Technical career journeys come in various shapes, sizes and trajectories. Some begin with pursuit of a technical degree or certification, while others may opt for a mid-career shift. No matter the path, it can be intimidating to move into a field where not many people look like you. In this session, you will learn best practices for navigating your career and accelerating your journey to technical excellence and leadership.
Learning Objective: Examine how resilience and adaptability can lead to creativity and innovation
Description: In moments of change comes our greatest ideas and innovation. Sometimes we struggle to organize ourselves in order to capitalize on those opportunities. In recent times of change and hardship, many are feeling it is difficult to move forward without a clear path and many unanswered questions looming overhead. Join us for this essential seminar on change and adversity to develop a plan for the unknown. Our panel of experts will address stress responses and uncover opportunities for resilience, while contemplating factors that should be left behind in a post-COVID environment. As we discuss transition phases, learn about the tools that will assist you in managing those factors that you can control while remaining open to the prospects that lay before you.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
1. Understand resilience, fear, and why both are important.
2. Identify opportunities to build and use resilience.
3. Articulate concepts around change, creativity, and innovation.
4. Develop a roadmap for exploring innovative ideas and developing creativity.
Everyone in corporate learning is talking about MOOCs - massive, open, online courses - right now. But while there's a lot of curiosity among L&D professionals, there is not much understanding of what, exactly, MOOCs are and how they do (and don't) work for workforce training.
This presentation summarizes and analyzes what MOOCs really mean for enterprise L&D:
• What makes MOOCs different from other forms of online learning;
• How MOOCs have (and haven't) evolved to meet the needs of enterprise L&D; and
• Critical lessons learned by leading organizations already using MOOCs.
Learning Objective: Support leadership effectiveness in managing remote and virtual teams
Description: Leadership experts challenge leaders to engage employees, carve out more face time, and employ strategies that seem virtually impossible when your team is assembled around the world. This team structure and challenge is becoming increasingly popular with evolving technology. How can leaders increase the effectiveness of remote and global teams? There are several specific tasks and approaches that every leader should consider when managing and leading remote teams. Virtual connections must rely on specific tools, techniques, and skills to effectively build relationships and accomplish tasks. This workshop will enhance your leadership skills and provide you with the essential tools needed to transform your team’s virtual experience.
At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
1. Examine how current leaders manage remote and global teams.
2. Explore the limitations and role of technology in leading remote teams.
3. Examine cultural and other factors that impact virtual effectiveness.
Cooleaf is a technology platform customized to reflect the employer brand with the focus of creating a more connected employee community while empowering company leaders to track engagement metrics.
Enterprise risk management has become a vital component to cybersecurity, logistics management, asset management, and supply chain management. As organizations continue to rely on data to drive workforce automation, industrial IoT, and process automation, it is becoming necessary to analyze data to discover risk before it occurs and implement effective remediation practices and processes. Seminar participants will collaborate and explore the emerging new use cases for enterprise risk management that address the need to better understand how to leverage critical data to predict and understand how data analytics can support risk management and mitigation in an increasingly data-dependent workforce environment.
At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
1. Explore new innovations in enterprise risk management that will provide new career opportunities for STEM professionals.
2. Examine the skills and experience necessary to take advantage of risk management career opportunities.
3. Discern the applicable areas for enterprise risk management.
4. Determine the importance of addressing enterprise risk management in all digital transformation initiatives.
5. Identify market growth and consulting opportunities in enterprise risk management.
Technical career journeys come in various shapes, sizes and trajectories. Some begin with pursuit of a technical degree or certification, while others may opt for a mid-career shift. No matter the path, it can be intimidating to move into a field where not many people look like you. In this session, you will learn best practices for navigating your career and accelerating your journey to technical excellence and leadership.
