The market grew by around 20% in 2012 and we expect 22% growth in 2012, reaching over $4 billion for this entire segment (this does not include the market for core HRMS and payroll software). The recruiting software market has exploded with new players, despite the continued dominance of Taleo (Oracle), Kenexa (IBM), Lumesse, and LinkedIn (which is actually not a talent management software provider but actually replaces the need for many other tools). This week we introduced our fifth annual research study of the explosive talent management software market. MORE >>

As 2012 draws to a close, its time to evaluate how in focus my lens on the future of enterprise mobile learning proved to be this past year and how many of my year ago predictions hit their targets. Overall interest in enterprise mobile learning definitely accelerated in 2012 with various surveys reporting that more than a simple majority of Learning and Development teams are committed to identifying ways to implement mobile learning for their workers and perhaps even customers as soon as practical in their organizations. So, that’s a wrap for 2012. On Target But. Bullseye. MORE >>

In the world of high-tech, Boards are (finally) giving the CEO pilot seat to females such as Ginni Rometty (IBM), Meg Whitman (HP) and Marissa Mayer (Yahoo!). Fast forward to 2012 in Canada and Statistics Canada  reports  female managers comprise 35.4% Perhaps President Obama’s White House Council on Women and Girls 2012 report says it best: “The success of American women is critical for the success of American families and the American economy. Alison Redford, Alberta. Kathleen Wynne, Ontario. Pauline Marois, Quebec. Pundits will scoff. But is it? Not great. MORE >>

In a 2012 study conducted and sponsored by Domo and CEO.com, the researchers found that 70 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs had no social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest or Google Plus. BRANDfog – an external consulting firm – conducted a survey in 2012 and discovered when members of the C-Suite began engaging in external social media (like Twitter, Facebook, etc.) And venerable powerhouse IBM conducted research with over 1,700 CEO’s across 64 countries in their landmark report entitled, “ 2012 Global CEO Study ” where a key theme emerged. MORE >>

At the annual National Retail Federation conference held in January 2012, gamification was touted as the next form of work-based social media where people interact and socialize around a common bond of knowledge, competitive strategy and fun. ” For example, in 2007, IBM created a business process management (BPM) simulation game called Innov8. Gabe Zichermann, an author and the founder of the Gamification Summit, stated in 2012 that “Gamification can run a loyalty program that has all the bells and whistles of something like [United’s] MileagePlus, but cheaply. MORE >>