We’re probably all feeling the tension between the changes affecting our work lives right now and the ones still on the horizon but likely coming soon We’re already seeing some of these trends gain steam, while others are just materializing and have yet to fully form Without further ado, I’ll throw my hat...
Small gestures—like holding the elevator door, saying good morning as you pass another in the hall, congratulating a coworker on his or her promotion—make a big difference So much of our career success depends on building positive, productive relationships with colleagues The foundation for such...
It seems like a total no-brainer: you should update your résumé and online profiles when you are job hunting But there’s more to consider besides just adding your latest position and maybe dropping old or irrelevant ones Your résumé can do more heavy-lifting if you use it to showcase your skill set and...
Now that Congress has passed tax reform legislation, companies are enjoying a lower tax rate and hanging on to more of their profits There’s a strong case to be made that this is the time to reverse the decline in worker investment, specifically when it comes to upskilling and reskilling The pace of today’s...
From getting sucked into the Twittersphere to spending too much time trying to navigate a new workplace “productivity” tool, it’s easy to get sidetracked at work Today’s employees are feeling the negative effects of workplace distractions and are looking for ways to block them out In fact, our recent...
When I say “corporate training,” what comes to mind For many, it conjures visions of being stuck in a room for hours while someone walks through a boring PowerPoint presentation A lot of companies are stuck in the “sage on the stage” model when it comes to learning at work There are L&D people who...
Udemy for Business hosted its first People Innovators Summit in San Francisco last week, featuring a keynote by former Netflix CTO Patty McCord and speakers from Facebook, SAP, Intel, Zendesk, Pinterest, Box, Reddit, and many others It was an info-packed day for the sold-out audience, but you can read about some of...
Building a learning culture fuels business success If you ask them, many organizations will readily say they support and encourage learning as a priority -- sometimes even as one of their core values But, the reality can be different, despite employees, particularly millennials, communicating their clear...
These are tense times for American workers People are stressed about politics, personal finances, and family responsibilities, and it’s near-impossible to completely compartmentalize those things so they don’t interfere with your work productivity My company recently conducted a survey of full-time employees...
Today we're cross-posting from the Udemy for Business blog, where marketing guru and best-selling author Seth Godin writes about how corporate learning & development teams can apply marketing tactics to their own work Seth has been a hugely popular instructor in the Udemy marketplace and was even the keynote...
Well, this was an eventful year, wasn’t it For the purposes of this blog post, we’re just looking at what made news in the Udemy universe over the past 12 months As we reflect on 2016, we’re proud of what we’ve accomplished but are even more excited for building upon that in a big way in 2017 By the...
We hosted our Udemy for Business People Innovators event in Chicago last Wednesday, and it was exciting to bring together top People executives to share how HR is evolving in their organizations I can’t help but think the fact that the Cubs won their first World Series title in 108 years on the same night we...