Learning Objective: Examine how resilience and adaptability can lead to creativity and innovation
Description: In moments of change comes our greatest ideas and innovation. Sometimes we struggle to organize ourselves in order to capitalize on those opportunities. In recent times of change and hardship, many are feeling it is difficult to move forward without a clear path and many unanswered questions looming overhead. Join us for this essential seminar on change and adversity to develop a plan for the unknown. Our panel of experts will address stress responses and uncover opportunities for resilience, while contemplating factors that should be left behind in a post-COVID environment. As we discuss transition phases, learn about the tools that will assist you in managing those factors that you can control while remaining open to the prospects that lay before you.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
1. Understand resilience, fear, and why both are important.
2. Identify opportunities to build and use resilience.
3. Articulate concepts around change, creativity, and innovation.
4. Develop a roadmap for exploring innovative ideas and developing creativity.
Everyone in corporate learning is talking about MOOCs - massive, open, online courses - right now. But while there's a lot of curiosity among L&D professionals, there is not much understanding of what, exactly, MOOCs are and how they do (and don't) work for workforce training.
This presentation summarizes and analyzes what MOOCs really mean for enterprise L&D:
• What makes MOOCs different from other forms of online learning;
• How MOOCs have (and haven't) evolved to meet the needs of enterprise L&D; and
• Critical lessons learned by leading organizations already using MOOCs.
Learning Objective: Support leadership effectiveness in managing remote and virtual teams
Description: Leadership experts challenge leaders to engage employees, carve out more face time, and employ strategies that seem virtually impossible when your team is assembled around the world. This team structure and challenge is becoming increasingly popular with evolving technology. How can leaders increase the effectiveness of remote and global teams? There are several specific tasks and approaches that every leader should consider when managing and leading remote teams. Virtual connections must rely on specific tools, techniques, and skills to effectively build relationships and accomplish tasks. This workshop will enhance your leadership skills and provide you with the essential tools needed to transform your team’s virtual experience.
At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
1. Examine how current leaders manage remote and global teams.
2. Explore the limitations and role of technology in leading remote teams.
3. Examine cultural and other factors that impact virtual effectiveness.
Cooleaf is a technology platform customized to reflect the employer brand with the focus of creating a more connected employee community while empowering company leaders to track engagement metrics.
Enterprise risk management has become a vital component to cybersecurity, logistics management, asset management, and supply chain management. As organizations continue to rely on data to drive workforce automation, industrial IoT, and process automation, it is becoming necessary to analyze data to discover risk before it occurs and implement effective remediation practices and processes. Seminar participants will collaborate and explore the emerging new use cases for enterprise risk management that address the need to better understand how to leverage critical data to predict and understand how data analytics can support risk management and mitigation in an increasingly data-dependent workforce environment.
At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
1. Explore new innovations in enterprise risk management that will provide new career opportunities for STEM professionals.
2. Examine the skills and experience necessary to take advantage of risk management career opportunities.
3. Discern the applicable areas for enterprise risk management.
4. Determine the importance of addressing enterprise risk management in all digital transformation initiatives.
5. Identify market growth and consulting opportunities in enterprise risk management.
Learning Objective: Discuss traits that help develop and expand your leadership repertoire
Are leaders born or made? How do aspiring managers succeed in an ever-changing business environment? How do they lead different groups to action? Throughout this seminar, we will explore how great leaders assess themselves, manage collaborative teams, and effectively manage negotiations and conflict.
At this seminar, participants will:
a. Discover how leaders communicate through storytelling and employ other communication strategies to influence.
b. Explore and analyze leadership styles.
c. Identify how organizations can develop team charters to optimize their groups and develop a game plan for effective negotiation.
The Emergence of MOOCs: What Does This Mean to You? Will This Market Disrupt ...Udemy for Business
The MOOC marketplace has exploded with growth over the last two years - with educational content now available in many forms from many channels. In this webinar we will overview the MOOC market and give HR and L&D managers our perspectives on the market, how to think about MOOCs and other forms of online content, and what kinds of tools and solutions are now available for corporate buyers.
Educational technology startups are continuing to grow, with more than $800 million in venture capital flowing into this sector in the last 12 months1. Who are some of the important players and how do they fit into the world of corporate training? In this webinar, Josh Bersin, Bersin by Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting LLP will highlight the market and help you understand your opportunities to leverage amazing educational content for your entire organization.
For more information, contact business@udemy.com.
