trendbook/Documents/1210HRM_Training.pdf
Maturity Models: Oh Grow Up.
By John Sumser on HRexaminer.com
Maturity Models: Oh Grow Up.
Earlier this week I was in Austin Texas where I attended and presented at the Lumesse Customer Conference (formerly StepStone Solutions). This is a presentation on Talent Management Maturity Models from research and analysis I’ve conducted in my role at HRxAnalysts. Read more…
Kenexa Client Case Examples Featured in Latest Bersin & Associates Research on Compensation Planning and Analysis
Kenexa published a press release about a research bulletin and interviewed as well as quoted me in. This article can be found at: http://www.kenexa.com/MediaRoom/PressReleases/2011/Kenexa-Client-Case-Examples-Featured-in-Latest-Ber
An excert of of the article: Read more…
CSHRM: Convergence of Enterprise Learning and Talent Management: Best Practices, Integration, Partnership
This event is closed. If you have any questions, please contact the event planner directly.
Cleveland SHRM Chapter Meeting – April 20, 2011
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM at Corporate College East
Topic: Convergence of Enterprise Learning and Talent Management: Best Practices, Integration, Partnership
Register for event: http://www.cvent.com/events/cshrm-convergence-of-enterprise-learning-and-talent-management-best-practices-integration-partnershi/event-summary-16ec98b6847042dcbdb3c22246417829.aspx
Meeting Sponsored by: E&M Consulting (Raymond James), Dollar Bank, BNA and Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
Planner:Cleveland SHRM Read more…