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    • Connect 2022 programme published

      The Learning Network |

      The Learning Network has published the conference programme for Connect 2022, 15 November London. Event cancelled... The organisers have announced that Connect 2022 is cancelled.

    • Mental health resources to support employees’ mental health

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      With World Suicide Prevention Day on 10th September and World Mental Health Day on 10th October, there is a huge focus on mental health at the moment. Therefore, at Virtual College, we wanted to play our part and provide supportive resources for businesses that want to support their employees’ mental health.

    • Learning News Bulletin

      Bulletins |

      A bite-sized news round up: L&D struggling to be heard; Learning Network Connect returns; Thirst Learning - a new approach; HR journalism award for UNLEASH.

    • LNTV: Learning in the flow of work

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Sep 29: David James joins Learning Now TV on the role L&D must take to deliver greater successes with learning in the flow of work. Plus, Vincent Belliveau and Mike Bollinger from Cornerstone on addressing the global skills shortage and Gent Ahmetaj and Anna Barnett from Mind Tools For Business discuss highlights from the 2022 Learning Performance Benchmark study.

    • Supercharge workforce strategies with Explorance

      Learning News | Explorance, LearningLive, London |

      A quick insight into Explorance’s leading 360-degree feedback software and how it can help an organization recognize, nourish, and retain its most vital talent.

    • Marketing students compete to take social media platform WeAre8 to the next level

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      The Pitch competition is now launched, where students are challenged to develop a creative campaign to evolve WeAre8’s social platform. Now in its twelfth year the global competition highlights the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s commitment to recognise up-and-coming marketing talent. The top ten teams will be invited to a live judging final on the 17th March 2023 to present their ideas to judges from across the industry.

    • Rise Up Appoints Jeremy Prince Managing Director

      Rise Up | Paris, France |

      Rise Up, the fast-growing European learning software solution, has named Jeremy Prince Managing Director. Alongside founders Arnaud and Guillaume Blachon, Prince completes the executive management team and will align global strategy, increase management efficiency and reinvigorate business in the French market.

    • Imparta & ERM win Gold in Brandon Hall awards 2022

      Imparta | London, UK |

      Imparta is delighted to announce that it has won a coveted Brandon Hall Group Gold award for excellence in the Best Program for Sales Training and Performance category for its highly successful Client Development Programme (CDP) in partnership with Environmental Resources Management (ERM), the world’s largest pure-play sustainability consultancy.

    • HR teams building organisational resilience, latest Fosway 9-Grid™ for Cloud HR finds

      Fosway |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released its new 2022 9-Grid™ for Cloud HR. The operating context for HR teams continues to be challenging as organisations grapple with yet another new normal; rampant inflation, broken supply chains, regional conflict and extreme weather. This new research explores the trends and vendors transforming the Cloud HR market.

    • Skyrocket employee satisfaction with group language learning lessons

      busuu |

      Learning a new language is extremely rewarding, especially when done in a group where you can help each other along the journey and share achievements together. Employee satisfaction will skyrocket in doing so as it helps to build a positive community, upskill workers, increase opportunities and help to support staff members.

    • Managing sensitive price increase conversations without losing trust

      Imparta | London, UK |

      Rising inflation means that sales professionals are increasingly having to have price increase conversations with their customers, even against the backdrop of supply chain challenges. If not managed effectively, customer trust that may have taken years to develop can easily be lost. Imparta continues to support the sales community with a new complimentary session dedicated to sharing the skills, knowledge, tools, and best practice needed to manage these challenging conversations.

    • People Success: A new era for Kallidus

      Kallidus | Bristol, UK |

      Today Kallidus unveils a new global purpose, brand and website, moving their focus towards connected people success solutions. The new purpose is their guide for this new era: We make people success easy for growing organisations.

    • Cornerstone appoints top industry experts

      Cornerstone OnDemand | London |

      Cornerstone OnDemand, a global leader in adaptive HR solutions, is strengthening further its Executive Leadership Team as part of its mission to power the future ready workforce. New hires include: Deepika Rayala, joining as Chief Digital and Information Officer; Carina Cortez, as Chief People Officer; and Marc Ramos as Chief Learning Officer. Additionally, within Cornerstone, Toya del Valle has moved into her new role as Chief Customer Officer.

    • Three in five young people considering a career in marketing amidst mounting economic uncertainty

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      Three fifths (60%) of young people consider marketing a career choice, with good salary and career progression the top incentives to enter the industry; 36% view marketing as a safer option compared to other career choices in the face of financial uncertainty; Despite young people’s eagerness, three in ten parents wouldn’t want their child working in marketing, with the industry’s reputation for wellbeing and stress levels the top reasons why.

    • Quality of hire and better candidate experience top Talent Acquisition priorities

      Fosway |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, today shares results from its inaugural Talent Acquisition (TA) Realities Research. The research complements Fosway's existing corporate research into HR and digital learning realities and shows the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and wider market trends on hiring teams and how they have responded.