As millennials come of age in the workplace, getting them to stick around is becoming a concern. Elements of the employment deal like organizational culture, benefits and working conditions play a critical role in retaining top performers. During this spotlight webinar, millennial branding expert Dan Schawbel will uncover the elements that lead to a clash between generations and how employers can better leverage their programs to meet the needs of the young workers.
During this webinar attendees will hear:
How total rewards contribute to employee motivation
The key factors employees look for in positions and their connection to employee retention
Comparison of workforce generations and its impact on workforce planning
In this webinar, David Mallon, Head of Research for Bersin by Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting LLP, will summarize the latest research on how forward-looking organizations are adapting their approaches to development in order to better meet the needs of modern learners. David will be joined by Carol Leaman, President & CEO, Axonify, who will share real-world examples of these trends and practical advice for other organizations facing similar challenges.
Get the recording here: know.axonify.com/modern-learner-webinar
It’s not hard to be overwhelmed by the wealth of content available today. Every day, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data 1. That’s equivalent to 10 million compact discs that when stacked, would equal the height of 4 Eiffel towers 2. But the explosion of both content and digital technology hasn’t actually increased productivity. In fact, content searches cost companies over $14,000 per worker and nearly 500 hours per worker every year 3.
So how can you break through the noise? The most successful CLOs have begun harnessing the power of all learning experiences through curation, and more importantly, context. Curation and context powers learning in a variety of ways that can help you and your learners make sense of the plethora of information and reduce barriers to creating a culture of continuous learning.
Why Developing Technology Skills is Essential for NonprofitsTechSoup
As the pace of change accelerates and technology continues to evolve, organizations across all industries are struggling to keep up — and the nonprofit sector is no exception. Technology skills are critical to building the solutions that solve the greatest challenges for nonprofits. But developing technology skills starts by creating a culture of lifelong learners. For enterprise organizations and nimble nonprofits alike, learning is an indispensable element of success.
Join us for this 60-minute webinar with Lindsey Kneuven, head of social impact of Pluralsight, who will cover how you can accelerate the ability to achieve your nonprofit’s mission and give your teams the opportunity to have more meaningful impact.
Should social learning skills be part of our organisation toolkit?
Welcome to the overview results of our second snapshot survey. Social learning is fast becoming a topical issue. We chose this topic for our second survey because we believe that social learning may hold some of the keys to creating the flexible, responsive and insight driven ethos that’s essential for surviving and thriving in our complex and changeable economic context.
Our Performance Hub Survey Series is about uncovering touch-points for further discussion and debate - rather than trying to gather a mass of empirical data on the state of play. We’ll be taking these discussions further on LinkedIn over the course of the year.
Take a look at the results and join our discussions on LinkedIn: The Performance Hub LinkedIn Discussion Group.
Mark Hellinger, CEO of Xyleme, and Stacey Harris, the VP of Research from Brandon Hall Group spent some time analyzing a widespread and problematic deficiency among many learning departments: organizations not measuring if their learning content is effective. Many organizations are making assumptions about their content, which is leading to bad business decisions. Big Data is a major player in nearly every other industry and almost always connected to performance outcomes- why not in learning? Find out all you need to know now!
LearningCafe Year End Omnibus Webinar 2017LearningCafe
LearningCafe ran a year-end omnibus webinar covering all aspects of Learning. During this 2 hour webinar, we spoke to a panel of experienced learning practitioners who reviewed the year that was and the next one in the world of corporate learning.
An overview of the fours modules in The EDGE Advantage online diversity training program. Highest honors by T+D Magazine and provides an excellent foundation for diversity, inclusion and the competitive nature of diversity and it's impact on organizational success.
Content Curation – New L&D Mindset & Skill SetLearningCafe
One of the biggest challenges of our times is the explosion in the quantity and immediacy of the information available through the internet.
This problem of plenty, challenges the L&D to adapt :
To use this freely available information to meet the organisational Learning requirements.Manage the information and cognitive overload at the organisational and personal level for learners.Extract and package information in a manner that is relevant, timely and concise.
