As a society, we spend hundreds of billions of dollars measuring the return on our financial assets Yet, at the same time, we still haven’t found convincing ways of measuring the return on our investments in developing people And I get it: If my bank account pays me 1% a year, I can measure it to the penny...
Too many employees get promoted based on what they’ve done in the past, not because they have a proven aptitude for the next role This is especially true when individual contributors move into management positions My company’s research found overwhelming evidence that people are promoted into management...
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...
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...
How inbound recruiting and consumerized learning can turn good marketers into marketing all-stars Finding and training well-rounded marketing candidates is a challenge for organizations of all sizes Like other disciplines, marketing is a key business function that’s changing rapidly, thanks to big data,...
Our job at Udemy for Business is to always stay ahead of the market and help our customers be at the forefront of workplace learning and employee development Last Thursday, August 11, we hosted a People Innovators event that brought together an all-star panel of People Leaders that included: Annette Reavis, HR...
By Darren Shimkus, VP and General Manager, Udemy for Business We hosted the 15th Udemy for Business HR Innovators event last Thursday evening with an all-star panel of leaders from Slack, Guardant Health, Greenhouse, and Salesforce We engaged in a rich and lively conversation about the challenges of and...
Today’s millennial workers demand more from their employers than any previous generation They not only expect organizations to provide them with meaningful, stimulating work but also insist that businesses foster their professional development and promote their personal well-being Udemy for Business has long been...
