Managers fail in encouraging their salespeople to ensure sustainable sales performance, according to Krauthammer latest study
KRAUTHAMMER | 29/07/2010
The second part of Krauthammer’s “Sales Signals”- survey, conducted with the Groupe ESC Clermont Graduate School of Management in France* shows considerable gaps between what sales -behaviour most salespeople believe they should adopt for sustainable sales performance, and to what extent they are encouraged to indeed practice these skills by their managers. According to the salespeople surveyed, only 48% of managers generally encourage exemplary sales practice.
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Making the most of the public sector training budget
The Performance Solution | 06/07/2010
Following the cuts, the job-losses and the pay-freezes the public sector is faced with having to continue to provide the same service, with considerably less to offer its staff. However there are things the public sector can do in order to keep their staff motivated and better prepared to handle what lies ahead: Training. A few companies have been putting their heads together to offer the best possible solution, here’s what we’ve come up with:
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Aurion Learning celebrate double success at the Irish News Workplace Employment Awards
Aurion Learning | 22/06/2010
Dr. Maureen Murphy, Director of Aurion Learning has offered her congratulations to the well-being hub for being a double winner at the Irish News 2010 Workplace and Employment Awards.
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DuPont Launches Ethics & Compliance Training Curriculum
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 10/06/2010
DuPont Training Solutions powered by Coastal announces a new Ethics & Compliance training curriculum to help organizations meet corporate compliance requirements and champion ethical business practices.
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5th year as Best Workplace for Happy
Happy | 28/05/2010
Training company Happy Ltd was this week rated as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for the 5th successive year. The company won the prestigious Laureate status as one of the few companies to have made the list five times in a row.
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Celebrations and challenges for PSL’s 20th anniversary
Bob Little Press & PR | 20/05/2010
With partnering and collaboration being key themes in British politics these days, the House of Lords proved an excellent venue to mark the 20th anniversary of Partnership Sourcing Ltd (PSL).
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Aurion Learning and Law Society launch CPD Centre for Solicitors
Aurion Learning | 05/05/2010
Aurion Learning and the Law Society have launched a CPD Centre to help solicitors in England and Wales plan and manage their continuing professional development (CPD).
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Quality-driven Redware appoints new Test Analyst to work across its learning solutions
Redware | 15/03/2010
Redware, the comprehensive learning solutions specialist, has expanded its testing team with the appointment of Harpal Banger as Test Analyst. This will ensure that Redware’s high quality bench mark continues to apply in all areas of its solutions delivery.
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Krauthammer appoints Hervé Hannebicque as its new Supervisory Board member
KRAUTHAMMER | 10/03/2010
Brussels/ Paris - Krauthammer appoints Hervé Hannebicque as its new Supervisory Board member.
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Krauthammer appoints Jocelyn de Just Pellicer, Michiel van den Boomen and Jos Velthuis as new Business Line Leaders
KRAUTHAMMER | 02/03/2010
Krauthammer has appointed Jocelyn de Just Pellicer, Michiel van den Boomen and Jos Velthuis as the new Business Line Leaders of the new Learning, Development and Change business lines of the organisation.
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Raytheon voted No. 1 in HRO Today magazine's 'Baker's Dozen in Learning'
Raytheon Professional Services | 17/02/2010
Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), was named the No.1 training outsource provider in HRO Today magazine's 'Baker's Dozen in Learning.'
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Aurion Learning creates CPD Centre for solicitors
Aurion Learning | 08/02/2010
Aurion Learning, a specialist online learning solutions provider is working with the Law Society of England and Wales to create a new online learning portal. The Belfast based company has beaten off stiff competition to win a substantial contract to design and develop an online continuing professional development (CPD) portal for the Law Society.
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Coastal Training Releases OECD-Compliant Program on Privacy Policy
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 21/01/2010
November, 2009 – Coastal Training Technologies has released a new program that features privacy guidelines from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Leakproof: 8 Privacy Principles explores these international standards to strengthen privacy policies and increase consumer confidence.
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Krauthammer appoints María Teresa Alonso Jaén as the new office leader and Managing Partner of Krauthammer Spain
KRAUTHAMMER | 14/01/2010
Krauthammer appoints María Teresa Alonso Jaén, Partner and Senior Consultant as the new office leader and Managing Partner of Krauthammer Spain (Madrid and Barcelona offices).
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Celebrate the Cash Free Christmas Bonus
The Ken Blanchard Companies | 08/12/2009
Struggling to find enough money in the kitty to throw an office Christmas party? Then stop looking. Mark Paskowitz, a senior consulting partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies, says there are better ways to let your employees know you’re grateful anyway.
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Krauthammer appoints eight new Senior Partners in Czech Republic, the Netherlands, France and Switzerland
KRAUTHAMMER | 19/10/2009
Krauthammer appoints today Bob Vrijaldenhoven from the Krauthammer Noordwijk office in the Netherlands, Jaroslav Chronak and Richard Dobeš from Prague, Pascale Bauer and René Keller from Switzerland, Philippe Bazin, Grégoire Gatbois and Pierre Lamy from France as Senior Partners.
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Stay a Step Ahead of Identity Theft
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 08/10/2009
As the November 1, 2009 deadline approaches, financial organizations are finalizing efforts to comply with the Red Flags Rule, the federal regulation that requires pertinent institutions to develop an Identity Theft Program
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Drop by Drop gets a perfect review
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 07/10/2009
Coastal's best-selling micro-inequities program, Drop by Drop, earned a perfect, four-star review in Training Media Review (TMR).