Content Curation for Learning – Beyond the BasicsLearningCafe
Content Curation is rapidly becoming a key L&D skillset. But curation is almost as old as human civilisation itself and has been central to the media industry (newspapers). L&D is at the beginning of the content curation journey and may not be tapping into its existing body of knowledge and skills. We discuss with an experienced panel about current trends and better practices and in particular talk about using technology platforms to assist with curation
Michelle Robinson - Thinking Ahead: Engaging the Future GenerationsLooksharp
Competition for the best candidates is intense and top companies are recruiting younger candidates every year. Learn how these companies are engaging future generations and building brand awareness for college recruiting before students even get out of high school.
Michelle Robinson received a Bachelor of Business degree from the University of Georgia where she majored in International Business and minored in French. She currently serves as Director College & External Relations for Sodexo, a multi-billion dollar quality of life services company. In this role she is responsible for managing Sodexo’s college recruitment program, executing the company’s diversity sourcing initiatives, and managing corporate recruitment efforts targeted at culturally diverse schools and associations.Michelle possesses over sixteen years of varied human resources, recruitment and sales experience. In her free time, she enjoys traveling with her family, working in her church and serving her sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Bridging the Skills Gap - How Cognizant is re-defining learning strategiesDavid Blake
56% of current workforce skill sets do not match the changes in their company’s strategy, goals, markets, or business models, says ATD's survey on Bridging the Skills Gap. With the rise of digital disruption, a 4-generation workforce and 60-year careers, organizations are forced to re-think how they develop their employees. In order to operate differently, companies need to explore new strategies, skillsets, and modernized tools. It is an important time for corporate learning leadership to take stock of their learning investments and create the ecosystem and solutions that will take them through the age of disruption. In this webcast you learn about how some of the leading companies are re-thinking their learning strategies, what should be in your learning toolkit and how you can re-skill employees.
Learning Objective: Discuss traits that help develop and expand your leadership repertoire
Are leaders born or made? How do aspiring managers succeed in an ever-changing business environment? How do they lead different groups to action? Throughout this seminar, we will explore how great leaders assess themselves, manage collaborative teams, and effectively manage negotiations and conflict.
At this seminar, participants will:
a. Discover how leaders communicate through storytelling and employ other communication strategies to influence.
b. Explore and analyze leadership styles.
c. Identify how organizations can develop team charters to optimize their groups and develop a game plan for effective negotiation.
The Emergence of MOOCs: What Does This Mean to You? Will This Market Disrupt ...Udemy for Business
The MOOC marketplace has exploded with growth over the last two years - with educational content now available in many forms from many channels. In this webinar we will overview the MOOC market and give HR and L&D managers our perspectives on the market, how to think about MOOCs and other forms of online content, and what kinds of tools and solutions are now available for corporate buyers.
Educational technology startups are continuing to grow, with more than $800 million in venture capital flowing into this sector in the last 12 months1. Who are some of the important players and how do they fit into the world of corporate training? In this webinar, Josh Bersin, Bersin by Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting LLP will highlight the market and help you understand your opportunities to leverage amazing educational content for your entire organization.
For more information, contact business@udemy.com.
As millennials come of age in the workplace, getting them to stick around is becoming a concern. Elements of the employment deal like organizational culture, benefits and working conditions play a critical role in retaining top performers. During this spotlight webinar, millennial branding expert Dan Schawbel will uncover the elements that lead to a clash between generations and how employers can better leverage their programs to meet the needs of the young workers.
During this webinar attendees will hear:
How total rewards contribute to employee motivation
The key factors employees look for in positions and their connection to employee retention
Comparison of workforce generations and its impact on workforce planning
In this webinar, David Mallon, Head of Research for Bersin by Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting LLP, will summarize the latest research on how forward-looking organizations are adapting their approaches to development in order to better meet the needs of modern learners. David will be joined by Carol Leaman, President & CEO, Axonify, who will share real-world examples of these trends and practical advice for other organizations facing similar challenges.
Get the recording here: know.axonify.com/modern-learner-webinar
It’s not hard to be overwhelmed by the wealth of content available today. Every day, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data 1. That’s equivalent to 10 million compact discs that when stacked, would equal the height of 4 Eiffel towers 2. But the explosion of both content and digital technology hasn’t actually increased productivity. In fact, content searches cost companies over $14,000 per worker and nearly 500 hours per worker every year 3.
