Company leaders can acknowledge the gravity of world events and still keep people focused on their work responsibilities so the business doesn't lose momentum Regardless of where they fall along the political spectrum, American workers are preoccupied, stressed and distracted by the near-constant stream of...
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...
By Lisa Haugh, VP of People and General Counsel This is my second year here at Udemy with us being nominated as a “best place to work” by the San Francisco Business Times Since my job title is VP of People and I head up our Employee Success team, you’d think I’d be exchanging high-fives all around Of...
2016 has been off to a big start for the Udemy team -- we surpassed 10 million students, acquired Talentbuddy, simplified our pricing, and launched a new course-taking experience, just to name a few We’ve been busy making major strides toward delivering the best possible learning and teaching experiences to help...
Rapid change is the new normal in today’s fast-paced workplace The work of the future requires a commitment to developing the skills of our workforce today That’s why PayPal Learning is taking a big step in investing more in the skills training and development of its employees with the rollout of a new learning...
Seismic shifts in technology, management, and globalization have dramatically changed how we work McKinsey & Company analysts estimated a 5X increase in the number of skill sets required in the workforce from 2009 to 2012 Udemy for Business recently conducted a survey to better understand how the people...
By Darren Shimkus, VP and General Manager, Udemy for Business There’s an old saying: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush For companies engaged in the heated battle to win talent, those are words worth heeding Before setting out to bag that next brand-new hire, it might make more sense to re-evaluate your...
Performance reviews can strike fear in the hearts of otherwise level-headed employees Fraught with subjectivity and judgment, reviews too often put people in the hot seat and focus on negativity -- here’s a goal you missed, here’s what you’ve been doing wrong, etc Most human resources departments would...
