For a while, now, it’s seemed to me that at some point, the Learning and HR functions are going to become one. The increasingly dynamic, near-real-time approaches to performance management will be the primary driver, followed by the growth of experiential learning. A logical way for organizations to start...
We spoke with Eric Duffy, the founder and CEO of New York-based Pathgather, a learning-platform provider that sees organizations becoming "universities of the 21st century." To Duffy, learning departments face huge challenges when it comes to keeping up with content production, rapidly changing development needs and an ever-expanding list...
Mercer and online learning destination edX announced a strategic alliance designed to meld Mercer’s consulting services and edX’s MOOC platform to help organizations “build their workforce for the future.”
The service will be added to Mercer Digital. The companies will curate catalogs of courses based on an employer’s specific objectives...
The application of workforce analytics has experienced a “stunning regression” since 2014, according to a recent report. This comes despite aggressive efforts by data experts and HCM consultants to inject the use of analytics into everything from candidate screening to engagement measurement and workforce planning.
The 2018 Global Leadership Forecast—by...
Deloitte's 2018 Global Human Capital Trends report argues that businesses must take on a new leadership role in today's society, and hints that changes in workforce dynamics might put expanding engagement efforts at the center of their strategies.
As the use of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, automation and workforce...
iSolved HCM will add a new learning management system to its HCM technology platform later this month.
The company describes the LMS, iSolved Learn, as "a user-friendly and comprehensive solution that delivers flexible course design, rewards and certifications, and insightful learning analytics.
The iSolved platform already offers payroll, HR and benefits...
Jeremy Hamel, CultureIQ's former head of product, and Savina Perez, the company's ex-vice president of marketing, have joined with fantasy-sports platform FanDuel's co-founder Tom Griffiths to launch Hone, a management training solution that combines live facilitators and artificial intelligence.
In announcing the service, Griffiths said companies today are "struggling to...
Cornerstone OnDemand is adding more learning options through several new partnerships and integrations. The result will be, in the company's words, a “Netflix-style" experience that leverages its learning system to provide more personalized training.
According to a survey by the company, 89 percent of its customers say a culture of...
Talk about deskless workers: The maritime industry must future-proof and upskill its workforce as the industry increases its reliance on technology. That means shipping companies of all sorts face growing pressure to train employees to keep pace.
That was the conclusion of Technology in Maritime: Dehumanising the Industry or Creating...
In this Point of View, Cecile Alper-Leroux, vice president of HCM Innovation at Ultimate Software, describes why HR's transition from administrative function to strategic business unit is picking up speed.
The role of HR continues to be dynamic and ever-changing, with major economic, sociological, technological and cultural trends impacting the...