So how can you break through the noise? The most successful CLOs have begun harnessing the power of all learning experiences through curation, and more importantly, context. Curation and context powers learning in a variety of ways that can help you and your learners make sense of the plethora of information and reduce barriers to creating a culture of continuous learning.
Why Developing Technology Skills is Essential for NonprofitsTechSoup
As the pace of change accelerates and technology continues to evolve, organizations across all industries are struggling to keep up — and the nonprofit sector is no exception. Technology skills are critical to building the solutions that solve the greatest challenges for nonprofits. But developing technology skills starts by creating a culture of lifelong learners. For enterprise organizations and nimble nonprofits alike, learning is an indispensable element of success.
Join us for this 60-minute webinar with Lindsey Kneuven, head of social impact of Pluralsight, who will cover how you can accelerate the ability to achieve your nonprofit’s mission and give your teams the opportunity to have more meaningful impact.
Should social learning skills be part of our organisation toolkit?
Welcome to the overview results of our second snapshot survey. Social learning is fast becoming a topical issue. We chose this topic for our second survey because we believe that social learning may hold some of the keys to creating the flexible, responsive and insight driven ethos that’s essential for surviving and thriving in our complex and changeable economic context.
Our Performance Hub Survey Series is about uncovering touch-points for further discussion and debate - rather than trying to gather a mass of empirical data on the state of play. We’ll be taking these discussions further on LinkedIn over the course of the year.
Take a look at the results and join our discussions on LinkedIn: The Performance Hub LinkedIn Discussion Group.
Mark Hellinger, CEO of Xyleme, and Stacey Harris, the VP of Research from Brandon Hall Group spent some time analyzing a widespread and problematic deficiency among many learning departments: organizations not measuring if their learning content is effective. Many organizations are making assumptions about their content, which is leading to bad business decisions. Big Data is a major player in nearly every other industry and almost always connected to performance outcomes- why not in learning? Find out all you need to know now!
LearningCafe Year End Omnibus Webinar 2017LearningCafe
LearningCafe ran a year-end omnibus webinar covering all aspects of Learning. During this 2 hour webinar, we spoke to a panel of experienced learning practitioners who reviewed the year that was and the next one in the world of corporate learning.
An overview of the fours modules in The EDGE Advantage online diversity training program. Highest honors by T+D Magazine and provides an excellent foundation for diversity, inclusion and the competitive nature of diversity and it's impact on organizational success.
Content Curation – New L&D Mindset & Skill SetLearningCafe
One of the biggest challenges of our times is the explosion in the quantity and immediacy of the information available through the internet.
This problem of plenty, challenges the L&D to adapt :
To use this freely available information to meet the organisational Learning requirements.Manage the information and cognitive overload at the organisational and personal level for learners.Extract and package information in a manner that is relevant, timely and concise.
Content Curation for Learning – Beyond the BasicsLearningCafe
Content Curation is rapidly becoming a key L&D skillset. But curation is almost as old as human civilisation itself and has been central to the media industry (newspapers). L&D is at the beginning of the content curation journey and may not be tapping into its existing body of knowledge and skills. We discuss with an experienced panel about current trends and better practices and in particular talk about using technology platforms to assist with curation
Michelle Robinson - Thinking Ahead: Engaging the Future GenerationsLooksharp
Competition for the best candidates is intense and top companies are recruiting younger candidates every year. Learn how these companies are engaging future generations and building brand awareness for college recruiting before students even get out of high school.
Michelle Robinson received a Bachelor of Business degree from the University of Georgia where she majored in International Business and minored in French. She currently serves as Director College & External Relations for Sodexo, a multi-billion dollar quality of life services company. In this role she is responsible for managing Sodexo’s college recruitment program, executing the company’s diversity sourcing initiatives, and managing corporate recruitment efforts targeted at culturally diverse schools and associations.Michelle possesses over sixteen years of varied human resources, recruitment and sales experience. In her free time, she enjoys traveling with her family, working in her church and serving her sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Bridging the Skills Gap - How Cognizant is re-defining learning strategiesDavid Blake
56% of current workforce skill sets do not match the changes in their company’s strategy, goals, markets, or business models, says ATD's survey on Bridging the Skills Gap. With the rise of digital disruption, a 4-generation workforce and 60-year careers, organizations are forced to re-think how they develop their employees. In order to operate differently, companies need to explore new strategies, skillsets, and modernized tools. It is an important time for corporate learning leadership to take stock of their learning investments and create the ecosystem and solutions that will take them through the age of disruption. In this webcast you learn about how some of the leading companies are re-thinking their learning strategies, what should be in your learning toolkit and how you can re-skill employees.
