As the range and diversity of HR, talent and learning solutions continues to grow, creating the right digital ecosystem is becoming increasingly mission critical to organisations today. Full suites that offer modules for each different discipline of learning, performance, talent management, workforce management, retain their appeal, but specialist solutions with deep expertise in particular areas continue to rise in popularity. […]
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One Ring to Rule Them All? The HR, Talent and Learning Ecosystem Debate
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For years blockchain experts have been promising that Bitcoin transactions were just the beginning of what would be possible. And the predictions were right. Blockchain is transforming how we validate transactions across all kinds of important applications from food safety to insurance processing. […]
How to Implement Career Planning in Your Organisation
During a recent discussion with a friend, I realised that many organisations are struggling to offer talent development opportunities that fall outside the traditional leadership option path. For example, my friend manages a successful animation studio who is grappling with talent shortages. […]
Why SumTotal is on Training Industry’s Top 20 Learning Portal/LMS Companies list
There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas, what’s missing is the will to execute them.” – Seth Godin
As a global leader in Talent Development solutions, SumTotal works hard to continuously innovate and evolve so we can meet the needs of our customers. […]
3 Ways Continuous Feedback Improves Performance
How often do you conduct performance reviews in your organization? Are you still on the annual review cycle? If not, what did you replace it with? How long after a new hire starts do you check in with them to see how they are adjusting? […]
Capitalise on People Development to Retain Employees
According to the latest Gartner research, Australian employees plan to stay with their current employers, with the numbers actively seeking new positions falling by almost 7%. While on the one hand, that might give HR professionals a reason to smile; the reality is now is not the time to sit back and assume attraction and retention of talent is not a challenge. […]
Today is Equal Pay Day: Can HR Technology Help Close the Gender Pay Gap?
The European Commission’s 2019 report on the gender pay gap reveals the following:
- Women earn over 16% less than men per hour in the EU.
- Women earn 84 euro cents for every €1 men earn. […]
Struggling to Retain Employees? Career Pathing Can Help
The UK employment rate is 76.1 %, the joint-highest on record since 1971. In many ways, this puts employees in the driver’s seat regarding where and with whom they will work. As a result, HR can feel the pressure to not only attract employees but also ensure talent development strategies are in place to keep them. […]
What the H in HR Really Means
We are living in an increasingly non-binary world. I welcome this change. In particular, I look forward to watching HR professionals embrace this idea and apply it to their jobs.
We are all aware of the phenomenal impact technology is having on HR and its ally learning and development (L&D). […]
The Next Generation of Learning: Bringing Together the LMS and the LXP
It’s no secret that a compelling and engaging user experience draws an audience and builds loyalty. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney, and Apple are all examples where content combined with leading-edge experiences irrevocably changed the business models competing for today’s viewers. […]