Skillsoft announced today that Elearning! readers have selected the company as the Best Leadership Development winner and Best IT Content winner in the 2012 Best of Elearning! Awards, the exclusive readers’ choice awards program for e-learning products and services.
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Drop anchors carefully
By Shawn Hunter
A few years ago at a Sioux Falls, ID supermarket, the owners
experimented with marketing labels next to cans of soup. Some days the label
said “10% off regular price, limit 10 per customer,” and on other days it said
“10% off regular price, no limit per customer.” Shoppers purchased twice as
many on the days with limitations.
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Throw Back Thursday: fundamentals of a learning organization
We receive so much valuable content from our customers, partners and
internal subject-matter experts. On Thursdays, we thought it would be fun to do
a “throw back” and bring back an older post that was valuable to our audience.
IEDP survey reveals senior executives are receptive to online learning but lack understanding of…
Skillsoft today announced the
results of a survey that reveals the vast majority of senior executives are
open to using technology in a development context, but they lack an
understanding of the current online learning options that are available to them.
The 7 deadly skills of the perfect leader
By Kevin Young
Kevin Young, Managing Director of Skillsoft EMEA, outlines the seven deadly skills that every manager should strive to have and what organisations should be looking for in their future leaders.
Employing and retaining strong and capable managers is becoming increasingly difficult as there just aren’t enough candidates with the right skills or levels of experience.
Read moreThank you Spiceheads for making SpiceWorld a success!
We’re pleased to bring you a guest post from Ben Holland, an
Account Manager, Skillsoft.
By Ben Holland
The Skillsoft
team had the pleasure of exhibiting at the SpiceWorld conference in the fun and
eclectic city of Austin, Texas, October 9-10.
Throw Back Thursday: leadership development
We receive so much valuable content
from our customers, partners and internal subject-matter experts. On Thursdays,
we thought it would be fun to do a “throw back” and bring back an older post
that was valuable to our audience.
Skillsoft study reveals CEOs want more training in less time and are willing to pay for it
Skillsoft today announced the results of a study which reveals
that in the current global economic climate, CEOs increasingly believe in the
value of learning, with 93 percent of business leaders in the UK stating that
they will either maintain or increase their training budget over the next 12
months.
Establishing program metrics & aligning communications
We’re pleased to bring
you a guest post by Tera Gillen, Manager of Inside Sales, Skillsoft.
By Tera Gillen
Successful programs come in all shapes and sizes but no
matter what the contract value, audience size or product(s) sold, all programs
have one thing in common — they’re evaluated by the company’s stake holders to
determine its success.