Future of work, Role of Technology and Impact on the HR profession (al) 2020MP Sriram
The one hour session focusses on 3 sub themes
The significant trends that are emerging around work and organising
The impact on the HR profession and HR professionals including their roles and skills
Emerging trends in HR technology and Digitalisation in HR
Presentation to Enterprise Collaboration Techfest (March 2016) on the need for Intranets and ESNs to deliver consumer-quality user experiences in order to drive business value.
THE DATAFICATION OF TALENT MANAGEMENT: HOW PEOPLE ANALYTICS LEADS TO STRATEGI...Human Capital Media
According to Bersin by Deloitte’s HR Technology Disruptions for 2018 report: people analytics is now “a must-have domain within HR.”
The global economic recovery, compounded by demographic shifts, has moved power from employers to employees, turning talent into a seller’s market. As a result, the workforce is increasingly a core strategic consideration and top concern of the C-suite. Yet the most commonly monitored talent metrics do very little to deliver true insight into the workforce and its impact on the business–and Talent Management’s readiness to report more than basic metrics remains a serious issue.
Talent Management needs to graduate from metrics to people analytics–from information that only guides tactics to insights that drive strategy–and discover the important connections and patterns in their data that enable better workforce decisions. Join expert Dave Weisbeck as he discusses how Talent Management can use people analytics to achieve strategic excellence and play a more critical role in driving business performance than ever before.
In this informative webinar, Dave will show you how to transform your Talent Management, ramping up from basic operational reporting to strategic people analytics and workforce planning.
Topics will include:
Global and technological trends shaping the Datafication of Talent Management
How Talent Management can move up the people analytics maturity curve
What impact the advent of the people strategy platform plays in analytics maturity
Practical examples of how to graduate from metrics to people analytics in:
Recruiting Effectiveness
Performance Management
Talent Retention
Comp & Benefits
Workforce Costs
Common pitfalls to avoid with people analytics
Register for this engaging webinar to learn the ins and outs of the datafication of Talent Management and what impact it has your organization.
Insights Success presents its new edition - Top 10 Pioneering CEOs to Follow in 2021. Featuring at its cover is Chad Holmes – CEO of Kivu Consulting. Chad states that as the CEO, it is critical to developing a people-first culture by developing high-performing teams.
Building an ITSM Dream Team - Your 5 Keys To Success in IT SupportInvGate
In this Webinar your will learn...
-The Traits You Need To Look For When Choosing IT Support Team Members
-How To Use Training and Mentoring To Eliminate Your Team’s Skills Gaps in your Service Desk
-How To Engage and Reward Your Team in the Ways That Matter to Them
-Succession and Onboarding - How To Prepare Your Team For The Future
-How to create the Big Plan for your first 12 months as a Support Manager
For more information please visit our site at www.invgate.com
Microsoft - Tech4Good Charity Pathway - Eve Joseph - PMDOS UK - 6 Dec 2018Wellingtone
Eve Joseph - UK Responsibility Manager from Microsoft UK delivered a presentation on their Tech4Good Charity Pathway and what tools and resources Microsoft have made available to charities.
Project Management Day of Service is a day that is hosted by Wellingtone PPM to give Charities some pro-bono consulting from Consultants on project management, strategy, business and marketing.
The Digital Workplace - Building a more productive digital work environment s...Oscar Berg
It's time to take employee productivity and digital working seriously. The Digital Workplace is an approach that helps you build a more productive digital work environment - service by service.
1. Hiring Trends in Information Technology2010 Targeting the ideal candidates in an increasingly competitive marketplace Chris Hood February 2010 University of Dallas - GSM
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3. Employers must be able to court the “reluctant jobseeker” now more than ever.