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Information Transfer and Priory Group shortlisted in the E-learning Awards 2009
Information Transfer | 08/09/2009
Information Transfer and Priory Group have been shortlisted for the E-learning industry award for outstanding achievement. The joint entry tells the story of Foundations for Growth (FFG), a blended corporate learning programme with e-learning at its heart.
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Customer Consulting explores how to retain 'promiscuous' customers ...
Customer Consulting | 20/08/2009
As a result of its work with companies across a wide range of industries over the last ten years, the specialist customer and change management company Customer Consulting Ltd (CCL) has revealed that successful customer relationship management - and customer retention - depends on offering the right product or service at the right price in way that makes it easy for the customer to both buy from, and trust, the supplier.
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Process and people - not tools - are the keys to healthcare improvement, claims Amnis
Amnis | 17/08/2009
Research by the specialist healthcare quality, innovation and productivity improvement enabler, Amnis, highlights the value of focusing on the process of transformation and engaging people rather than 'tools' and 'events' in order to bring about lasting performance improvements.
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Customer Consulting combats contact centres' failure demand
Customer Consulting | 13/08/2009
Customer and change management company Customer Consulting Ltd (CCL) estimates that some 40 per cent of all calls to contact centres, especially those in the financial services sector, are the result of failure demand.
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Message to managers: take care of your talent or it may walk out, Krauthammer's latest management study shows
KRAUTHAMMER | 13/08/2009
For the third year in a row, Krauthammer has asked employees across Europe about the behaviour they seek and experience from their managers. Each year there are significant gaps between desires and reality. And this year is no exception. The majority of managers (64%) are behaving in an exemplary or at least operational way and the behaviour of a third (33%) is at best penalising and at worst, disqualifying. At the same time 27% of employees report that their commitment to remaining in their organisation over the next 12 months is low.
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Echelon's Alistair Morrison supports the CIPD view of learning & development
Echelon Learning | 02/07/2009
The organisation development (OD) consultancy Echelon has welcomed the findings of a recent CIPD survey of 4,500 respondents within the HR arena. Among other things, the survey suggested that the boundaries between learning and development (L&D) and OD will continue to blur as learning is embedded into the way organisations work.
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Happy Named as One of Top UK Employers for Working Families
Happy | 28/05/2009
Happy Ltd, the training provider that includes Happy Computers, was today named as one of the top 20 employers in the UK for working families. This follows on from Happy being named as the best workplace in IT services and the best company in the UK for health and well-being, both in the last week. Happy joins a list that includes Accenture, BT, Ford, Lloyds TSB and the Nationwide Building Society.
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Happy Computers is Best Workplace in IT Services
Happy | 27/05/2009
Happy Computers was this week named as the best place to work in the IT services industry.
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Happy is best in UK for health and well-being
Happy | 22/05/2009
Happy Ltd, the training company that includes Happy Computers, was last night named as the best company in the UK for the health and well-being for its staff. The award was given at the announcement of the annual Best Workplaces list. Happy was listed as one of the top 20 workplaces in the country for the fourth successive year.
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Raytheon and DTE Energy win HROA Learning Relationship of the Year Award
Raytheon Professional Services | 18/05/2009
Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), and DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) were awarded the Learning Relationship of the Year Award by the Human Resources Outsourcing Association (HROA) in recognition of the success of their training outsourcing partnership.
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Corporate CSR performance fails to convince employees
KRAUTHAMMER | 16/04/2009
'Organisations should practice the belief that the economy and the ecology are one thing.' So say employees in a new Krauthammer study surveying employees' experience of their organisations CSR (Corporate Societal Responsibility**) practices. And yet, only 26% of companies seem to agree, according to those surveyed. In general, around 50% of organisations are operational or even exemplary when it comes to CSR practices related to the triple perspectives of Planet, Profit and People, employees claim. The other half display a reactive or inactive CSR policy. Or alternatively, they are failing to inform their own people about what they are doing.
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Cornerstone OnDemand showcases learning and talent management software at CeBIT 2009
Cornerstone OnDemand | 02/03/2009
Industry-leading SaaS-based platform enables high-impact success around employee collaboration, development and performance.
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CoastalAMI Releases New ADA Program
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 27/02/2009
CoastalAMI has recently launched Understanding the New ADA, a new and timely program that helps organizations comply with the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. It reviews ADA basics, surveys the major changes and cites tips to restructure policies, address employee needs and boost compliance efforts.
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Drop by Drop Wins Highly-Acclaimed CINE Award
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 27/02/2009
Coastal garners yet another accolade as Drop by Drop, its best-selling micro-inequities program, was recently awarded the 2009 CINE Special Jury Award, Best in Business - Safety, Training & Employee Development. The recognition is another stamp of approval, a solid testimony to Coastal's commitment to quality Human Resources training.
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Echelon's clients improve their performance by focusing on their 'service DNA'
Echelon Learning | 03/02/2009
Echelon's innovative approach sees its clients increase its base of loyal customers, despite the challenges brought on by the economic downturn.
