Speexx Takes Home its Seventh Worlddidac Assocation Award For the seventh year in a row, Speexx took home a prestigious Worlddidac Assocation Award for its new Smart Learning Solution. The award, which was officially given to Speexx at the 18th Worlddidac Award [...]
Interview with Andreas Urban, Director of Services at Speexx - Digital transformation has radically changed the way training is perceived by employees. Once "a pain point", it has now become a necessity to guarantee employability. Modern learners are hungry for knowledge and take power over their learning paths. But how can we make them happy?
Organizations with a strong learning culture feature high up in Bersin By Deloitte’s Talent Management Maturity model. These more mature organizations generate 2.3 times more cash flow per employee and 1.4 times more revenue – and rate themselves 170% better at innovation. But what impact might better communications –both internal communications and external-facing corporate communications– have on global organizations?
The UK is not the only advanced economy suffering weak productivity growth – Reuters reported in early December that Canadian productivity fell in the third quarter, the second consecutive decline, as the number of hours worked grew faster than business output. Bucking the trend, the US productivity jumped three percent in the third quarter, its best result in three years.
In the past few years, the world and especially Europe has been facing a dire refugees crisis. In 2015 alone, more than one million people sought refuge in Germany. In 2016 and 2017, German authorities and non-profit organizations have made considerable efforts to house and process a large number of asylum seekers.
Speexx is a training partner for LINGOs, a global learning consortium of 80+ aid, international development and conservation organizations. In the course of 2 years since the start of the partnership, a staggering number of over 5,000 consortium staff in more than 125 countries are actively engaged with a training course for French, Spanish or English language training.
HR doesn’t always have the best reputation. From laughable caricatures to flippant memes, human resources departments can be the target of often undeserved workplace lampooning. However, companies with excellent HR departments are defying—and changing—this outdated reputation.
Humanitarians work tirelessly to provide hope, resources, and relief in some of the direst natural disasters and conflicts around the globe. Very few receive ongoing professional development and training either because they cannot afford it or because the classes take place in locations not accessible from the field.
Providing employees with professional development is critical for developing an equipped and effective workforce. Select companies have seen up to a 25% average return on investment after investing in a corporate training program.
More companies rely on a global workforce to meet the needs of today’s international economy. This means employees are dispersed in key markets around the globe, and bring diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds to the job.