Jun
4th, 2020
Distance Learning: Tips from the Experts at Speexx
Jennifer HubauerFind out how you can make the best of your remote learning experience.
Jun
3rd, 2020
How to Combat Zoom Fatigue
Sarah VoigtSince March, you haven’t had to get “properly” dressed, stand on a crowded bus, get stuck in traffic, wait in line for your lunch order, or make small talk with colleagues. Indeed, since these global lockdowns were put into place, you’ve been working comfortably from home – and yet you’re finding yourself completely exhausted at the end of each workday, even more so than before you were told to stay at home. This is what’s now recognized, worldwide, as “Zoom Fatigue.”
Jan
17th, 2020
Train Complex Skills: Take Steps to Cultivating a Learning Culture in 2020
Armin HoppAgility and adaptability will be key to business success in 2020. Now more than ever, learning professionals should shift their focus from traditional vocational and compliance training towards creating a culture that helps employees learn and grow.
Dec
16th, 2019
Becoming a global player through digital transformation
Jennifer HubauerTo get a perspective on how an organization can successfully navigate through digital transformation, and to uncover how Hager adopted a culture of learning to transform their organization, we’ve talked to Caroline Fuchs, Training and Development Specialist at Hager Group.
Dec
5th, 2019
Speexx Exchange Berlin Conference for L&D
Jennifer HubauerThe annual Speexx Exchange conference for L&D in Berlin took place in late November this year, with over 150 HR and L&D experts in attendance, it was a day filled with learning, networking and peer exchange. The conference is in its ninth year and was led by digital learning expert and Towards Maturity founder Laura Overton.
Dec
4th, 2019
How Learning Transformation is Changing HR and L&D
Jennifer HubauerEach year the HR and L&D community meet in Berlin to talk about learning transformation in HR and L&D. It's a day filled with learning, networking and peer exchange. This year, for the ninth annual Speexx Exchange conference, members of this dynamic community explored the topic of learning transformation, led by digital learning expert and Towards Maturity founder Laura Overton.
Nov
4th, 2019
Learning Transformation with Atish Gonsalves, Global Innovation Director, Humanitarian Leadership Academy
Sarah VoigtWe’ve talked to Atish Gonsalves, Global Innovation Director at the Humanitarian Leadership Academy (the Academy), to get his perspective on how an organization can successfully adapt a culture of learning; the Academy’s new Virtual Reality-based “soft skills simulator”; and the difference between “the future of learning” and “learning for the future.”
Oct
24th, 2019
How HR and L&D Can Create Cyber-Secure Cultures Within Organizations
Sarah VoigtOctober is Cybersecurity Awareness month in both the EU and the USA. In both parts of the globe, this is an annual collaborative effort between governments and industries to raise awareness about the importance of staying safe online and to provide information about resources to help people navigate the Internet in a more secure way.
Oct
8th, 2019
Humans and Soft Skills: Must-Haves in the Digital Era
Jennifer HubauerThe age of automation is no longer a far-off future prediction; it is now our reality. Data from World Economic Forum estimates that approximately 1.4 million people will lose their jobs due to automation and other technological changes by the year 2026 – that’s less than a decade away. So, what can organizations do to protect their employees from losing jobs due to unprecedented changes and a need for reskilling, and which skills can remain relevant in a world shaped by rapidly evolving technology?
Sep
9th, 2019
Effective Learning Culture Supporting Business and Transformation Goals – Part 2
Jennifer HubauerHere we close our two-part series where we share with you Hannelore Kolb's perspective on how an organization can successfully adapt a culture of learning through digital transformation; how L&D has changed in recent years; learning processes unique to Hager Group, like “change levers”; and what, in her view, learning and development professionals need to do to keep up with these fast-paced, ever-changing trends.