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Customer Consulting expands to meet growing demand
Customer Consulting | 21/01/2009
While some firms are finding that the current economic downturn is adversely affecting their activity, the specialist customer and change management company Customer Consulting Ltd (CCL) is seeing demand grow for its brand of practical business advice.
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Understanding how people process information enables individual motivation and improves recruitment and retention issues
The Performance Solution | 11/01/2009
Understanding how people filter for information and where they place their interest and energy can assist line managers in motivating them by using matching language. This then builds rapport, helps people feel comfortable and accepted at work and motivates higher performance. In these challenging times we need our employees to give the best customer service possible and they can only do this if it comes from within.
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HR Professionals Share Best Practices for Sourcing & Retaining Top Talent in Economic Downturn
Cornerstone OnDemand | 27/11/2008
Learning and talent management experts from Cornerstone OnDemand and Astadia Consulting UK Limited are hosting a business breakfast on Friday, November 28 to reveal proven ways for successfully attracting, motivating, developing and retaining high performers in a down economy. Event also to feature executives from Homeloan Management Limited (HML) and Willis Global Recruitment.
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Self-knowledge improves productivity - an employee study shows
KRAUTHAMMER | 28/10/2008
The more 'self-connected' employees are - more resistant to stress, dare to use their intuition in decision-making, accept the unpredictability of modern business life, are emotionally stable and sincere, with good old-fashioned integrity - the better their performance, shows the latest Krauthammer study.
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Demand for new skills in learning and development drives UK growth for Blue Eskimo
Blue Eskimo | 09/10/2008
Blue Eskimo, the UK's leading training and e-learning recruitment specialist, is responding to skills demands in the learning and development market by expanding its team with the appointment of Jill James, Caroline Rochford and Jackie Mennie.
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Homeloan Management Limited Selects Cornerstone OnDemand for Employee Learning and Development; Competency Management
Cornerstone OnDemand | 07/10/2008
The UK's leading provider of outsourced third party mortgage administration services has chosen Cornerstone Learning for 2,250 users.
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Coastal HealthTrain's Program Raises Cultural Competency
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 17/09/2008
One of Coastal HealthTrain's most recent programs addresses a pressing issue in healthcare today. Cultural Competency: Just Good Healthcare illustrates how patients' cultural and religious norms affect every stage of the treatment process. It trains healthcare staff to respect these beliefs and to provide sensitive and patient-centered care.
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National register of TAP® qualified learning & development professionals launched today
The Training Foundation | 16/09/2008
A new national Register of TAP® qualified learning and development professionals was launched at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Annual Conference and Exhibition, which is taking place in Harrogate today.
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Krauthammer appoints new CFO and member of the Executive Board
KRAUTHAMMER | 09/09/2008
Krauthammer has appointed Mr. Tomas M. Romijn as the new CFO and member of the Executive Board effective from 1st September 2008 in their headquarters in Brussels.
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Connected processes for corporate talent management critical to long-term success, according to industry expert
Cornerstone OnDemand | 04/09/2008
Industry analyst David Wilson and executives from Barclays and Allied Irish Bank (AIB) shared insight into key trends and best practices for integrated talent management at Cornerstone OnDemand EMEA user group conference in London.
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TPS launch 2-day iWAM Certification
The Performance Solution | 30/08/2008
TPS are proud to release their autumn training dates to become certified in using the iWAM assessment tool, exclusively for anyone working within the human resources, training and development and coaching sectors.
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Popularity increase in the use of Psychometrics
The Performance Solution | 22/08/2008
Psychometric assessments incorporate a number of methods used by employers to choose the right person for the job, or to make promotional decisions and assess a development need and interestingly about 75% of medium to large sized companies that we work with, use some form of psychometrics within their selection procedures.
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Good news and bad news for managers, the latest Krauthammer study shows
KRAUTHAMMER | 31/07/2008
The gaps between the kind of behaviour employees expect and actually experience from their managers are highly significant the latest European wide Krauthammer survey indicates. People's expectations are not being met in a range of fundamental areas. And yet, despite these failings in managerial performance, around 70% of employees still appear to trust their managers.
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The ROI Academy™ invited to speak at the HR Exchange Forum
The ROI Academy | 21/07/2008
The ROI Academy™ was invited to run a workshop session at last week’s meeting of the HR Exchange Forum. The HR Exchange forum meet on a quarterly basis to discuss key issues and last week’s meeting was focussed on Reward Issues and Performance Management.
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Cornerstone OnDemand introduces innovations in succession and certification management with Spring 2008 release
Cornerstone OnDemand | 17/06/2008
Cornerstone OnDemand's Spring 2008 release offers strategic talent pooling, enhanced certification management for better compliance, and self-service tools to empower organisations to engage their workforce.
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Rhema Group MD addresses high profile Dubai HR Conference and Expo
Rhema Group | 26/05/2008
The Dubai annual HR Conference and Expo is a highly prestigious event, drawing its invited keynote speakers from the ranks of experts from all over the world.As a keynote speaker at the 2008 conference on May 18-19 Rhema Group MDJeremy Francis addressed Achieving Excellence through Advanced Training and Development, for an HR professional audience representing the competitive drive for business excellence the Middle East’s rapidly-developing and globally-minded nations.
