By Jen Sweeney
In the beginning of 2018, many publications’ year-ahead articles included ample predictions about the transformation of organizational learning and development (L&D). It’s a top issue, for sure, and it will…
It’s no secret that digital tools like Office 365 are quickly changing the workplace of yesterday. Organizations across industries and around the world are spending $20 million to $100 million…
By Jen Sweeney
In last week’s blog, we examined how the widening digital skills gap is affecting employees—how work has become more about scrambling to keep up with advancing technology and less about…
By Jen Sweeney
Frequent interruptions, pressure to be always-on and accessible because of mobile devices, rapidly changing technology, the threat of jobs being lost to automation, a shorter shelf-life for skills—for many employees,…
By Jen Sweeney
In a 1999 California Management Review article, Peter Drucker—who is widely regarded as the “father of modern management”—stated that the most important contribution management will need to make in the…
Imagine arriving at work one day and, to your surprise, the company-issued desktop computer you left on the desk Friday is no longer there. Instead, you find a postcard-size note…
By Jen Sweeney
As much as technology has improved how people work, it has also created substantial challenges—for both business users and organizational leaders. In a previous post, we examined how business users…
Over the past decade, a drive toward increased productivity, efficiency and innovation has significantly changed how people work. This shift, which has been driven largely by technology and employee preferences,…
By Jen Sweeney
In recent years, experts like Deloitte’s Josh Bersin have predicted that corporate learning and development (L&D) was on the brink of a transformation. Last year, reinventing careers and learning was…
By Jen Sweeney
Technology has enabled workers to accomplish more than ever thought possible, but it has also placed heavy demands on them. On any given day, the average business user manages more…