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Does Employee Happiness Cause Business Success?

The Performance Improvement Blog

All of the well-publicized research on this relationship is correlational and, therefore, we don’t know which is causing which or if other factors (such as leadership, organizational structure, R&D, etc.) A 2012 global survey by Towers Watson found a high correlation between “happy” employees and a company’s profitability.

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Leader development is the question. Is mobile the answer?

Allison Rossett

Bersin Associates, now affiliated with Deloitte, wrote this in 2012: U.S. companies have increased leadership development spending 14 percent over 2011 levels to an estimated $13.6 billion in 2012. I first noticed this enthusiasm-action gap when Jim Marshall and I surveyed workplace learning professionals.

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The Essential Role of The Digital Transformation Leader

Epilogue Systems

According to a survey of over 240 C-suite executives, a staggering 75% of businesses haven’t achieved their digital transformation goals. This harsh reality highlights a critical factor: leadership. – Empowering Leadership and Talent Development Digital transformation is as much about people as it is about technology.

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Technology’s Role in Leadership Development

CLO Magazine

Technology plays an important role in leadership development: 86 percent of companies report a significant investment in learning technology such as webinars, videos, mobile applications and simulations in soft skill development, according to a 2013 survey by Impact Instruction Group, a corporate training and development firm.

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My 2012 Enterprise mLearning Predictions Recap

mLearning Trends

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. There will be more types of devices and ways to connect with our mobile learning world in 2012. On Target But.

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How digital literacy and culture affect elearning design?

Creativ Technologies

This growth can also be attributed to an increase in the use of social media such as YouTube and Facebook and the assimilation of major HR functions such as recruiting and leadership planning, which have necessitated digital learning. Hence, the e-learning course has to be prepared to keep the digital literacy level of the target audience.

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For Gen Z, a great place to work must be a great place to learn

CLO Magazine

This generation, which includes people born between 1997 and 2012, also displays greater pragmatism than older members of the workforce — in part because of the tumultuous worldwide events they’ve already experienced. What Gen Z wants from L&D at work Leadership and soft skills top the list of L&D priorities for Gen Z.