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Cornerstone OnDemand surpasses one million active subscribers in 141 countries
Cornerstone OnDemand | 29/04/2008
With average client engagement of over 10,000 users, the learning and talent management leader is 'changing the game' for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
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HR & Training Solutions takes Virgin Atlantic to new heights at Heathrow
HR & Training Solutions | 24/04/2008
HR & Training Solutions has undertaken a management training programme for Virgin Atlantic, following the launch of brand new facilities at Heathrow's Terminal 3 (T3).
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Cornerstone OnDemand's Extended Enterprise solution increases business success
Cornerstone OnDemand | 22/04/2008
Talent management solutions provider helps organisations develop their partners and customers and train for profit.
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Andrea Roselli, Richardson's Vice President of Design and Development, Named to 2008 List of Top Young Training Leaders by Training Magazine
Richardson | 16/04/2008
Andrea Roselli, Vice President of Design and Development for Richardson, has been named one of Training magazine’s 2008 Top Young Training Leaders. This new awards program recognizes the outstanding talents, accomplishments, and leadership of training professionals age 40 and under.
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LINGOs Selects OutStart Employee as Volunteer of the Year
Outstart | 11/04/2008
LINGOs, which assists non-governmental organizations around the globe with learning and training, says its 2008 Volunteer of the Year has helped to train millions of relief workers around the globe.
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Cornerstone OnDemand co-sponsors Aberdeen Group's groundbreaking report on 'onboarding strategies'
Cornerstone OnDemand | 08/04/2008
Cornerstone OnDemand, the provider of on-demand, integrated learning and talent management (ITM) software and services, has joined other major players in the human capital management (HCM) world, including SAP and SkillSoft, in co-sponsoring a groundbreaking report on 'onboarding' - or, as it is known in the UK, induction.
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Learn.com named Human Resources Vendor of the Year
Learn.com | 03/04/2008
Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that its client City Furniture, Inc has named the company Human Resources Vendor of the Year at its annual national vendor fair.
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Quantify launches an Employee Satisfaction Survey Research Kit
Quantify! | 02/04/2008
HR research consultants Quantify has launched an Employee Satisfaction Survey Research Kit, containing everything needed to develop, administer and report an employee survey in-house.
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Richardson Recognized by DiversityBusiness.com as one of the Nation’s Top 500 Companies
Richardson | 21/01/2008
Richardson, a leading sales training and consulting firm, has been named to both The Div100 and The Div500 lists by DiversityBusiness.com. The Div100 is the 8th annual listing of Pennsylvania’s Top 100 Small Businesses and The Div500 is the 8th annual listing of the nation’s Top 500 Small Businesses. Richardson was ranked #9 and #171, respectively.
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Quantify launches web-based 360 degree Feedback systems
Quantify! | 17/01/2008
HR research consultants Quantify have launched two off-the-shelf 360 degree Feedback systems on the web.
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University Challenge: Rhema Group helps Cambridge University Press reach business goals through Leadership and Management
Rhema Group | 17/01/2008
An ambitious global business expansion strategy across all areas of activity in Cambridge University Press set demanding goals for the publishers in English Language Training (ELT)- which accounts for over a quarter of the Cambridge University Press publishing sales revenue and over a half of all publications sold. Rhema Group was asked to run a full-day session on Leadership and Managing Change for ELT publishers, as part of a week-long CUP conference.
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HR professionals in Russia want W. European knowledge and expertise: Rhema Group summoned to Moscow
Rhema Group | 17/01/2008
An economy expanding at about 8% annually and a steady influx of investment and presence by European companies are encouraging businesses in Russia to seek more constructive contact with their professional neighbours in the West. Responding rapidly, Eurobusiness Advisory, the London-based international trade and business relations promoters, organised their first high profile seminar for Moscow’s HR professionals, and chose innovative UK HR experts Rhema Group exclusivelyto create and deliver a full two-day seminar programme in the Russian capital on HR: European Experience.
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E-consultancy launch new event: 'Digital for HR professionals'
Econsultancy | 15/01/2008
E-consultancy announce their first HR training event, 'Digital for HR professionals', February 13th, 2007.
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Corporate autocrats - no place to hide
KRAUTHAMMER | 16/11/2007
The matrix model is now present in 85% of modern organisations*, and modern management doctrine is determined by democracy and consensus. In theory. Because we all know an autocrat who still seems to believe - however covertly - that organisations are essentially armies at war. And that they should be run accordingly. Especially if he or she driving the tank.
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New online tool enables management of competences in healthcare
Premier IT | 15/11/2007
Premier IT is today launching an online tool that enables better visibility over the competences and certification of both foreign and UK trained healthcare staff.
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Communication Breakdown – A New Business Communications Training program from CoastalAMI
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 31/10/2007
CoastalAMI announces the release of Communication Breakdown - an engaging new business communications training program.
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The Consultant: Just In Time Information from CoastalAMI
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 31/10/2007
CoastalAMI announces the release of The Consultant: Just In Time Information series
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Rhema Group Expands Core Team
Rhema Group | 24/07/2007
With over 20 years of building a roster of talented Human Resource Development professionals in the UK, and worldwide through is many international partners, Rhema Group has just welcomed two new training consultants to its core team - specialists in the fields of Performance Management and Management Skills, and Sales and Marketing.
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Capability Matrix talent management gets training back on target
MyKnowledgeMap | 14/05/2007
Effective targeting of training within the organisation is about to become more accurate thanks to the development of an online talent management system.