4. HP has created a culture in which managers at all levels are accountable for managing their talents
8. See the big pictureFocusing on singular qualifications is not effective Do not use salary, years experience and the like as singular decision drivers Recruit attitude, drive and culture fit over key definitions "The (best) firms all offer good people, sound methods and a wealth of experience, but individual chemistry between advisor and client is crucial.“ Source: Global Services Media
9. 100 Best Places to Work in IT 2009: Employee ScorecardWhat are the top-of-mind issues for IT workers at Best Places? What is Most Important About Your Job? • Working in an enjoyable environment 94% • Being fairly compensated for the work I do 93% • Having access to training and opportunities that further my skills 88% • Having the means and opportunity to further my career 86% • Working in a challenging environment 84% • Being able to work with cutting-edge technology 73% What is the Best Benefit? • Paid vacation 77% • Health insurance 75% • Profit sharing/employee stock-ownership program/401(k)/403b plan 52% • Flexible hours 46% • Telecommuting 45% • Bonuses 40% How Do You Rate IT Department Morale? • Excellent 22% • Very good 37% • Working in an enjoyable environment 94% • Good 25% • Fair 11% How Do You Rate Job Satisfaction Factors? • 77% are very satisfied or satisfied with their health benefits • 77% are very satisfied or satisfied with their flexible hours • 77% are very satisfied or satisfied with profit sharing or employee stock ownership plans • 76% are very satisfied or satisfied with their company's training and development programs • 58% are very satisfied or satisfied with their bonuses How Do You Rate Workplace Stress Level? • Very stressful 8% • Stressful 22% • Somewhat stressful 50% • Not very stressful 18% • Not at all stressful 2% Source: Computerworld.com
10. 10 Hottest IT Titles Security specialist/ethical hacker Virtual systems manager Capacity manager Network engineer Open source specialist Service assurance manager Electronic health records systems manager Sourcing specialist Service catalog manager Business process engineer Source: NetworkWorld Note: Hiring trends and industry publications now shy away from specific titles like “Java Developer”, singular technicl skill or proficiency. Versatile consultants are the hot commodity in today’s market. Obtaining the “hot” candidates requires a job title appealing to interest in an industry, vertical or market.
11. Where We Used to Find Talent Job Boards More effective than ever Sweet spot (3-7 years experience) candidates harder to find in this space Excellent source of referrals Referrals It’s not what you know, its who you know Industry Groups Networks Alumni Organizations The exciting news: We still use these sources, but they are much easier to connect with based on emerging social technology.
12. Web 2.0 and Social Media: Putting it all Together Web 2.0 Defined: web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design,[1] and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Examples of Web 2.0 include web-based communities, hosted services, web applications, social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs, mashups, and folksonomies The new standard in communication Real time, documented and dynamic communication standard Consists of 5 models: People Creating Sub-industries & representative companies: blogs (Blogger, Typepad, Wordpress, etc.), user-generated content (YouTube, MetaCafe, Gather, Helium, etc.), podcasts (Singularity, IT Conversations, In Our Time, etc.) People Connecting Sub-industries and representative companies: social networks (MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.), virtual worlds (Second Life, Cyworld, OpenSim, WeeWorld) People Collaborating Sub-industries and representative companies: wikis (Wikipedia, Conservapedia, wikiHow, etc.), open-source (Linux, Apache, Firefox) People Reacting to Each Other Sub-industries and representative companies: forums (tivocommunity.com, quickbooksgroup.com, etc.), ratings and reviews (PlanetFeedback.com, epinions, rottontomatoes.com, expotv.com) People organizing content Sub-industries and representative companies: tags (Digg, Del.icio.us)
13. Searching for and Distributing Information In general, the key characteristics of Web 2.0 are: Web-based applications can be accessed from anywhere Simple applications solve specific problems Value lies in content, not the software used to display content Data can be readily shared Distribution is bottom-up, not top-down Employees and customers can access and use tools on their own Social tools encourage people to create, collaborate, edit, categorize, exchange, and promote information Network effects are encouraged; the more people who contribute, the better the content gets Information regarding sought after skills are readily apparent Source: BNet Go2Web20 Web 2.0 Journal