By Pam Boiros, Vice President of Product Management, Books 24×7
As the weather warms up and we get into the long, hot days of summer, many of us turn our attentions to vacations, cookouts, and beach days. A favorite vacation and beach activity is catching up on accumulated reading – whether attacking that stack of magazines that has piled up, or digging into the latest novel. Read more
By Russ Howard
First and foremost, this blog serves our vibrant and growing client community. It is a destination for us to share our insights on the learning industry as well as the challenges and opportunities we see ahead. Read more
There are two main categories of enterprise social media – inward facing for interaction among employees, and outward facing for interacting with customers, business partners and the general public. Inward facing social media tools include SkillSoft’s inGenius, which facilitates social learning and collaboration.Read more
In a survey carried out during last year’s Campaign for Learning Adult Learning Week, 90% of respondents said they weren’t being offered enough leadership skills training in the area of managing people. Unlike the ‘hard’ skills, such as IT certification or financial management, which are often given greater priority and budgets, the ‘soft’ skills, which include people management, team building and leadership, are often treated as an afterthought and way down the priorities list.Read more
With the recent announcement that Training magazine will cease publication after the March/April issue, I was reminded of a meeting I had about six years ago with its publisher (this was before Training was acquired by Nielsen). Read more