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Quantify illumines Cara Irish Housing Association's room for improvement
Quantify! | 23/04/2007
Cara, the national Irish provider of social housing and the one of five Irish housing associations in England, has received some highly valuable information about its performance - from its own employees.
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The Performance Solution reponds to growing demand for coach supervisors
The Performance Solution | 14/03/2007
Recently there has been dramatic growth in the demand for coach supervisors caused by a huge growth in the number of coaches. The CIPD's 2006 learning and development survey showed that nearly 8 in 10 respondents were using coaching activities in one form or another and a similar number were seeking to develop an organisational culture characterised by coaching to support improved performance (www.cipd.co.uk).
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The Learn.com LearnCenter platform to provide on-demand training for the AG ED Learning Center (AELC)
Learn.com | 12/03/2007
The National FFA Foundation, on behalf of the National Council for Agricultural Education, Selects Learn.com Platform. -- Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that the National FFA Foundation, on behalf of the National Council for Agricultural Education, has selected the Learn.com LearnCenter® platform, a talent management suite, to centralize on-demand learning for agricultural educators and students through the Ag Ed Learning Center (AELC).
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In house or external coaching?
The Performance Solution | 09/03/2007
The benefits of Executive Coaching are well recognised and proven to deliver significant return on investment and benefits to the bottom line but how should you decide whether to us in house or external coaches. What are the benefits of each and which is right for your organisation?
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Learn.com to present at the Montgomery Technology Conference
Learn.com | 02/03/2007
-- Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that Jim Riley, President and CEO, and JW Ray, Executive Vice President and COO of Learn.com will present at the 4th Annual Montgomery Technology Conference. The conference will be held on March 6th-7th at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, California and will feature leading senior technology executives from around the world.
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One For All - Teamwork the Meerkat Way from COASTALAMI
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 19/01/2007
Yes, your employees can learn something from meerkats! These tiny animals use teamwork and cooperation to ensure their survival while enduring the extreme conditions of the Kalahari desert!
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Who Cares? - A New Customer Service Training Video from COASTALAMI
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 19/01/2007
Who Cares? provides both the information and inspiration your staff needs to provide excellent customer service.
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A realistic depiction of diversity from COASTALAMI
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 19/01/2007
Raise awareness about potentially difficult situations, help employees to avoid harassing and disrespectful behaviors, create a healthy environment for everyone, and avoid costly lawsuits.
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COASTALAMI releases Harassment Is...
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 19/01/2007
Now more than ever, it's important to train all personnel to recognize the various forms of harassment. This new program will raise awareness regarding harassment and explain the dos and don'ts of creating a respectful work environment for everyone.
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A realistic depiction of harassment from COASTALAMI
DuPont Sustainable Solutions | 19/01/2007
Harassment: The Real Scene will raise awareness and leave no doubt in the minds of employees about the importance of avoiding harassing behaviors in the workplace.
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Intermec Technologies switches to the Learn.com LearnCenter platform to enhance its talent management capabilities and train global resellers
Learn.com | 18/01/2007
-- Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that Intermec Technologies Corp. (NYSE:IN), the leader in automated data capture technologies, has switched to the LearnCenter® platform from a competing system, to provide customized training and manage its global talent from one, centralized location.
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Mission Federal Credit Union selects the Learn.com LearnCenter platform to centralize training for its employees
Learn.com | 03/01/2007
-- Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that Mission Federal Credit Union, a nonprofit financial cooperative serving the San Diego community, has selected the LearnCenter® platform, a workforce productivityTM suite to provide training for its employees dispersed throughout 22 San Diego County branches. Mission Federal Credit Union was seeking a learning and talent management solution that could be quickly and effectively implemented to handle their rapidly growing employee training needs.
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Extended DISC - testing for potential leaders
The Performance Solution | 12/12/2006
Last week the Times described how psychometric tests can identify a potential leader, provided they are tailored to the role and are part of a programme of feedback and development.
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InfoBasis releases support for multiple languages and locales for InfoBasis Total Capability Manager™
InfoBasis | 12/12/2006
InfoBasis, the capability management expert, will launch the latest version of its technology platform in January with the addition of support for multiple languages and locales.
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Extended DISC UK pledges to help businesses increase performance for 2007
The Performance Solution | 28/11/2006
Following a successful year in 2006, helping improve performance of individuals, teams and organisations, Extended DISC has committed to increase its range of services designed to improve performance, in response to customer demand and an ongoing need for businesses to improve performance in order to stay competitive.
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BAE Systems builds IT capability with SFIA v 3 and InfoBasis skills software
InfoBasis | 07/11/2006
BAE Systems is en route to more effective delivery of IT services thanks to deployment of software from capability management expert InfoBasis. The premier transatlantic defence and aerospace company recently completed re-tendering of IT services. These are now provided by a range of suppliers.
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What is the biggest problem in UK work places?
The Performance Solution | 31/10/2006
According to new research published by the TUC, stress is the biggest problem in UK work place. A TUC survey of safety representatives found excessive workloads, job cuts and rapid change to be the most common triggers of stress in the workplace.
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Extended DISC highlights how to keep high flyers on track
The Performance Solution | 24/10/2006
With up to a third of high flying employees experiencing a period of sustained performance problems (Jennie Harrison, People Management magazine 28th Sept 2006), Extended DISC UK highlights the importance of managing performance of high flying executives.
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Extended DISC launches new certification dates for 2007
The Performance Solution | 18/10/2006
Extended DISC has now launched 2007 dates for its popular certification courses.
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Selection for success factors not age
The Performance Solution | 05/10/2006
With new age discrimination laws in force from 1st October, employers need to be more accountable than ever when demonstrating that their recruitment and selection processes are objective and provide clear evidence of why a candidate has been selected over other candidates.
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Companies Encouraged to Realise the Benefits of an Older Workforce
safety4business | 02/10/2006
Learning4business, an online training provider who specialise in workplace legislation courses, is looking to highlight the benefits of the new Age Legislation due to come in to force on the 1st of October this year. The company hopes that their courses will help businesses to understand the new legislation and allow them to see the increased opportunities available to UK businesses that employ older staff.
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InfoBasis and BroadSkill offer wider skills product range after partnership agreement
InfoBasis | 29/09/2006
Customers world-wide to benefit from joint workforce development offering.
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Take charge of your career - with a new career advice book designed for people looking for a change of job or a whole new career path
Ad astra Career Management | 21/09/2006
'Take Charge!' is a new career guidance book written by Claire Coldwell, founder & managing consultant of Ad astra Career Management and UK president for the Association of Career Professionals International (ACP International).
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Echelon's cunning plan
Echelon Learning | 21/09/2006
A scheme to harness and use the knowledge and expertise of retired professionals is being piloted by learning developers and managers, Echelon Publishing on behalf of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
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Invest in more than just your building blocks
The Performance Solution | 30/08/2006
UK Companies are slowly recovering from a slump in employee creativity and resources, but it's not down to buying in new and exciting people, writes The Performance Solution, its down to UK companies being brave enough to invest in the people.
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Rhema Group provides global platform for Carbon360 appraisal software
Rhema Group | 09/08/2006
Respected HR development company Rhema Group has formed a strategic alliance with Element78 Solutions Ltd. Rhema will now add Element78's 360º appraisal software product (Carbon360) to its portfolio of customised programmes for talent development, leadership, performance management and sales training/skills development. Rhema judges that Element78 Solutions has successfully responded to market need, with this powerful browser-based software package for creating and distributing 360º reports that are easily understood by both staff and their managers.
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Rhema Group's new Strategic Alliance with Two Way Vision provides access to tailored online employee surveys.
Rhema Group | 08/08/2006
"It was a great step forward - at last I feel I am being listened to". This heartfelt appreciation was just one of many glowing responses to a Two Way Vision web-based employee survey. Recognising the quality, flexibility and effectiveness of these particular surveys the highly respected human resource development specialist Rhema Group has formed a strategic partnership with Two Way Vision.
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US expert Martin Training Associates management training products to roll out in Europe through Rhema Group
Rhema Group | 08/08/2006
A new transatlantic link between two leading providers of business training will bring US expert Martin Training Associates' full range of management workshops to the European corporate management skills market. Rhema will now bring Martin Training programmes and products to Martin Training Associates' own clients in Europe, and to Rhema group clients - delivering management programmes in the areas of Project Management, Risk Assessment, IT Management, Portfolio Management, Project Interventions and Project Planning.
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Sally Vanson raises issues from research into identity and transformational change at work
The Performance Solution | 04/07/2006
Speaking at the first global JobEQ conference in Belgium on 1st July, Sally Vanson from The Performance Solution raised issues from her current research into Identity and Transformational Change at work. She discussed the importance of measuring attitudes and motivators as well as behaviours, and the need to re-evaluate through a regular re-measure as employees become more settled in their roles or where there is a large organisational change.
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Extended DISC UK launches research panel
The Performance Solution | 26/06/2006
Extended DISC UK is launching a research panel with the purpose of researching a number of different areas in relation to the Extended DISC personal analysis profile. They are looking for members of the panel who already know their Extended DISC profile and would be prepared to complete a short survey research questionnaire every few months using the Extended DISC online research and survey tools.
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Football fever
Echelon Learning | 19/06/2006
To combat 'football fever' and other problems that beset an already overstretched HR department, an online solution from Echelon Publishing provides geographically dispersed line managers with expert knowledge on disciplinary processes and procedures via a step by step flowchart with key stages in Investigation, Hearing and Appeal linked to a Help file pinpointing required actions.
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Directors of Extended DISC UK are preparing to celebrate a very sucessful first year.
The Performance Solution | 15/06/2006
Sally Vanson, Allan Parker and Jackie Smith took over as Directors of the UK Franchise of Extended DISC, a powerful psychometric tool , in August last year. In 2006 Extended DISC has increased in popularity and has seen its client base grow from strength to strength.
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Dancing in the aisles at Tata Interactive Systems
Tata Interactive Systems | 17/10/2005
To inject some 'fun' and variety into working life, the global e-learning producer Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) has introduced Salsa dance classes for its employees.
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InfoBasis to support SFIA v3.0 framework
InfoBasis | 07/10/2005
London,UK, 7th October: InfoBasis is providing full support for the latest version of SFIA, due to be unveiled at the annual SFIA Conference on November 10, 2005.
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The Training Foundation nominated for e-learning age industry award
The Training Foundation | 20/09/2005
A panel of experts have decided to nominate The Training Foundation for the e.learning age industry award for outstanding achievement - to be presented at a gala dinner at The Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London on October 13th.
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Extended DISC poised for rapid growth in UK
The Performance Solution | 07/08/2005
After five years, Extended DISC the fastest growing psychometric and surveys tool is under new ownership in the UK. The surveys tool particularly offers easy options for bespoke Customer Satisfaction, Employee Attitude, Organisational Climate and Quality Audits.
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Employees plead: 'Don't keep us in the dark'
Ascot Systems | 08/07/2005
Employees' greatest single concern is that they are not being told enough by their employers, according to a survey by Ascot Systems.
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POWEREDCOM Selects Saba Enterprise Learning in Japan
Saba | 27/04/2005
Tokyo-based technology company improves company-wide sales training system.
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Ensuring NLP is credible in organisations
The Performance Solution | 15/04/2005
The Performance Solution has developed the first Masters degree in Organisational Neuro Linguistic Programming in the world. Sixteen international pathfinders are already engaged in applying their skills through their work based learning assignments. This MSc is fully accredited and applications are being accepted now for September 2005 start.
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Tata Interactive Systems provides interactive induction at the University of Sheffield
Tata Interactive Systems | 22/03/2005
When one of Europe's leading universities - the University of Sheffield - decided that it needed to provide a consistent, easily accessible induction programme for new staff, it turned to global e-learning pioneer Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) to provide it.
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New offerings from an expanding TATA Interactive Systems
Tata Interactive Systems | 25/01/2005
TATA Interactive Systems (TIS), a global leader in e-learning, is building on its impressive successes in the UK and Europe over the past year by expanding its range of offerings to clients. These new products and services are on display at the TIS stand at this year's Learning Technologies show, being held in London's Olympia, on 26th and 27th January.
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Assessment Tomorrow Conference 21st - 22nd Feb, Malaysia
NCC Education | 13/01/2005
The success of the e-Assessment-Question Conference held in London annually has brought about a new international conference called 'Assessment Tomorrow' jointly managed by Broxbourne Solutions and M R Educational Consultants. NCC Education is supporting the launch of the 'Assessment Tomorrow' which is to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 21st and 22nd February 2005.
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The Competency Company of the Year 2004
Saba | 13/12/2004
Saba Customer and One of the Largest Banking Groups from the Nordic Region Receives "The Competency Company of the Year 2004" Award - from the Swedish Competency Development Group.
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EMCC expands as new international groups are formed
European Mentoring and Coaching Council | 13/10/2004
The European Mentoring and Coaching Council has expanded over the summer, with the formal establishment of two international branches in Spain and Switzerland.
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Australian financial services leader selects Saba to support comprehensive human capital development and management strategy
Saba | 10/08/2004
Perpetual to leverage Saba Enterprise performance and Saba Enterprise Learning to align corporate goals and objectives and improve organizational performance.
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Lorien Customer Focus provides Express route to enlightenment
Lorien Customer Focus | 26/07/2004
When Britain's only scheduled coach network National Express - the coach division of leading international public transport provider, National Express Group - wanted to unlock their employees' views on a range of business-related issues, it turned to market research specialists, Lorien Customer Focus (LCF).
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Eurand SpA meets legal requirements, cuts costs with Pathlore
Pathlore Software | 16/07/2004
Pathlore Software Corporation, a global leader in providing learning management software and services to industry and government, has announced that Eurand, a Milan, Italy-based maker of specialty pharmaceuticals, will extend its partnership with Pathlore to more efficiently meet a host of legal requirements governing its workforce.
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E-learning's next step - for ntl
Tata Interactive Systems | 09/07/2004
When ntl, the UK's leading broadband company, wanted to update its online induction programme in line with its professional, progressive, innovative image, it opted for TATA Interactive Systems (TIS)'s revolutionary, intuitive interface approach which not only caters for individuals' preferred learning styles but also gives them the responsibility and motivation for succeeding in their learning.
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Lorien Customer Focus helps find brewer's barometer
Lorien Customer Focus | 05/07/2004
When Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries (W&DB) wanted to assess the impact of cultural and business changes on its staff, it chose research and training specialists Lorien Customer Focus (LCF) to carry out a survey of its employees. The results were both revealing and impressive.
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British Army purchases InfoBasis Enterprise Skills Infrastructure™
InfoBasis | 19/06/2004
London, UK 21st June, 2004 - InfoBasis Limited, a leading provider of skills management business solutions, today announced that following a successful assessment period, the British Army is now purchasing over a thousand licences of its Enterprise Skills Infrastructure (ESI). The outstanding success of the initial trial influenced the British Army's decision to undergo a full deployment of InfoBasis ESI, which plays a major part in its skills audit solution based on the UK's Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA).
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Saba customers recognized for leadership in e-learning
Saba | 02/06/2004
Saba (Nasdaq:SABA), the leading provider of human capital development and management (HCDM) solutions, today announced that two of Saba's premier customers in Brazil have won the prestigious e-Learning Brazil 2004 award.
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CompTIA launches RFID initiative
Comptia | 25/05/2004
Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) announced today it is launching a new initiative to advance the adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology throughout the computer, electronics and information technology (IT) industries.
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Managed training services contract for Brighton's STAR Consulting
Star Consulting | 15/04/2004
STAR Consulting, the Brighton-based managed learning services provider and training consultancy, has been awarded a contract by Damovo UK, the UK division of the global communications services provider, to provide an 'end-to-end' managed service for Damovo UK's staff development programmes.
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CompTIA TechCareer Compass Adds Skill Gap Assessment
Comptia | 05/03/2004
The leading industry-designed career mapping website for ICT simplifies the hiring, evaluation and professional development process for HR.
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Brazil's largest telecommunications provider goes live with Saba Enterprise Learning Suite
Saba | 23/02/2004
Saba (Nasdaq:SABA), the leading provider of human capital development and management (HCDM) solutions, today announced that Embratel (Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicacoes), Brazil's largest telecommunications provider, has deployed the Saba Enterprise Learning Suite.
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Italy's Trevise Province Industrial Association deploys Saba to support enterprise training
Saba | 02/02/2004
Saba (NASDAQ: SABA), the leading provider of human capital development and management (HCDM) solutions, announced today that Formazione Unindustra Treviso, the training branch of the Treviso Province Industrial Association, has deployed Saba Enterprise Learning.
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Record sales growth for online development tools
Peter Honey Publications | 29/01/2004
While other indicators may suggest that the market for online learning is, at best, 'sluggish', Peter Honey Publications (PHP) has announced record sales growth of 46.64 per cent in the last quarter of 2003 for its online development tools.
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Honeywell launches global deployment of Saba
Saba | 02/12/2003
Industry leader standardizes on Saba for 'Managed Learning' strategy to drive key corporate initiatives and compliance.
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Competitive advantage tool launched by Lorien
Lorien Customer Focus | 28/07/2003
Concerned by the general level of customer service displayed within commerce and industry in the UK, the market research and training consultancy, Lorien Customer Focus (LCF), is launching a revolutionary approach to teaching and developing customer service awareness to coincide with National Customer Service Week, which runs from 6th to 12th October.
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British Army uses InfoBasis ESI v. 3.6 as SFIA Skills Management platform
InfoBasis | 25/06/2003
The British Army is using the latest version of the InfoBasis Enterprise Skills Infrastructure to deploy a skills audit solution based on the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA).
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New clients, products, processes and people for Tata Interactive Systems
Tata Interactive Systems | 03/06/2003
Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), recently chosen by British Airways (BA) as one of only three preferred suppliers of custom built e-learning materials for its 50,000 or so staff, has examples of its latest custom built e-learning courseware on show (on Stand E20) at the e-learning London conference and exhibition at the Business Design Centre, Islington, on 4th and 5th June.
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Pathlore and Computer Associates combine to help home security firm
Pathlore Software | 30/05/2003
Brink's Home Security has bought a comprehensive e-learning solution based on a combination of software and services from Pathlore - makers of learning-management systems (LMS) - and Computer Associates International, Inc (CA). The 2,500-employee home security firm will use the e-learning solution to improve business operations by offering consistent, around-the-clock learning as well as reducing training costs and employee turnover.
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Saba introduces its next-generation Enterprise Learning Suite
Saba | 21/05/2003
Saba delivers the industry's first Enterprise Learning Suite for managing sales and channel readiness, channel certification, customer education, regulatory compliance and corporate universities in a single system.
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BMW opts for Pathlore
Pathlore Software | 31/03/2003
BMW Great Britain (BMW GB) has replaced its Registrar training administration system with a Pathlore Learning Management System (LMS) capable of delivering learning materials for - along with tracking and reporting on the progress of - some 14,000 users - both in BMW GB and in its dealerships in the UK.
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GeoLearning voted
GeoLearning | 20/03/2003
APX Award confirms GeoLearning's dominance in the LMS marketplace.
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SkillSoft to present at the Credit Suisse First Boston fifth annual Global Services Conference
SkillSoft | 07/03/2003
Presentation on March 10, 2003 at 3:40 PM MST.
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Centra reaches major milestone: 1,000th customer selects Centra to power their real-time enterprise
Centra | 29/01/2003
Real-time Web collaboration provider continues market leadership with innovative products and superior customer service.
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DePaul University chooses Element K for IT, desktop, and management skills training
Element K | 15/01/2003
Largest Catholic University in the nation rolls out Element K to 1,250 faculty and staff members.
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Saba named rising star in the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 program
Saba | 17/10/2002
Saba (Nasdaq: SABA), the leading provider of Human Capital Development and Management (HCDM) solutions, has been named a Rising Star on the 2002 Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America. The special category of 25 Rising Star winners are ranked based on percentage of growth in revenues over three years (1999 to 2001).
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Interbrand and Forum Corporation Launch Book that Reveals the Secrets of Successful Brand Cultures
Forum | 18/07/2002
Features Executive Interviews from Some of the World's Most Respected Brands.
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CIPD supports government plan to create fast track for skilled migrant workers
CIPD | 12/02/2002
The government's Highly Skilled Migrant Programme, as outlined in today's White Paper on immigration, is today welcomed by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
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Seminar demonstrates true value of strategic HR
Roffey Park Management Institute | 12/02/2002
Senior practitioners from BAE Systems, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Vertex and Scottish and Newcastle Retail will show how they have tackled strategic HR issues and added value to their organisations, at a one-day seminar at Roffey Park, the executive education and research organisation, on 25 March.
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Snowdrop Systems launch new web-enabled HR Solution
Snowdrop Systems | 13/07/2001
Snowdrop Systems' comprehensive version of its web-enabled HR solution, U-ACCESS Version 2 was launched at CIP(Computers in Personnel Exhibition) in June.
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